• Mr. Michael Earley – Consultant Plastic Surgeon
• Mr. Denis Lawlor – Consultant Plastic Surgeon
  
  

Description of Service:

The Department of Plastic Surgery provides a comprehensive range of services for dealing with both acute and elective plastic surgical problems. The variety of work undertaken includes:

• Surgical management of skin and soft tissue tumours.
• All aspects of Hand surgery (including Congenital, Traumatic, Rheumatoid, Dupuytrens).
• Breast reconstruction/reduction.
• Management of congenital cleft and craniofacial deformities.
• All aspects of head and neck reconstruction some combined cases with the ENT service.
• Trunk, chest and pelvic reconstruction.

Acute referrals consist predominantly of hand and soft tissue injuries, and at present, due to restricted theatre space and bed numbers, the in-patient service is only available to the local catchment area, with no tertiary referrals being accepted.

In conjunction with Temple Street Hospital, the unit provides the largest cleft/craniofacial service in the country.

Access To Service:

• Access to outpatient clinics is by referral from General Practitioner (Family Doctor). The letter of referral should be sent to the Outpatient Appointments Department, Mater Hospital, Dublin, 7. The letter is then read by a Senior Member of the Medical Staff who prioritises the request. Patients are then informed in writing of the appointment date and time by the Consultants Secretary.
• Inpatients and outpatients maybe referred from an in-house Consultant. Appointments/consults are arranged for inpatients through the Medical Team and outpatients through the Secretary.
• The Accident and Emergency Department also refer patients.

See Outpatient Schedule for clinic days, times and access.

Enquiries regarding the service can be made by contacting the Consultant’s Secretary:

Telephone: 8034248