Abdominal wall reconstruction
Contact
- Outpatients appointments
- 020 3313 5000
Visitor Information
Translation help:
To translate this page into your preferred language, click the Google Translate icon in the top-right menu and select your desired language.
Our abdominal wall reconstruction service offers reconstructive surgery to patients with abdominal wall problems following surgery as well as traumatic injuries or illnesses such as cancer.
Any patients referred to this clinic are reviewed to determine what the key problems are and assess what investigations are needed to be able to plan the future management of their condition. Surgical reconstruction options are highly variable and depend on the problems.
As well as treating local patients, our service accepts referrals of patients from other units with complex and unusual abdominal wall defect problems, often in patients that have other medical conditions that can compromise wound healing. The final result may need just one operation or may need a series of procedures with appropriate recovery periods between. A simple first-stage procedure can often make significant improvements in the quality of life to a person with complex wounds.
Clinics
Plastic and reconstructive surgery outpatient clinics
Address
Orthopaedic and Fracture Clinic
Salton House
First Floor
St Mary’s Hospital
Praed Street
London W2 1NY
Please note: The entrance to the orthopaedic and fracture clinic is on South Wharf Road.
Hours
Clinic hours vary – please check appointment letters for details.
Meet the team
Consultant plastic surgeons
Mr Frank Henry
Mr Matt Ives
Mr Graham Lawton
Mr Arvind Mohan
Mr Jonathan Simmons
Mr Simon Wood
Associate specialists
Ladislava Lysakova – Special interests: carpal tunnel surgery, skin cancer
Elizabeth Dex – Special interests: breast surgery, specialist scar management
Clinical nurse specialist
Lucy Smith – Special interest: complex wound care
Patient information
Before your appointment
You are welcome to bring a relative, close friend or carer with you to your appointment. You are also welcome to ask for a chaperone and we will endeavour to provide one for you.
Please remember to check your appointment letter for anything specific you have been asked to take with you. In addition, it would be helpful if you could bring the following:
- Your full address and telephone number(s)
- Your appointment card and appointment letter
- Your GP’s name and address
- A list of questions you may want to ask your consultant
During your appointment
It is likely that you will have been referred to this service by another consultant team (most frequently from general surgery) to find out if surgery is a suitable option. At your first appointment it will be important for your consultant to understand what previous surgery you have had and we will also make an assessment of your general health status.
The consultant will be able to advise if further investigations are required and provide you with information about the likely treatment options and the risks and benefits of each choice.
After your appointment
Your doctor will inform you of any further investigations or follow-ups required.
Refer to this service
GP
Please use NHS e-Referrals to refer a patient to our abdominal wall reconstruction service.
GP advice
GPs are welcome to email the department for advice – email enquiries will be passed on to plastic surgery doctors.
