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Plastic Surgery

Alethea for Plastic Surgery

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Learn more about how Alethea can be used for Plastic Surgery eConsults

Get early advice on patient treatment plans
Receive advice on recommended pathways for the fastest care
Recommendations for medication or surgical management

How can our Plastic Surgeons help?

Alethea provides eConsult access to Plastic Surgeons who are happy to answer questions about many topics including:

  • Clinical pathway advice for fastest access to care
  • Recommendations for whether medication or surgical management is required
  • Recommendations for patients requiring hand and wrist surgery
  • Recommendations for patients requiring peripheral nerve surgery
  • Advised investigations and next steps

Example questions our Plastic Surgeons can answer

Below are some example questions you can ask our Plastic Surgeons:

  • Is surgical excision recommended for this patient with a symptomatic lipoma on the upper back?
  • Should I refer this patient for revision of a hypertrophic scar post-abdominal surgery?
  • How do I manage an infected sebaceous cyst in a patient who is immunocompromised?
  • What are the options for correcting a congenital ear deformity in a young child?
  • Can I refer this patient with a chronic non-healing wound for surgical closure?
Average decrease in Specialist wait times of 51%
Over 32,425 eConsults sent
70% of patients were not sent directly to the specialist 

Are you ready to send an eConsult through Alethea?