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About Dr. Thomson
Dr. Michael Thomson is a certified Specialist in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery based in Launceston, Tasmania since 2014.
Born in New Zealand he is Australasian trained and a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS).
He is Head of Department for the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit at Launceston General Hospital.
With over 17 years of plastic surgical experience, Dr. Thomson has built a reputation for maintaining a high standard of personalised care and safety for his patients. He is known for his caring down to earth approach balanced with bringing the latest best practice surgical techniques to his patients. From the simplest skin blemishes to the most complex reconstructive problems Dr. Thomson is committed to providing a broad scope of service to the local community and beyond. He and his family feel very fortunate to call the city of Launceston home.
Dr. Thomson operates at the following locations:
Launceston General Hospital
Calvary, St Vincents
North Tas Day hospital
Health Hub Day Surgery
Dr. Thomson’s memberships and affiliations include:
Procedures
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Skin Lesions
• Benign lumps
• Skin cancers, incomplete excisions
• Ulcer surgery -
Melanoma Surgery
• Wider excisions
• Lymph node dissections
• Sentinel node biopsy -
Scar and Contour Revision
• Contracture release
• Local flaps
• Skin grafts
• Burn reconstruction -
Breast Reconstruction
• Implant
• Autologous (TRAM, DIEP, Latissimus Dorsi)
• Fat grafting -
Breast Surgery
• Augmentation
• Breast reduction
• Mastopexy
• Asymmetry correction -
Trauma
• Skin lacerations
• Hand fractures, tendon repairs
• Nerve repairs and reconstruction
• Lower limb reconstruction
• Facial fractures -
Head & Neck Surgery
• Eyelid reconstruction
• Lip reconstruction
• Ear reconstruction
• Nasal reconstruction & rhinoplasty
• Parotidectomy
• Neck dissection
• Microvascular free flap surgery -
Hand Surgery
• Carpal tunnel decompression
• Dupuytren’s disease
• Ligament reconstruction
• Tendon transfers
• Complex hand reconstruction -
Paediatric
• Skin lesions
• Otoplasty for prominent ears
• Congenital hand surgery -
Cosmetic
• Blepharoplasty eyelid surgery
• Facelift
• Abdominoplasty
• Liposuction
• Body contouring
• Labioplasty -
Cosmetic Injectables
• Neuromuscular Blocking Injections
• Fillers
* Individual results will vary according to factors including age, diet, genetics and exercise. All surgical procedures carry risk and will require a period of recovery before returning to normal activity. Potential risks will be discussed during your consultation and you will have the opportunity to ask questions about the various risks in your particular circumstance. Read more here.
Referrals
You will require a current referral from either your GP or Specialist to see Dr. Thomson for a consultation.
Our team will be in contact with you once we have received your referral and it has been triaged by Dr. Thomson.
Relevant information requested at a consultation can include:
a list of current medications including alternative medications
any allergies
previous medical history
relevant biopsy results
health insurance details
Important Information
Please verify your insurance coverage for the procedure after your consultation.
There may be additional costs for your hospital excess, anaesthetist, pathology, and radiology.
Certain medications interact with surgery and/or anaesthesia, therefore it may be necessary to cease or modify prior to your procedure.
Anticoagulants (blood thinners) may need to be stopped before a procedure or operation. Please discuss with your surgeon or anaesthetist at least 7 days prior to surgery to allow appropriate time to modify/cease medication if necessary.
Many of the dressings can get wet the following day. Bulkier dressings may need to be kept dry until your follow up consultation for suture removal with the nursing team.
When appropriate and particularly for those who are travelling, some procedures can be coordinated to occur on the same day as the consultation as a “see-and-treat” appointment.
