Burns and Plastics

We are the main hospital in the North West of England for complex surgical reconstruction for patients who have suffered severe burns. We also specialise in a wide range of highly skilled, planned and emergency plastic surgery procedures.

Plastic surgery is arguably the medical specialty with the widest range of sub-specialties within it. Most areas of medicine ‘own’ a particular tissue or part of the body. For example, Orthopaedics deals specifically with bones and Dermatology with skin. Our patients have a vast range of medical issues affecting almost every part of the body, ranging from severe burns to cleft palates to excess skin following dramatic weight loss. Our ethos is to combine problem solving with our specialist knowledge of working with body tissues to find the best way to reconstruct parts of the body in each unique case.

The centre  delivers the full range of specialist burns and plastics services to adults and children. Our consultants also hold weekly clinics at Withington Community Hospital for removal of potential skin cancers.

Our Services

We offer a range of surgical procedures. Click below for information about the main services we offer.

Most common services:

• Breast surgery for non-cancerous breast conditions and for reconstruction as part of breast cancer surgery or afterwards
• Burn surgery
• Hand and wrist surgery, including emergency and planned operations
• Surgery for major leg trauma
• Skin cancer surgery

Other services:

• Abdominal and chest wall reconstruction
• Body contouring
• Cleft lip and palate
• Paediatric plastic surgery
• Pelvic and perineal surgery

Location

The main Adult Plastic Surgery ward, F1, and the Children’s Ward, F8, are located in the Green route. The Burns Centre is based in the Acute Block in the Purple route. The majority of our clinics and operating takes place in the Treatment and Diagnostic Centre, located in the Yellow route.

Contact us

To find out more about our services, please contact us on following numbers:

Wythenshawe and Withington Community Hospital

Switchboard 0161 998 7070
Ward F7  0161 291 2236
Burns Centre 0161 291 6313/6314
Burns and Plastics Outpatients 0161 291 4899
Hand Therapy 0161 291 4895