- Bupa Platinum consultant
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Fee assured
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Awaiting verification
- Open Referral network
Specialises in
- Hand surgery
- Lower limb surgery
- Reconstructive surgery
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
I am a fully accredited Consultant Plastic Surgeon and Hand Surgeon, listed on the GMC specialist register for Plastic Surgery. I can see you privately to provide expert advice on any disorder of the hand (and arm), skin lesions and skin cancer, scars, breast asymmetry and breast reconstruction, and cosmetic repair of hernias and diastasis recti.
I studied medicine at the University of Leeds (1998) and trained locally in Manchester and Leeds, and then internationally in Perth, Australia. In 2011 I was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Plastic Surgery, and I’m on the GMC Specialist Register as a plastic surgeon. I have a postgraduate degree (MD, University of Manchester) awarded for a two-year period of medical research I undertook in Sweden looking at reconstruction after peripheral nerve injury.
I'm of the new generation of certified hand specialists with cross-specialty expertise in both orthopaedic aspects (bone and joints) and plastic surgery aspects (nerves, tendons, skin and soft tissues) of managing hand and arm disorders. I have the highest level UK accreditation for hand surgery, having studied in the world-renowned Pulvertaft Hand Centre and subsequently sub-specialised in microvascular reconstruction. I was awarded British Diploma in Hand Surgery. As such, I am very experienced in treating the whole spectrum of hand conditions and injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome, Dupuytren's contracture, trigger finger, ganglions and arthritis of the hand, as well as more complex, less common hand problems.
I have an NHS practice based at Whiston Hospital, the largest plastic surgery centre in the Northwest. My specialist NHS service is focused on the correction of breast asymmetry and deformity, hand injuries, complex limb reconstruction, and facial reconstruction for skin cancer. I am lead plastic surgeon for the Institute of Abdominal Wall Reconstructive Surgery, specializing in cosmetic repair of diastasis recti and problematic hernias, including tummy tuck and skin reduction and scar revision.
I’m Manchester born and live locally. I enjoy cycling, swimming, skiing, but I have the most fun spending time in family life with my wife and 3 daughters.
I hope to see you in my clinic soon, as you prepare to make a change for the better.
Areas of interest
Diastasis Recti, Cosmetic Hernia Repair; Incisional hernias; Umbilical hernia; Abdominal scarring; Complex abdominal wall reconstruction.
Hand Surgery: Dupuytrens contracture including collagenase; Carpal tunnel syndrome;Nerve compression; Cubital tunnel syndrome, Trigger finger release; Ganglions & Mucous cysts; Arthritis of hand; Steroid injection, Thumb arthritis and trapeziectomy; Ulnar nerve entrapment; Nerve repair; Nerve reconstruction; Tendon repair; Tendon reconstruction; Hand fracture fixation; Acute hand injuries;
Skin surgery: BCC removal; Skin cancer; Removal of Lumps and bumps; Scar revision, sebacious cyst removal, lipoma remaoval
Breast asymmetry; Breast and nipple reconstruction, breast deformity
Medical secretaries
- Kerrie Mitchell
- Plastic Surgery Unit Whiston Hospital Warrington Road Prescot L35 5DR
- 07954 331448
- 07954 331448
- westplasticsurgeon@gmail.com
Anaesthetists worked with
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Mr Chrisitan West has worked with Dr Tushar A Dixit at the following hospitals:
- Spire Manchester Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Chrisitan West has worked with Dr Alaa Abdelgabar at the following hospitals:
- Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Chrisitan West has worked with Dr Desmond Atherton at the following hospitals:
- Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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Mr Chrisitan West has worked with Dr Tom J Kennedy at the following hospitals:
- Spire Murrayfield Hospital Wirral (1-5)
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Mr Chrisitan West has worked with Dr Naveed Zafar at the following hospitals:
- Spire Manchester Hospital (1-5)
- Spire Murrayfield Hospital Wirral (1-5)
Information for healthcare professionals (Bupa patients only, last 12 months)
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T2780
Open Component Separation Technique (CST) repair for complex abdominal hernia with mesh - (5-50)
Alexandra Hospital (1-5) Spire Manchester Hospital (1-5) Spire Murrayfield Hospital Wirral (1-5)
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S2502
Local flap - 9cm2 or more (excluding graft/flap to secondary defect) - (5-50)
Alexandra Hospital (1-5) Spire Manchester Hospital (1-5) Spire Murrayfield Hospital Wirral (1-5)
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S0656
Removal of small lipoma less than 10cm - (5-50)
Spire Manchester Hospital (1-5) Spire Murrayfield Hospital Wirral (1-5)
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T4302
Open adhesiolysis (including biopsy) - (5-50)
Alexandra Hospital (1-5) Spire Manchester Hospital (1-5) Spire Murrayfield Hospital Wirral (1-5)
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S0654
Removal of benign lesion on head and neck (excluding scalp) which is closed by primary closure or advancement flap (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)
Spire Manchester Hospital (1-5) Spire Murrayfield Hospital Wirral (1-5) Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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S0651
Removal of benign lesion on trunk or limbs less than 10 cm in diameter or on scalp less than 5cm in diameter (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)
Spire Manchester Hospital (1-5) Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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T5900
Excision of ganglion - (1-5)
Alexandra Hospital (1-5) Spire Manchester Hospital (1-5)
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S2500
Local flap - less than 9cm2 - (1-5)
Alexandra Hospital (1-5) Spire Manchester Hospital (1-5)
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S4740
Drainage of large subcutaneous abscess/haematoma - (1-5)
Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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S5322
Injection of therapeutic substance into keloid scar - (1-5)
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T2640
Repair of recurrent incisional hernia requiring removal of previously inserted mesh - (1-5)
Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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S6043
Scar revision over 5cm - trunk & limbs - (1-5)
Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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S0657
Removal of large lipoma greater than 10cm - (1-5)
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W0960
Excision of benign tumour of bone with bone grafting - (1-5)
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S0632
Excision of lesion of skin or subcutaneous tissue - up to three, Head & Neck (excluding lipoma) - (1-5)
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F0200
Excision of lesion of lip - (1-5)
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T2830
Resuture of previous incision in abdominal wall (burst abdomen) - (1-5)
Alexandra Hospital (1-5)
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