Patients with conditions including cleft lip and palate, scarring from burns, hand injuries and tumours are being urged to contact the Surgical Unit at Vaiola Central Hospital for an appointment with surgical teams that will be visiting Tonga.
The team comprising of specialists from Australia and New Zealand will be in Tonga from 16 to 23 February 2017.
The medical team will conduct a consultation clinic on Thursday February 16th at 1:30 pm in the Outpatient's clinic at the Vaiola Hospital.
Plastic and reconstructive surgery will be performed at the Vaiola Hospital from 16 - 22 February 2017 (excluding the weekend).
Patients with common skin diseases or cosmetic conditions will not be eligible for this consultation.
Interplast medical teams are funded by the Australian Government and Rotary Clubs in Australia and New Zealand, and have been visiting Tonga 38 times since 1983 to provide free surgical intervention programs to people with a disability. To date, 2663 consultations and 1561 life-changing procedures have been conducted!
For further information contact:
Dr Kolini Vaea at the Vaiola Central Hospital. Ph: +676 23200
Thomas Loporto (Thomas.Loporto@interplast.org.au). Ph: + 61 3 2943 1231