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Meet Our Doctors

Meet Our Doctors

Meet Our Doctors

Experience Meets Personalization: Discover the Expert Surgeons at Polaris Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.

Dr Adrian Ooi, Dr Pek Chong Han, and Dr Wan Sze are all highly qualified and experienced plastic surgeons with a shared approach to patient-centric care. Their skills and experience complement each other, allowing Polaris Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery to offer a broad range of high-quality aesthetic and reconstructive procedures to their patients.

Dr Adrian Ooi specializes in aesthetic plastic surgery of the eyes and face, liposuction, breast cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, skin cancer surgery, head and neck reconstruction, functional extremity reconstruction, reconstructive microsurgery, and lymphedema surgery.

Dr Pek Chong Han has specialized training and experience in breast and body contouring surgery, liposuction, facial aesthetic surgery, craniofacial trauma and reconstructive surgery, microsurgical reconstruction, reconstructive limb salvage surgery, and the management of complex scars and wounds.
 
Dr Pek Wan Sze specialises in aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery, facial aesthetic surgery including eyelid surgery, rhinoplasty, body contouring and liposuction, aesthetic gynaecology, microsurgical breast reconstruction, and lymphedema surgery for breast cancer-related lymphedema.

With their shared training and experience, their areas of clinical expertise dovetail harmoniously, making it possible to provide a wide range of reconstructive and aesthetic procedures to patients at Polaris Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Patients can choose between the three surgeons based on their specific surgical needs and preferences, and when required or desired, will have access to all three surgeons for their care.
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Dr Adrian Ooi

Consultant Plastic Surgeon & Medical Director
MBBS, MRCS, MMed, FAMS (Plast), GDipHML
Dr Adrian Ooi is an MOH-accredited, board-certified plastic surgeon with extensive training and experience in modern reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, with a focus on aesthetic plastic surgery of the eyes and face, breast augmentation and reconstruction, head and neck surgery, lymphedema surgery, and extremity reconstruction.
 
Dr Ooi exercises a “patient-first” approach, focusing on embracing individual uniqueness when designing customized treatment plans. He believes in harnessing advanced plastic surgery techniques and technology to ensure a smooth and rapid recovery, with an emphasis on reducing post-operative discomfort for his patients.
 
He graduated from medical school in London, where he was awarded the MBBS (Bachelor in Medicine, Bachelor in Surgery). Afterwards, he pursued further medical and surgical training in London, Singapore and the United States. Dr Ooi completed his plastic surgery training at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH), and was quickly advanced to a consultant in the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, and the SingHealth DukeNUS Head and Neck Center. He then completed his advanced reconstructive fellowship at the University of Chicago Medical Centre under Scholarship from MOH and following this, his advanced aesthetic fellowship at the Wellington Hospital in London.
 
With years of rigorous training in various parts of the world and working alongside renowned plastic surgeons, Dr Ooi achieved an extraordinary accumulation of experience and knowledge to perform a wide spectrum of aesthetic and reconstructive procedures. He is also one of only two Da Vinci Robot-trained plastic surgeons in Singapore, a technological advancement in plastic surgery with the use of robots for enhanced precision and outcomes.

Dr. Adrian Ooi is an international member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He strives to implement the best international practices in each patient's case to achieve desired long-lasting results.

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DOCTOR’S JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

  • Goh CSL, Ng MJM, Song DH, Ooi A SH. Perioperative Vasopressor Use in Free Flap Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Reconstr Microsurg. 2019 Sep;35(7):529-540
  • Koh HK, Tan NC, Tan BK, Ooi A SH. Comparison of outcomes of fasciocutaneous free flaps and jejunal free flaps in pharyngolaryngoesophageal reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Plast Surg. 2019 Jun;82(6):646-652
  • Garza RM, Ooi ASH, Falk J, Chang DW. The Relationship Between Clinical and Indocyanine Green Staging in Lymphedema. Lymphat Res Biol. 2019 Jun;17(3):329-333 4. Feng JJ, See JL, Choke A, Ooi A, Chong SJ. BiobraneTM for burns of the pubic region – minimize dressing changes and maximize dignity. Mil Med Res. 2018 Aug 26;5(1):29 5. Hui C, Chen P, Tan BK, Ooi A. Acceptance of Vascularised Composite Allotransplantation (Face and Hand Transplant) in Singapore. Ann Plast Surg 2018;81:615-18
  • Lee C, Ooi A SH, Zenn M, Song DH. The Utility of an MBA in Plastic Surgery: Determining Motivations and Outcomes of a Formal Business Education Among Plastic Surgeons. Plast Reconstr Surg Go 2018;6:e1796
  • Ooi A SH, Butz D R, Teven CM, Gottlieb LJ. Re-introducing the delto-acromial perforator flap: Clinical experience and cadaver dissection. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2018;71:402-9
  • Ooi A SH, Butz DR, Fisher SM, Collier ZJ, Gottlieb LJ. Geometric Three-Dimensional End to-Side Microvascular Anastomosis: A Simple and Reproducible Technique. J Reconstr Microsurg 2018;34:258-63
  • Teven CM, Ooi A SH, Inbal A, Chang DW. Implantable Doppler Monitoring of Buried Free Flaps During Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer. J Surg Oncol 2017;116:371-77. 10.Ooi A SH, Teven CM, Inbal A, Chang DW. The Utility Of The Musculocutaneous Anterolateral Thigh Flap In Pharyngolaryngeal Reconstruction In The High-Risk Patient. J Surg Oncol 2017;115;842-47.
  • Teven CM, Ooi A SH, Chang DW, Song DH. A Novel Strategy to Supercharge a Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator (DIEP) Flap after Port-a-Cath Removal. Plast Reconstr Surg Go 2016;4:e1031.
  • Ooi A SH, Song DH. Reducing infection risk in implant-based breast-reconstruction surgery: challenges and solutions. Breast Cancer – Targets and Therapy 2016;8:161-72. 13.Ooi A SH, Chang DW. 5-step harvest of supraclavicular lymph nodes as vascularized free tissue transfer for treatment of lymphedema. J Surg Oncol 2017;115:63-67.
  • Ooi A SH, Butz D, Gooi Z, Chang D W. Modification of the radial forearm fasciocutaneous flap in partial pharyngolaryngeal reconstruction to minimize fistula formation. Plast Reconstr Surg 2016;138:903-907.
  • Ooi A SH, Song DH. Discussion: Does the use of incisional negative pressure wound therapy prevent mastectomy flap necrosis in immediate expander-based breast reconstruction? Plast Reconstr Surg 2016;138:567-9.
  • Ooi A, Ng J, Chui C, Goh T, Tan BK. Maximizing Outcomes While Minimizing Morbidity: An Illustrated Case Review of Elbow Soft Tissue Reconstruction. Plast Surg Int 2016. Article ID 2841816.
  • Ooi A SH, Chang DW. Discussion: Volumetric planning using computed tomographic angiography improves clinical outcomes in DIEP flap breast reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg 2016;137:781-782.
  • Ooi A SH, Kanapathy M, Ong YS, Tan KC, Tan BK. Optimising Aesthetic Reconstruction of Scalp Soft Tissue by and Algorithm Based on Defect Size and Location. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2015;44:535-41.
  • Ooi A, C Hui (Joint 1st authors), Tan TE, Tan BK. Rectus sparing approach to left ventricular assist device exchange and use of the omental flap for coverage. J Plast, Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2015;68:278-80.
  • Raju A, Ooi A, Ong YS, Tan BK. Traumatic lower limb injury and microsurgical free flap reconstruction with the use of negative pressure wound therapy: is timing crucial? J Reconstr Microsurg. 2014;30:427-30.
  • Ooi A, Feng J, Tan HK, Ong YS. Primary treatment of mandibular ameloblastoma with segmental resection and free fibula reconstruction: Achieving satisfactory outcomes with low implant-prosthetic rehabilitation uptake. J Plast Reconstr Aesthetic Surg. 2014;67:498- 505.
  • Ooi A, Foo L, Tan BK, Ng SW. Massive sacral chordoma resection and reconstruction with a combination of pedicled and free flaps. J Reconstr Microsurg 2015;31:76-8.
  • Ooi A, Wong CH, Ong YS. Combined use of liposuction and arthroscopic shaver in lower limb flap debulking. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2013 Apr;66(4):538-42.
  • Chong SJ, Ooi A, Kok YO. Full Thickness Burns over Bilateral Patella Tendons – Adjunctive Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Wound Bed Preparation and Improved Graft Take. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2011 Oct;40(10):471-2
  • Ooi A, Chong SJ. Fournier’s Gangrene: Use of Adjunctive Treatments in Improving Patient Outcome. Singapore Med J 2011;52(10):e197
 

BOOK CHAPTERS

  • Liang WH, Ooi A SH. Reconstruction for Early Oral Cavity Cancer. In: Agrawal N, Gooi Z (ed). Difficult Decisions in Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery. Springer Nature; 2019.
  • Ooi A, Park J, Song D. Abdominal breast reconstruction using a SIEA flap approach. In: Chung K, Thorne C, Gosain A, Soltanian H, van Aalst J, Mehrara B, Disa J, Lee G (ed.). Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery. Wolters Kluwer; 2016.
  • Ooi A, Chang D. Lymph node transfers. In: Chung K, Thorne C, Gosain A, Soltanian H, van Aalst J, Mehrara B, Disa J, Lee G (ed.). Operative Techniques in Plastic Surgery. Wolters Kluwer; 2016.
  • Ooi A, Song D. Discussion: Breast reconstruction with autologous tissue. In: Cohen M, Thaller S (eds.). The Unfavorable Result in Plastic Surgery: Avoidance and Treatment 4th ed. CRC Press; 2016.
  • Ooi A, Lahiri A, Lim A. Emergency microsurgery of the hand. In: Merle M, Dautel G (eds.). Emergency Surgery of the Hand, 4th ed. Elsevier Masson; 2016.
  • Ooi A, YS Ong. The combined use of liposuction and arthroscopic shaver in contouring lower limb fasciocutaneous flaps. In: Shiffman MA, Di Giuseppe A (eds.). Liposuction: Principles and Practice. Berlin: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg; 2016.
  • Tan BK, Ooi A, Pribaz JJ. Ipsilateral pedicled TRAM flap for immediate breast reconstruction. In: Shiffman MA (ed.) Breast Reconstruction: Art, Science, and New Clinical Techniques. Springer International Publishing Switzerland; 2015.
 

PRIZES AND AWARDS

 

2019
SingHealth ‘Service with a Heart’ Award

2017
Distinction prize, poster presentation, Wong Hock Boon Symposium, National University of Singapore

2012
Outstanding paper, joint meeting of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, American
Society for Peripheral Nerve Surgery, American Association for Hand Surgery (Las Vegas, USA)

2004 – 2006
Lee Foundation Singapore Scholar

2006
Weitzman Prize in Cardiology
 
Dr Pek - Meet Our Doctor

Dr Pek Chong Han

Consultant Plastic Surgeon & Medical Director
MBBS (Singapore), MRCS (Glasg), MMed (Surgery), FAMS (Plastic Surgery)
Dr Pek Chong Han is a MOH-accredited, board-certified consultant plastic surgeon with specialized training and experience in modern plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. His areas of clinical expertise would include breast & body contouring surgery, liposuction, facial aesthetic surgery, craniofacial trauma and reconstructive surgery, breast augmentation & reconstruction, microsurgical reconstruction, reconstructive limb salvage surgery and management of complex scars and wounds.
 
Having completed Medical School at NUS and Plastic Surgery Residency Training in Singapore, Dr Pek was the first full-time plastic surgeon at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and had grown the plastic surgery service from its humble beginnings till 2022 as its first chief of service. Together with his team, their work left a transformative impression on their patients, as evidenced by the media features through the years.
 
During his years of clinical practice, his passion for plastic surgery was evident in his active pursuit of excellence; this journey would take him around the world to experience and learn from various masters of plastic surgery in America, Europe, South Korea and South-East Asia. In addition, Dr Pek was fortunate to be awarded the prestigious AOCMF Fellowship at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan in craniofacial surgery as a visiting scholar.
 
Dr Pek has a strong passion for teaching plastic surgery, both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He had previously held the following academic appointments: 
  • Associate Programme Director, NHG-AHPL Plastic Surgery Residency Programme [2018-2020]
  • Faculty Member, Singapore Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Programme [2021-2022]
  • Senior Clinical Lecturer, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
  • Adjunct Lecturer, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University
 

CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS

 

Visiting Consultant, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Section, Department of Surgery, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore [2023 – present]

Visiting Consultant, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Section, Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore [2017-present]

Visiting Consultant, Singapore Armed Forces Medical Corps., Singapore [Jan 2022 – Dec 2024]
 
 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 

Member of Singapore Association of Plastic Surgeons (SAPS)

Member of Singapore Society of Cosmetic Aesthetic Surgeons (SSCAS)

International Member of American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)

International Member of International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
 

INVITED SPEAKER

  1. Wound Healing Society Singapore Congress 2018 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Lower Limb Perforator Flaps for Acute Trauma Wounds
    Invited Speaker
  2. 37th Congress of Korean Society of Aesthetic Surgery 2018 (Seoul, South Korea)
    TOPIC: Aesthetic Rejuvenation with Autologous Fat
    Invited Speaker
  3. KTPH Breast Cancer Awareness Forum 2018 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Breast Reconstruction
    Invited Speaker
  4. NHG Eye Institute Orbito-facial Symposium 2019 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Updates in eyelid and facial laser skin resurfacing; Aesthetic Rejuvenation with Autologous Fat.
    Invited Speaker
  5. Singapore Orthopaedic Association Monthly Journal Club Meeting June 2019 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Bone Flap Reconstruction
    Invited Speaker
  6. KTPH Monthly Hospital Conference July 2019 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Soft Tissue Lower Extremity Reconstruction
    Invited Speaker
  7. KTPH Combined Breast/PRAS GP Forum 2019 (Organising co-chairperson) (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Introduction to common plastic surgery conditions
    Invited Speaker
  8. KTPH Breast Cancer Awareness Forum 2019 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Breast Reconstruction
    Invited Speaker
  9. AOCMF ORP Course 2019 Invited Speaker (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Mid-face Reconstruction
    Invited Speaker
  10. KTPH Pressure Injury Awareness Forum – “Updates on Pressure Injury” 2020 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: N95 mask related PI
    Invited Speaker
  11. Urgo Medical: Invited Expert Panelist 25 March 2021 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Continuity of care in diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) management
    Invited Faculty/Moderator
  12. STACC Conference 2021 Invited Speaker 23 April 2021 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Soft Tissue Reconstructive Options in complex lower extremity trauma
    Invited Speaker
  1. 3M Academy Invited Speaker 10 May 2021 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Optimizing Wound Outcomes in Chronic Lower Limb Management with Multidisciplinary Approach
    Invited Speaker
  2. KTPH PRL Session 18 May 2021 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Rib Reconstruction
    Moderator/Organizing Chairperson
  3. Singapore Urology Society Dinner Symposium Date 28 July 2021 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Soft Tissue Reconstruction of Urogenital defects
    Invited Speaker
  4. TTSH Microsurgery course 26-27 Nov 2021 (Singapore)
    Teaching Faculty/Course Instructor
  5. Changi General Hospital Pressure Injury Prevention Day Webinar 23 Nov 2021 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Medical Device Related Pressure Injury
    Invited Speaker
  6. AOCMF Course, 11-18 Dec Singapore 2021 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Lower Eyelid Reconstruction
    Invited Speaker
  7. Trauma in Focus Online Webinar 25 March 2022 (Singapore)
    Chairperson and Moderator for Burn Injuries Session
  8. 3M Masterclass workshop (Singapore) – Optimizing wound healing with NPWT. 23 Apr 2022
    TOPIC: Incisional NPWT
    Invited speaker and workshop trainer
  9. PASM 2022 – 17 Sept 2022 (Singapore)
    Scientific Committee Chairperson, Organizing Committee
  10. TTSH Microsurgery Course 26-27 Sept 2022 (Singapore)
    Teaching Faculty/Course Instructor
  11. KTPH Combined Breast/PRAS GP Forum 28 Oct 2022 (Singapore)
    TOPIC: Introduction to common plastic surgery conditions
    Invited Faculty/Moderator
  12. 41st Congress of Korean Society of Aesthetic Surgery 2022 (Seoul, South Korea)
    TOPIC: Periorbital and facial rejuvenation with autologous fat injection
    Invited Speaker
 

MEDIA FEATURES

 

Channel News Asia (CNA) Feature News Article on Reconstructive Surgery: 

CNA Insider Video Feature on Reconstructive Surgery:

Singapore Cancer Society Video Feature on Breast Reconstruction:
 
 

BOOK CHAPTER

 

1)    Mastery in General Surgery Short Cases By Ong, Tay and Low.
Chapter: Malignant Skin Lesions
 
 

PAPER PUBLICATIONS

  1. Images in neuroscience. Slowly progressive hemiparesis.
    Lim EC, Pek CH, Seet RC.
    J Clin Neurosci. 2007 Oct;14(10):966-7, 1007-8.
  2. A woman with progressive ataxia and hemiparesis on the right side: where's the lesion?
    Yik JH, Seet RC, Pek CH, Lim EC.
    CMAJ. 2007 Jul 31;177(3):247-8.
  3. Orofacial dystonia triggered by mouth closure
    Pek CH, Seet RC, Yik JH, Lim EC.
    Clinical Neurol Neurosurg. 2010 Jan;112(1): 79-81.
  4. Advanced breast cancer-are we doing enough?
    Pek CH, Tan EY, Chen JJ, Ho PW, Teo C, Earnest A, Chan PM.
    Breast J. 2012 Nov-Dec;18(6):644-6.
  5. Management of blunt traumatic thoracic aorta injuries with endovascular stent-grafts in a tertiary hospital in an urban Asian city.
    Leong Tan GW, Pek CH, Wong D, Punamiya S, Chiu MT, Appasamy V, Chia KH, Lee CW.
    Ann Vasc Surg. 2011 Jul;25(5):605-11.
  6. Neurogenic heterotopic ossification after a stroke: diagnostic and radiological challenges.
    Pek CH, Lim MC, Yong R, Wong HP.
    Singapore Med J. 2014 Aug;55(8):e119-22.
  7. Authors' reply. Musculoskeletal ultrasonography bypasses the diagnostic and radiological challenges in heterotopic ossification.
    Pek CH, Lim MC, Yong R, Wong HP.
    Singapore Med J. 2014 Nov;55(11):604-5.
  8. Askin tumor: a rare chest wall sarcoma in an Asian adult patient-a literature review and a suggested treatment protocol.
    Pek CH, Ho SYM, Cheong EC.
    Eur J Plast Surg (2014) Nov; 37:627-630.
  9. Extensive Necrotizing Fasciitis After Fat Grafting For Bilateral Breast Augmentation – recommended approach and management.
    Pek CH, Lim J, Ng HW, Lee HJ, Ong WC, Foo ATL, Lim CM, Thong M, Sebastin SJ, Lim TC.
    Arch Plast Surg. 2015 May;42(3):365-7.
  10. Dysplasia, not malignancy, present in a 41-year-old colonic interposition flap.
    Yeo MS, Kiranantawat K, Ciudad P, Pek CH,
    Asian J Surg. 2016 Apr;39(2):124-5.
  11. Ambulatory surgery for the patient with breast cancer: current perspectives.
    Pek CH, Tey J, Tan EY
    Open Access Surgery 2016:9 65–70.
  1. Rare Cause of Facial Palsy: Case Report of Tick Paralysis by Ixodes Holocyclus Imported by a Patient Travelling into Singapore from Australia.
    Pek CH, Cheong CS, Yap YL, Doggett S, Lim TC, Ong WC, Lim J.
    J Emerg Med. 2016 Sep 8. pii: S0736-4679(16)30448-6.
  2. The rolling earlobe flap closure for dilated ear holes after ear gauging – A novel approach to preserving earlobe soft tissue volume with good aesthetic outcome.
    Pek WS, Goh TLH, Pek CH.
    Arch Plast Surg. 2017 Sep;44(5):453-456.
  3. Biobrane dressing for Paediatric Burns in Singapore: An Asian perspective.
    Fan C, Pek CH, Por YC, Lim GJS.
    Singapore Med J. 2018 Jan 3. doi: 10.11622/smedj.2017116.
  4. Novel Transforming Methacrylate Dressing Use in Asian Pediatric Patients: Our Initial Experience.
    Pek CH, GJS Lim, TY Kong, YC Por
    Clinical Research in Dermatology Vol 1 Issue 1 2018
  5. Combination therapy of oxidised regenerated cellulose/collagen/silver dressings with negative pressure wound therapy for coverage of exposed critical structures in complex lower-extremity wounds.
    Loh ML, Goh BKL, Kong Y, Varughese G, Ng JL, Lo ZJ, Pek CH
    Int Wound J. 2020 May 24. doi: 10.1111/iwj.13406.
  6. Results and Long-Term Functional Outcomes of Rib Fracture Fixation: A Case Series in Singapore and a Review of Indications for Surgical Fixation.
    Hwee J, Yeo M, Ho M, Aneez D, Pek CH.
    Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2020 Feb;49(2):93-97.
  7. Free-style Approach to the Pedicled Lower Medial Thigh Perforator Flap.
    Koh K, Kong Y, Loh ML, Wu Y, Pek CH.
    Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2021 Oct 4;9(10):e3848. doi: 10.1097/GOX.0000000000003848
  8. Application of real-time surgical navigation for zygomatic fracture reduction and fixation.
    Chu YY, Yang JR, Pek CH, Liao HT.
    J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2021 Jun 12:S1748-6815(21)00311-9. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2021.05.052.
  9. Pressure injuries related to N95 respirator masks among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Pek CH, Y Kong, GF Chin, DX Zheng, HKM Chan, MH Khemlani
    Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 51 (1), 53-54
  10. Current evidence on the use of near-infrared spectroscopy for postoperative free flap monitoring: A systematic review
    HZ Bian, Pek CH, Jolie Hwee
    Chinese Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2022
  11. Saving the Exposed Deep Brain Stimulation Implant: A Comprehensive Review of Implant Extrusion and Reconstructive Options
    Zhang SL, Lim JX, Ho SM, Cheong EC, Lee GHP, Wan KR, Ng WH, Pek CH.
    Ann Plast Surg. 2022 Dec 1;89(6):e21-e30.
    PMID: 36416693 Review.
 
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Dr Pek Wan Sze

Consultant Plastic Surgeon & Medical Director
MBBS, MRCS, MMed, FRCSEd (Gen Surg), FAMS (Plast)

Dr. Pek is a consultant plastic surgeon who specialises in cosmetic surgery, as well as reconstructive surgery of the breast. She is one of few surgeons who are dually- accredited by the Ministry of Health in both Plastic Surgery and General Surgery. Prioritising each patient’s unique goals and preferences, Dr. Pek seeks to improve form and function through a meticulous and personalised patient approach.

The focus of Dr. Pek's practice includes aesthetic surgery of the breast, such as breast augmentation, reduction and lifts, facial aesthetic surgery such as eyelid surgery and rhinoplasty, as well as aesthetic surgery of the body such as liposuction, tummy tucks and vaginal rejuvenation. As a female plastic surgeon and mother, Dr. Pek understands how plastic surgery can help women and mothers feel more comfortable and confident after the physical changes of motherhood.

Dr. Pek received her undergraduate medical training at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore. She completed her post-graduate surgical training in General Surgery and Plastic Surgery, becoming a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Academy of Medicine in Singapore. Dr. Pek has received numerous accolades, including the Gold Medal from the College of Surgeons, Singapore as the best performing advanced surgical trainee in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery. She also received the ICOPLAST Award of Excellence and the Singhealth “Service with a Heart” Award.

Dr. Pek trained in aesthetic breast surgery and reconstruction with a world-renowned breast plastic surgeon in the United States of America. She has also received cosmetic and reconstructive surgery training in private clinics and hospitals in South Korea with leaders in the field. Dr. Pek has also trained with a world-renowned aesthetic gynaecologist based in London and is a member of the European Society of Aesthetic Gynecology.

Dr. Pek has practised as a consultant plastic surgeon at Singapore General Hospital’s Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery where her main reconstructive focus was that of breast reconstruction. She has honed her skill over the years to restore the appearance and function of the breast with finesse and an emphasis on enhanced recovery after surgery. Her extensive experience with breast reconstruction and dedication to keeping up to date with the latest techniques and clinical evidence has also kept her on the forefront of developments in the field. She uses microsurgical techniques, works with minimally invasive mastectomy incisions, restores sensation that is lost following a mastectomy and performs lymphedema surgery for breast cancer related lymphedema.

 

DOCTOR'S JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

  • Chee YMM, Goh CSL, Pek WS, Tan EKW, Seow EI. Dufourmental rhomboid flap versus the Karydakis and Bascom flap reconstruction following wide excision of pilonidal sinus disease World Journal of Colorectal Surgery 12 (4), 78-82
  • Ching AH, Lim K, Pek WS, Ooi SHA. Quality of life, pain of prepectoral and subpectoral implant-based breast reconstruction with a discussion on cost: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022 Aug;75(8):2550-2560.
  • Chew KY, Kok YO, Pek WS, Too CW, Tan BK. Surgical planning using facial fracture 3D models: The role of cyanoacrylate glue and miniplating for anatomical reduction. JPRAS open 28 (2021), 19-24.
  • Ng YY, Tan VK, Pek WS, Chang JH, Sim Y, Ong KW, Yong WS, Madhukumar P, Wong CY, Ong YS, Tan BK, Tan BKT. Surgical and oncological safety of nipple-sparing mastectomy in an Asian population. Breast Cancer. 2019 Mar;26(2):165-171.

 

  • Pek WS , Tan BK , Ru Ng YY , Kiak Mien Tan V , Rasheed MZ , Kiat Tee Tan B , Ong KW , Ong YS . Immediate breast reconstruction following nipple-sparing mastectomy in an Asian population: Aesthetic outcomes and mitigating nipple-areolar complex necrosis. Arch Plast Surg. 2018 May;45(3):229-238.
  • Pek WS, Joethy JV, Chong SJ. Caveats and Technique for the Reconstruction of Burns Contractures using an Artificial Dermis in a Tropical Burns Centre Clin Surg. 2017; 2: 1674.
  • Pek WS, Goh LHT, Pek CH The Rolling Earlobe Flap for Dilated Ear Holes Following Ear Gauging: A Novel Approach to Aesthetically Preserving Earlobe Soft Tissue Volume. Arch Plast Surg. 2017 Sep;44(5):453-456.
  • Tan WJ, Pek W, Kabir T, Chan WH, Wong WK, Ong HS. Clinical outcome and cost comparison between laparoscopic and open appendicectomy. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2014 Sep;43(9):464-8.
  • Tan WJ, Pek W, Kabir T, Goh YC, Chan WH, Wong WK, Ong H . Alvarado score: a guide to computer tomography utilization in appendicitis. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2013 Oct;83(10):748-52.
 

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

 

Vice-Chairperson, Chapter of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, College of Surgeons Singapore

Honorary Secretary, Singapore Association of Plastic Surgeons

Visiting Consultant, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital

Physician Faculty, Plastic Surgery Residency, Singhealth

Physician Faculty, Surgery in General, Singhealth

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

 

Singapore Association of Plastic Surgeons (SAPS)

Singapore Society of Cosmetic Aesthetic Surgeons (SSCAS)

European Society of Aesthetic Gynecology

 

PRIZES AND AWARDS

 

2024
Singhealth ‘Service With A Heart’ Award

2019
Gold Medal

College of Surgeons, Singapore as the best performing advanced surgical trainee in
Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

2019
ICOPLAST Award of Excellence

2017
Best Poster Award, Plastic Aesthetic Surgery Meeting 2017 , The Chapter of Plastic,
Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons and the Singapore Association of Plastic Surgeons

2012
Singhealth RiSE Award - Outstanding Resident

2011
SingHealth Junior Doctor Award - Best Resident
 

SPEAKING INVITATIONS

International

  1. 2024 Invited Speaker and Faculty
    Korean Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (KSRM) Seoul, South Korea
    Topics: Latissimus Dorsi Flap with Immediate Fat Transfer - Optimising Aesthetics & Expanding Indications
    Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap: Tips & Tricks To Make It Work
  2. 2024 Invited Speaker and Faculty
    16th Congress of the European Federation of Societies for Microsurgery (EFSM) Milan, Italy
    Topic: Latissimus Dorsi Flap with Immediate Fat Transfer - Optimising Aesthetics & Expanding Indications
  3. 2023 Invited Speaker and Faculty
    World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (WSRM) 2023 Singapore
    Topic: Latissimus Dorsi Flap with Immediate Fat Transfer - Optimising Aesthetics & Expanding Indications in an Asian Population
  4. 2021 Invited Speaker
    6th Annual Conference of Wound Management Association of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    Topic: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy with Instillation in the Management of Complex Wounds

Domestic

  1. 2025 Invited Speaker
    Dusk & Bloom Soiree at Thomson Specialists, Paragon
    Topic: Mummy Makeover - What Women Should Know
  2. 2025 Invited speaker
    GP Continuing Medical Education Webinar
    Topic: Breast Reconstruction Options
  3. 2021 Invited Speaker
    Singhealth Duke-NUS Breast Cancer General Practitioner Forum
    Topic: An Update on Lymphoedema
  4. 2021 Invited Speaker
    General Practitioner Continued Medical Education Webinar Organised by Singapore General Hospital
    Topic: Breast reduction and Augmentation
  5. 2019 Invited Speaker
    Singhealth Duke-NUS Surgical & Anaesthesia Congress
    Topic: Breast Reconstruction
  6. 2019 Invited Speaker
    Singapore General Hospital Plastic Surgery General Practitioner forum
    Topic: Breast reduction and Gynecomastia
  7. 2019 Invited Speaker
    Unmasking Plastic Surgery: A Public Forum Organised by the Department of Plastic,
    Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Singapore General Hospital
    Topic: Breast Reconstruction
 

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