An appointment is essential for all services at WPRS.
Please contact the friendly staff at WPRS to make an appointment. All appointments are booked on (03) 5562 5330 or email WPRS and we will contact you.
If your General Practitioner has sent a referral to WPRS to see a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Dermatologist, General Surgeon or Hand Therapist then WPRS staff will contact you with an appointment with 48 hours of receiving the referral.
It is recommended that you have a referral to see the specialist Plastic Surgeons, Dermatologists or General Surgeon in order to claim a rebate on your consultation and your medical treatment from Medicare, if applicable.
WPRS Hand Therapy does not require a referral, with the exception of Workcover, TAC and Chronic Disease Management patients.
South Coast Vein Insititute does not require a referral for your initial ultrasound assessment. It is however recommended you obtain a referral to see the surgeon in order to claim a rebate on consultation and treatment
Your consultation at WPRS with a Plastic and Reconstruction surgeon will cost $150 for standard consultation or $160 for cosmetic consultation. An initial consultation with our dermatologist will cost $220. Consultation with our General Surgeon will be $220 for a long consultation and $180 for a short consultation. You will receive a $78.05 rebate from Medicare. Concession rates available.
WPRS Plastics and Reconstructive Surgeons and Dermatologist consult from rooms in Warrnambool, Mt Gambier and Hamilton.
WPRS General Surgery consults from rooms in Warrnambool and Camperdown.
WPRS Hand Therapy and South Coast Vein Institute clinics operates from both Warrnambool and Mt Gambier.
Molemap services are offered in Warrnambool & Mount Gambier.
At WPRS we offer a range of options when it comes to skin checks.
Our Dermatologists perform comprehensive skin checks using state of the art photographic surveillance of your skin. A referral is required. This service is offered in Warrnambool, Mt Gambier and Hamilton.
Molemap by Dermatologists is offered from our Warrnambool consulting rooms. This offers a variety of options for checking your skin lesion from single lesion assessment through to total body mapping. No referral is required.
Our staff at WPRS can advise you on which skin check is most appropriate for you.
WPRS Molemap is located at Suite 13 St John of God Hospital. For ease of access park at the front of the hospital, enter via the main entrance and follow the signage. If the rooms are unattended, please proceed to Suite 5 St John of God Hospital.
South Coast Vein Institute at WPRS provides nonsurgical and surgical intervention for the treatment of varicose veins.
If you believe you have varicose veins and are wanting safe, effective treatment with minimal downtime then contact our friendly at WPRS to organise your free Ultrasound assessment and an appointment with our surgeon.
Consultation and treatments are provided at two convient locations, suite 13 St john of God Warrnambool and Mt Gambier medical consulting suites
Visit www.scvi.net.au for more information
At South Coast Vein Institute we offer both non-surgical treatment including sclerotherapy and radiofrequency ablation and surgical intervention as required.
After your free Ultrasound assessment and consultation with our surgeon we will recommend the treatment that will best address your veins
Call the friend staff at WPRS to book an appointment at the South Coast Vein Institute.
For more information visit www.scvi.net.au
South Coast Vein Institute is a private clinic offering non-surgical and surgical treatment of varicose vein.
Medicare rebates are available on the consultation fee and some treatments. You will be advised of these of these costs before consultation and treatment.
We do not offer treatment of varicose veins as a public service and as a result we are unable to put patients on a waiting list for treatment in a public hospital
WPRS and Southwest Breast Clinic offer comprehensive management of breast cancer with a multi-disciplinary approach.
We have a General Surgeon who specialises in breast cancer management and a plastic and reconstruction surgeon who provide a complete breast reconstruction service. The is supported by our breast reconstruction nurse and we work closely with the oncology team and breast care nurses to provide a high level of care.
For more information visit southwestbreastclinic.com
WPRS Plastic Surgeons and General Surgeon operate privately out of St John of God, Warrnambool. Wait time for urgent procedures (i.e. Skin cancer) is less than 1 week. Elective or cosmetic procedure wait times vary between 2-4 weeks.
For Public patients the WPRS surgeons operate at South West Healthcare, Warrnambool and Camperdown and Portland District Health. . Your case will be categorised by your surgeon and you will be placed on a waiting list. Wait times vary according to the hospital. The staff at WPRS will be able to give you a guide at the time of booking surgery.
WPRS Dermatologists perform minor procedures in the consulting rooms at our 3 locations. The staff at WPRS will book any procedure following consultation.
After consultation with a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon or General Surgeon, if it is decided that you will require surgery, you will see one of the WPRS secretaries who will provide you with information regarding any out-of-pocket costs.
Out-of-pocket costs depend on the type of procedure, your level of private health cover and if the procedure has a Medicare item number.
We strongly advise private patients to check their level of cover.
If you elect to have surgery as a public patient you will be placed on the waiting list at the public hospital of your choice. There will be no out of pocket cost for this surgery. However, you will be required to wait for your surgery in line with government guidelines.
For procedure performed by the Dermatologist, you will be provided with a quote for the procedure to be performed in the rooms. For procedures in the rooms there is no Medicare rebate.
At the time of consultation your Plastic Surgeon, General Surgeon or Dermatologist will discuss with you if your procedure can be performed in the consulting rooms.
Procedure performed in the rooms will incur a facility fee.
Any procedure that requires sedation or a general anaesthetist will be performed in an accredited health care facility with a qualified anaesthetist present for your safety.
No. Whilst we endeavour to minimise the inconvenience to our patients, we cannot guarantee that you can have a procedure on the day of consultation.
After consultation with one of our Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons or General Surgeon you will see one of the WPRS secretaries to organise a time for surgery.
Our Dermatologists may elect to perform small procedures at the time of consultation, however more major procedures will require a separate booking.
WPRS provides comprehensive aftercare following surgery. We have a dedicated team of nursing staff who will review youafter surgery. An appointment will then be made for follow up with your surgeon or surgical registrar for public patients.
Private patients in addition receive a follow up call the day after surgery to ensure that everything is progressing well.
We provide nursing clinics in both Warrnambool (Daily) and Mt Gambier (Weekly) for your convenience.
Hamilton patients requiring hand therapy post-surgery may be recommended to travel to Warrnambool for your initial follow up therapy.
At WPRS we strongly recommend that all patients undergoing hand surgery attend a hand therapy appointment at the time of their initial review appointment.
Ongoing hand therapy will then be organised according to your type of surgery.
WPRS Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons believe the outcome of your surgery is strongly dependant on your therapy and rehabilitation program.
No. Unfortunately due to prolonged waiting list times and restrictions on hospital access neither breast reduction or abdominoplasty can be offered to public patients.
If you are an uninsured patient and are contemplating either of these procedures please call WPRS secretaries who can provide you with some options to getting these procedure done.
WPRS wishes to inform its community that it is still currently open as per usual, however with respect to the current COVID-19 health situation, we are taking all relevant and required precautions to ensure all patients safety.
If you have an appointment booked with the team at WPRS, but feel uncertain if you should attend due to illness, please contact the reception staff on 5562 5330 who can provide you with pre-appointment triaging. It is most likely that you are able to attend your appointments as normal.
If you would like to self-triage prior to your appointment, please follow the screening protocol as provided on this page.
When you attend WPRS, you will notice some changes to our check in processes and the environment including triaging by staff at check in, utilising advised clinical questions. Also, you will note relatively sparse spaces with the absence of books, magazines and toys, and changes with seating arrangements that respect the principles of “social distancing”.
We anticipate that you will feel reassured that WPRS is taking every precaution to minimise risks to our patients and staff.