Cutting Edge Plastic Surgery

Southern Cross Affiliated Provider for skin, breast and hand surgery

Covid 19 operating conditions:

The services we provide are important so we want to be able to provide them safely to staff and patients without interruption. Screening for skin cancer and removing skin cancer in particular has life-saving benefit, but our work in this setting is considered "elective" (rather than emergency) and so to comply with current lockdown conditions and maximise the safety of our patients and staff so that we can continue to do so, we will be:
limiting the number of people in the building by spacing out appointments
Insisting on the wearing of masks that cover nose and mouth at all times unless staff ask you to remove them for treatment
seeing only patients who have been doubly vaccinated in person for the time being, while finding other ways to ensure people who have not been vaccinated for whatever reason can access this or an alternative service without unreasonable delay and receive the care they need while ensuring all our patients, staff and whanau whanui are protected as best we can.

Skin Cancer

State-of-the-art diagnosis, surgical and non-surgical treatment and reconstruction

Aesthetic Surgery

Matching my surgical skills to your realistic goals

Hand Surgery

Meticulous attention to long-term hand function – dexterity and strength

Skin Cancer Screening

state-of-the-art skin cancer care with total body photography, diagnosis and advice

Reconstructive Surgery

Reconstruction after cancer, trauma and revision of unsightly scars

Medicolegal Second Opinion

Honest impartial assessment with an evidence-based opinion

Welcome....

I am Adam Greenbaum. Welcome to my web site!

I qualified in medicine in 1987, so I have been doing this for quite some time. I am a Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgeon working in Private Practice. My practice covers the North Waikato and South Auckland. I operate in Pukekohe and central Auckland.

Born in London, I married a Kiwi and after our children were born, we moved the family here to New Zealand. I proudly became a Kiwi in 2015. Before emigrating, I was in private practice in Harley Street, London and I held NHS consultant posts in the southeast London teaching hospital group comprising King’s College, Guys and St Thomas’ Hospitals.

I am Board Certified in both the UK and Europe and I am Vocationally Registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand as a Specialist Plastic Surgeon. I am a member of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons and an International Member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.

I run my private practice so as to give my patients a very personalised service – treating you the way I would wish my family or myself to be treated by a surgeon – so whether you are seeking advice on skin cancer; or optimising your skin’s appearance; wanting treatment with Botox or fillers; or considering surgery for breast enlargement, reduction or “lifting”; a “tummy tuck”, eyelid reduction or a face lift; my aim is always to provide you with the best service and expert care possible.

Most of the people in my team have worked with me for a decade since I set up shop in Pukekohe; we like each other, we work well as a team and we care about our patients. The nurses who work with me have decades of specialist plastic surgery knowledge on which to draw as they care for you. The administrative staff and healthcare assistants likewise have worked with me for years and share my passion for friendly expert care.

This web site may be the first example you have of the service our team provides and of how I, in particular, talk to and try to educate my patients so as to empower them to make informed decisions about their care. I have written each page of this site and I revise and update the site regularly, so I hope that you find it all helpful and informative, and that it will encourage you to come and meet me for a consultation if you feel I might be able to help you

Adam R. Greenbaum MB BS, MBA, PhD, FRCS (Eng.), FRCS (Plast.), FEBOPRAS, FACS

Professional History Practise Philosophy

Procedures

AESTHETIC MEDICINE

Botulinum toxin A (also known by the manufacturers’ brand names Botox® and Dysport®) is a purified form of…

FACIAL SURGERY

In its simplest and first incarnation, a face lift is an operation that lifts the facial skin off the fascia and muscles…

BREAST SURGERY

Base-line information you need to know about breasts in order to make the informed choices if you are considering…

SURGERY TO CONTOUR THE BODY AND LIMBS

Abdominoplasty, or tummy tuck, is an operation that removes excess skin and redundant soft tissues from…

RECONSTRUCTIVE PLASTIC SURGERY

There are many varieties of skin cancer, but only three of them account almost all of what commonly requires…