Dr Wong Manzhi

Plastic Surgeon

Specialty

Plastic Surgery

Languages

English, Japanese, Mandarin

Gender

Female

Insurance Panel

Great Eastern, HSBC Life, Prudential^, Singlife, Income

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Key achievements

Helped initiate and continue to participate in the multi-disciplinary facial nerve service at Singapore General Hospital, Tan Tock Seng Hospital and the National University Hospital
Earliest doctor to perform one-stage latissimus dorsi facial reanimation procedure in Southeast Asia
Earliest to use many innovative techniques for facial reanimation in Singapore

Experience

Dr Wong Manzhi is a plastic surgeon at Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore.

Her specialty is plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, while her subspecialties are vascular anomalies, reconstructive microsurgery, aesthetic and facial nerve disorders. She performs reconstructive/non-cosmetic surgery including for facial nerve disorders, breast reconstructive surgery, reconstructive surgery for the rest of the body, facial lacerations/facial fractures, burns/wounds/scars, and skin cancer removal and reconstruction. She also performs non-invasive aesthetic procedures such as botox, fillers and lasers, breast aesthetic surgery, body contouring such as liposuction, tummy tuck, mummy makeover and male breast removal, upper and lower eyelid surgery, aesthetic surgery of nose, ears and chin, cheeklift/facelift/neck lift, and fat grafting.

She is currently a visiting consultant at Singapore General Hospital (SGH), Tan Tock Seng Hospital, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and the National University Hospital.

Dr Wong graduated from the National University of Singapore. As a basic surgical trainee, she was awarded the Talent Development Fund award to pursue research overseas for a year. As a post-doctoral scholar at Stanford University, Institute for Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine, USA, she worked on cancer stem cell research.

She then returned to Singapore to undergo plastic surgery specialist training at SGH. She was awarded the Health Manpower Development Plan award to do her fellowship at Kyorin University Hospital, Japan. While there, she honed her skills on eyelid surgery, breast reconstruction, facial fractures, blood vessel tumors/malformations, head and neck surgery, chronic wounds and facial plastic surgery. Also, during this time, she was a visiting surgeon with several cosmetic and reconstructive surgeons in Japan and South Korea.

Upon her return to Singapore, she has started a multi-disciplinary facial nerve clinic in Singapore to provide care for both subsidised and private patients who have facial nerve disorders.

Dr Wong has published and presented various research papers on plastic surgery in scientific journals and conferences, and has been an invited speaker for medical and patient education. Besides regular teaching commitments, she has organised courses on facial nerve and reconstructive surgery. Dr Wong has an interest in volunteer mission work and has participated in cleft surgery missions under SGH, Operation Smile and Smile Asia.

She is a recipient of several Singapore Health Quality Service Awards and the Service with a Heart Award.

Awards and honours

2023
Singapore Health Quality Service Award (SingHealth)
2019
Service with a Heart Award (Singapore General Hospital, SGH)
2015
Service with a Heart Award (SGH)
SGH Long Service Award

Research & publications

Wong, M., & Takushima, A. (2021). Variability in the development of synkinesis in a rabbit facial nerve axotomy model. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, 74(7), 1455–1463.

Chan, S. L. S., Gogna, A., Chui, C. H. K., & Wong, M. (2021). Complete lymphatic restoration by simultaneous vascularized lymph node and lymphatic vessel transplantation. European Journal of Plastic Surgery, 44(5), 687–697.

Low, Z. K., Chia, C. S., Tay, K. J., & Wong, M. (2021). Staged pelvic exenteration followed by oblique fleur-de-lis rectus abdominis myocutaneous (OFRAM) flap and keystone flap reconstruction for extramammary Paget’s disease. European Journal of Plastic Surgery, 45(2), 355–359.

Ang, C. H., & Wong, M. (2022). Incorporation of the Vascularized Serratus Fascia Flap during Latissimus Dorsi Flap Harvest to Minimize Morbidity after Axillary Clearance. Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 1(2), 58–62.