Plastic Surgeon’s Clinic
Skin Cancer and Melanoma Specialist

Dr Roger Down
FRCS, FRACS, MD (London)
Airlie Beach
External view
Operating theatre
Outside office
Prep room

Same day surgery

Bulk billing available

Ugly skin grafts avoided in 98% of patients.

Full body skin checks

Ask your GP for a referral
or
Direct access available

0497 205 639

Surgery achievements, 2015/16

The results are out! Dr.Down has completed another highly successful year in his local surgery in Airlie Beach. “We have been particularly thrilled to achieve such a high cure rate in melanomas” says Dr.Down, “Over 91% of melanomas were discovered by people attending for skin checks They had no idea such a potentially lethal disease was present. These Superficial melanomas were at level 1 which means that they are 100% curable with no risk that the cancer has spread anywhere else.”

With Australia being the highest risk country in the world for melanoma, and Queensland the highest risk in the country, it pays to take precautions. “Melanoma is a cancer of the young.” reports Dr.Down, “Your skin is constantly replacing itself and a quick check up once a year could save your life.” Anyone aged 18-55 should have a regular skin check every 12 months, and those with family history of melanoma or breast and colon cancer are even higher risk.

A check up at our local Specialists Surgery is Bulk billed. Come direct or with a GP referral. Skin checks by a trained Dermoscopist have the best detection rate for skin cancer, even higher than "Mole Scan" computer systems.

If you do require a procedure, it can usually be dealt with cosmetically there and then,– come to the expert who does this for a living.. Dr.Down has years of experience and performed over 2,500 procedures last year. He specialises in the use of flaps(95%) rather than unsightly grafts where necessary. There’s no need to travel to get a great cosmetic result , book an appointment today at our convenient surgery located in the heart of Airlie Beach. It could save your life.

Summary of results:

Patient consultations - 1864
Cancers found (all types) - 785
Melanomas 67 - 91%  Level 1 melanomas*
*Not recognisable on sight, no spread to other systems, 100% cure

Total procedures performed*   2799
*All procedures including benign or unsightly moles, skin cancers, tumours, abscess, In-growing hairs and toenails,plus other emergency and general surgery.

Melanoma specialist clinic

Benefits of our surgery:

  • High rate of successful diagnosis, better than Mole Scan
  • Consults available with or without GP referral
  • Fully accredited for Dermoscopy – diagnosis of skin conditions
  • Experienced General and plastic surgeon – natural looking procedures
  • Trusted by fashion models for best cosmetic results
  • Local – get a city Teaching Hospital Specialist’s experience without leaving town

Get the best cosmetic results,
use a specialist plastic surgeon

Examples of our work:

Before after results

Plastic surgery, skin cancers and melanomas

Plastic General Surgery Consults

Including: All lumps and bumps, abscesses, vasectomies, anal surgery, abdominal pain, hernias, ingrown toenails

Emergency Consultation

Including emergency soft tissue trauma, surgical consults.
Emergencies only: 0419 291 239

Servicing the Whitsundays

Mackay to Ayr including:
Airlie Beach, Cannonvale, Proserpine, Hamilton Island, Bowen, Moranbah, Dysart, Collinsville

Why choose us:

  • Avoid unnecessary travel to Mackay or Townsville
  • Skip the queue for surgery
  • Over 30 years experience
  • 1,000 operations performed each year
  • Friendly, responsible, local
Roger Down Headshot

Airlie's only specialist surgeon

Dr. Roger Down was qualified at St Bart's Hospital in London and went on to be honoured with the coveted Gold medal by the Royal College of Surgeons England for outstanding performance in the Fellowship exams.

Roger emigrated in 1976, to open the department of Surgery at the new Teaching Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide where he received a Doctorate in Surgery (London) for his Surgical Research. He moved to open new Teaching Hospitals, QE II Hospital in Brisbane and Newcastle Medical school and John Hunter Hospital before introducing and design, development and operation over 15 yrs the Visionary Concept of "Day Endoscopy Centre" to dramatically improve patient care. To date, Roger has performed more than 85,000 Endoscopic procedures. He also initiated "Bowel screening" for Colon Cancer with Rotary in the early 80's.

During this period, Dr. Down had 7 years experience in Plastic and Cosmetic surgery in Newcastle and more recently was Specialist to the Royal Darwin Burns and Trauma Unit for 3 years.

Roger brings to the Community of the Whitsundays, a wealth of quality surgical expertise and experience in Plastic and General Surgical hitherto not available. In the last 12 months he has undertaken in excess of 1000 reconstructive operations to obviate the need for unsightly grafts and scarring, at my "Specialist Surgeon's Skin cancer and Melanoma" in Airlie Beach. He also operates Privately in Mackay. Patients have the "Medicare right" to choose.

map - 1 Hillcrest Ave, Airlie Beach QLD 4802

Surgery location

Corner Hillcrest Ave and Oceanview Ave
Airlie Beach, QLD 4802

Please use off street car parks provided

Exercise your Medicare right to choose the specialist who operates on you