Dr. Dirk Lazarus
Plastic Surgeon

Tel: 021 424 1112
Fax: 021 424 1118

86 New Church St
Tamboerskloof
Cape Town, 8001
South Africa

I am a fully qualified, specialist plastic and reconstructive surgeon - the equivalent of board certified. I am a member of or registered with the following professional bodies:

• Registered as a specialist plastic and reconstructive surgeon with the Health Professions Council of South Africa
• Member of the Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of South Africa
• Member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
• Member of the South African Medical Association
• Registered with the General Medical Council in the UK
• Chairman of the South African Cleft Lip and Palate Society
• Member of the American Cleft Lip and Palate Society

I graduated from medical school in 1985 and attained my fellowship in Plastic Surgery in 1997. I have been practicing Plastic Surgery since 1994 and have been in my own private practice since 1998. My training was at the University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital (the venue of the world's first heart transplant). I have maintained links with the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Cape Town and I am actively involved in teaching, training and research. I have published and presented both locally and internationally on a variety of aspects of plastic surgery. Although the main emphasis of my private practice is on cosmetic surgery, I head the Cleft Lip and Palate Unit at the Red Cross Children's Hospital in Cape Town.

My personal philosophy in regard to cosmetic surgery is that procedures should be safe, simple and effective. In this regard I prefer to confine myself to conventional, tried and tested operations. I also believe that one must progress with the times and offer currently accepted and modern solutions. As a surgeon, I tend to be relatively conservative and shy away from what I feel is excessive surgery. Often less is more.

My wife, Di, has been a source of inspiration for many years. We have a son and a daughter. My son, Noah, was born with an unusual congenital ear deformity, a Stahl's ear, which I corrected with tape splinting and no surgery (as is possible in a neonate) - see below. For a better picture of Noah, click here.

Apart from plastic surgery, I enjoy Cape Town's natural surroundings. When I am not working, I can be found kitesailing, walking our 3 dogs on the mountain or spending time with my family.

Read what my patients say about me.