Your Holiday Care Guide: Post-Operative Support and Clinic Hours (Dec 2025 – Jan 2026)

As 2025 comes to a close, we extend our heartfelt thanks to all our patients for entrusting us with your care. It has been a privilege to support you this year.

While our team will be taking a short break to rest and recharge over the holiday season, we remain committed to supporting those in recovery. Below you’ll find everything you need to feel prepared and reassured, including our clinic schedule, how to reach us, and what to do if you’re concerned during your post-operative recovery.

If you are worried and it feels urgent, please don’t wait — call 000 or go to your nearest Emergency Department immediately.

Holiday Clinic Hours

Our rooms will be closed on all public holidays.
On all other weekdays during the break, we will remain open for scheduled post-operative appointments and urgent clinical support at the following times:We kindly ask you to call earlier in the day so we can assist you before closing time. Normal business hours resume on Monday 5 January 2026.

In Case of a Medical Emergency

If you believe you are experiencing a medical emergency, call 000 or proceed directly to your nearest Emergency Department.

Recognising Red Flags in Recovery

Everyone’s recovery is different. However, if any of the following symptoms appear — particularly if they worsen — please seek urgent medical advice:

• Shortness of breath, chest tightness, or difficulty breathing – seek emergency care
  

• Sudden or asymmetrical leg swelling e.g. calf swelling – seek emergency care

• Excessive or persistent bleeding

• Pain that is severe or unrelieved by prescribed medication
  

• Vomiting or nausea that prevents you from keeping fluids down
  

• Wound discharge that is yellow, green, or foul-smelling
  

• Fever, chills, or feeling unwell

• Redness, heat, or swelling increasing around the incision

For Non-Urgent Post-Op Queries

If you have a general question (e.g. dressing care, drain volume, bruising), please first refer to your written post-operative instructions, as many common questions are addressed there.

After-Hours and Public Holiday Support

📞 Urgent after-hours care only

If you need urgent post-operative support outside of clinic hours or on public holidays, you may contact our on-call nurse by calling 07 3870 3960 and following the voicemail prompts.

🛑 Please note:

This after-hours service is strictly for urgent post-operative concerns that cannot safely wait until the next business day.

The on-call nurse cannot assist with:

• Prescription requests or repeats
  

• Routine wound care or dressing enquiries
  

• Appointment rescheduling
  

• Administrative or billing matters

• General enquiries

Attending a Scheduled Post-Operative Appointment

If you have an appointment during the holiday period:

• Our nurse will be available at your scheduled time
  

• Please attend Suite 50, Level 4, Wesley Medical Centre as arranged
  

• If you are feeling unwell (fever, gastro, flu-like symptoms), please do not attend in person — call us first so we can advise on next steps

Surgeon Availability

Your surgeon may be on leave during this time. However, appropriate cover arrangements are in place to ensure continuity of care and urgent clinical support. Please contact us during the listed clinic hours if you have questions.

Booking Appointments or Enquiries

While our team is on break, you are welcome to complete our online enquiry form for appointment requests or general questions. We’ll respond as soon as possible once standard hours resume on Monday 5 January 2026.

Thank you again for choosing AR Plastic Surgery in 2025. We wish you a safe, smooth recovery and a joyful holiday season surrounded by those you love.

Warm wishes,
The AR Plastic Surgery Team