Mr Leong Hiew is a Consultant Plastic and Cosmetic Surgeon at Sancta Maria Hospital, Swansea, with over 18 years of consultant experience. He specialises in cosmetic breast surgery and body contouring, and has performed over 5,000 cosmetic and plastic surgical breast operations across his private and NHS career.

Cosmetic Surgery at Sancta Maria Hospital

Mr Hiew offers a comprehensive range of cosmetic surgical procedures at Sancta Maria Hospital, tailored to each patient’s individual goals. He takes a careful, patient-centred approach and makes a conscious effort to stay at the forefront of the latest techniques by attending national and international plastic surgery conferences and courses in Europe and the United States each year.

Cosmetic Breast Surgery

• Breast augmentation
• Breast reduction
• Breast uplift (mastopexy) with or without implants
• Combined breast augmentation and uplift
• Correction of breast asymmetry (different sized or shaped breasts)
• Correction of tubular breast deformity
• Correction of inverted nipple
• Male breast reduction (gynaecomastia)

Body Contouring

• Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck)
• Liposuction
• Arm lift (brachioplasty)
• Thigh lift
• Body contouring following weight loss

Skin and General Plastic Surgery

• Skin cancer assessment and surgery
• Reconstruction following skin cancer excision
• Lipoma removal
• Soft tissue lump excision

Why Choose Mr Hiew?

Mr Hiew has performed over 5,000 breast operations across his career, giving him a depth of experience in cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery that few surgeons in Wales can match. He completed a subspecialty fellowship in oncoplastic breast reconstruction in Manchester and is Chair of the Plastic Surgery National Specialist Advisory Group (NSAG) for Wales, which advises on the planning and delivery of plastic surgery services across the country. He is a member of both the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, reflecting his commitment to international standards of practice.

NHS Practice and Training

In his NHS practice at the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Mr Hiew specialises in breast reconstruction following cancer surgery. He is an Educational Supervisor and Medical Appraiser for junior doctors and medical students and has published widely on the subject of breast surgery.

Professional Memberships

• Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Plastics) FRCS(Plast)
• British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS)
• American Association of Plastic Surgeons
• Chair, Plastic Surgery National Specialist Advisory Group (NSAG) for Wales