Dr Walter Flapper

Dr Walter Flapper Craniofacial surgeon, specialising in conditions of the head, face and jaws in children and adults

Craniofacial Surgeon
Specialist Plastic Surgeon with general and specialist registration
AHPRA MED0001527608

10/11/2024

Just locked in the next outreach clinic in Tasmania. Will be seeing patients in Launceston on January 10, 2025.

Happy to be home after a productive outreach visit to Indonesia. Thank you to Dr Henny and the team at RSCM in Jakarta a...
28/10/2024

Happy to be home after a productive outreach visit to Indonesia. Thank you to Dr Henny and the team at RSCM in Jakarta and Drs Mendy, Stevy and the team in Manado for making the visit a success.

10/08/2024

Meet 6-month-old Isabella and her dad, Colin, both cleft palate patients who have received care at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. 🏥

While Colin’s cleft lip and palate came as a surprise to his parents when he was born in Port Pirie Hospital in 1993, Colin and his fiancé, Zoe, were made aware of Isabella’s cleft palate during a routine ultrasound scan. Much like her father all those years ago, 6-month-old Isabella had her first of several surgeries this month, a lip repair surgery.

As a father of a cleft baby and a former cleft palate patient, Colin has inspiring advice to give to other families:
“When I found out, I was concerned for her because I knew what I had gone through, and as a father, I didn’t want her to have to go through that. I was concerned about the operations she would have and then there’s the possibility of bullying and just knowing how people could be”

“As a cleft palate patient, you face a lot of challenges quite early on in life. I didn’t have a lot of bullying, but as a kid, you do look around and notice that your lip isn’t the same as everyone else’s”

“My message to other parents is, yes, it is a big thing to have your child born with cleft lip palate. You have feelings of ‘why has this happened to me?’. But really, your child is the one who needs to deal with this. They have their own hopes and dreams and it’s your job to make sure they know they’re as capable as everyone else”

“When you think of your kids, you want the best for them. I just keep reminding myself that she’s going to have a whole full life and that this is an opportunity to teach her how to live and instil in her that she will live an amazing life”

“As a father and former cleft palate patient myself, I just want to support Isabella and make sure she lives the same life as someone that was not born with a cleft palate”.

To find out more about our cleft and craniofacial services, visit https://www.wch.sa.gov.au/patients-visitors/children/surgical-care/cleft-and-craniofacial-sa

29/07/2023

July is Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness month, and this is Percy’s story.

Percy was born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate and was the first patient to undergo Naso-Alveolar Moulding (NAM) therapy at the Women's and Children's Hospital.

In just a few months with NAM therapy, and the dedication of his loving parents, Percy’s lip gap decreased from 14mm to 2mm.

NAM therapy is a pre-surgical therapy for children born with a cleft lip and/or palate that works by gently directing the growth of the baby’s gums and shaping of the nose by reducing the cleft inside the mouth using a plate.

The baby wears the plate 24/7, while the dedicated NAM team at Women's and Children's Health Network provide ongoing care, making small adjustments every one to two weeks. This not only reduces the gap in the upper lip but also lifts and narrows the nose, making it easier for surgeons to repair.

At 6 months old, after a few months of NAM therapy, Percy had his first surgery to repair his lip. Mum Stephanie says it all went well and Percy has recovered amazingly.

We think the smile says it all!

29/07/2023

Our amazing peer reviewers continually make PRS the #1 Journal in all of Plastic Surgery! We thank each and every one of you for each and every review: https://bit.ly/ReviewerThankYou

Additionally, we honor our Reviewer Hall of Fame for their high-volume, ongoing contributions to the journal and the field, including the following members:

Joseph J. Disa has joined the “Rod J. Rohrich Sanctum” (1500 + reviews)
Jeffrey A. Fearon has joined the “Robert M. Goldwyn Guild” (1000 – 1499 reviews)
Jeffrey E. Janis has joined the “Frank McDowell Fellowship” (900 – 999 reviews)
Edward I. Chang has joined the “Kathryn Stephenson Club” (800 – 899 reviews)
Giorgio Giatsidis has joined the “Warren B. Davis Circle” (500 – 699 reviews)
Evan Matros has joined the Hall of Fame as a member of the “Kevin C. Chung Order” (400-499 reviews).

All of our volunteer reviewers, whether they've done 1 review or over 1500, make us proud! Each review helps improve the future of plastic surgery!

06/07/2023

Hooded or heavy upper eyelids are a promised gift of all you've seen and the life you've lived. But if you are looking for a way to get back the brightness in your eyes, a blepharoplasty might be something to look into.

Also known as eyelid surgery, this popular plastic surgery procedure can help enhance the appearance of your eyelids without looking overly done.

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Excited to announce that we are now also consulting every 4 weeks at 480 Specialist Centre in Windsor Gardens!
22/06/2023

Excited to announce that we are now also consulting every 4 weeks at 480 Specialist Centre in Windsor Gardens!

Still loving seeing this every time I come to work!
31/05/2023

Still loving seeing this every time I come to work!

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