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Dr Sarah Tolerton FRACS

Dr Sarah Tolerton FRACS
Hand & Reconstructive
Specialist Plastic Surgeon
Sydney, Australia

04/01/2026

And that’s a wrap!

A count up (cos who wants to end down 🤷🏻‍♀️) to an epic stretch on call 🙌🏻

As expected, our trauma hospitals experienced a significant increase in workload over the past few weeks… in the usual setting of a significant reduction in staff 🥴

A shout out to all the junior doctors, nurses, allied health & hospital staff (AND their support crews) for GETTING IT DONE 👊🏻 at an exceptionally high level… with a smile 😃

As the new year & its media focus on finding a ‘new you’ passed somewhere within the last 10 days… I can attest to the ol’ saying that the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others 🙌🏻

As I crawl into a short break to rest, reset & recharge… I couldn’t be more grateful for the path life has chosen for me & the incredible people that keep that often challenging path lit with JOY 💕

26/02/2025

Body strong, mind sharp, soul nourished & spirit higher than ever 🏃🏻‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️🚣🏻‍♂️ 🏅

The NZ Coast to Coast is said to have become almost a rite of passage for multisport athletes from around the world... while I question whether sustained exhaustion is a rite of passage, the race definitely lifted me to higher place 🙌🏻

Starting at Kumara Beach on the West Coast, the race traverses the width of the South Island of NZ, crossing the main divide & finishing at New Brighton Beach on the East Coast

No amount of training as (what I now know is referred to as) a ‘Weekend Warrior’ could have prepared me for what this course demanded

There were multiple times I questioned what I was doing such as delaminating my knee on a boulder during a river crossing, chasing paddles & survival bags down rapids after capsizing the kayak, & seeing no end to the final straight segment of the road cycle… but never once did I question whether we were going to cross the finish line 🏁

What an amazing life experience I am so grateful to have had… alongside 2 most special humans 💕

While I am yet to sign up for my next adventure… this post recovery mindset is yearning more

29/08/2023

Lipomas are common benign slow-growing soft tissue tumours that can occur anywhere, but most commonly in the head, neck, shoulders & back regions

They can also be found in or between muscle, bone, associated with viscera or at a site of previous trauma

Their slow, usually painless growth can lead to a large size at presentation

Cosmetic deformity or compressive symptoms usually bring lipomas of the upper limb to medical attention earlier than other regions of the body

These 2 patients presented to with slow growing lumps in their upper limbs

Following appropriate preoperative imaging, surgical removal was performed requiring significant dissection & mobilisation from important neurovascular structures

Surgery performed by Dr Sarah Tolerton (MED 0001196862) – Specialist Plastic Surgeon. We recommend you consider a second opinion before proceeding.

02/08/2023

Posted • Coming out of surgery for extensive injuries caused by picking up an unexploded bomb, Senri was in disbelief to see his fingers straight for the first time in over two years.

The most important question for the soccer-obsessed 14-year-old was whether he could one day play goalkeeper again 🥅 ⚽

Senri suffered serious burns injuries from a bomb left behind since World War Two while playing near his home in the Solomon Islands at the age of 11.

With limited medical care available near his home in the Solomon Islands, Senri was supported by Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for children to come to Sydney for major surgery performed by Dr Sarah Tolerton, to release the constrictions on his hands, close the wound and improve his mobility. The outcomes have been life-changing.

➡️ Read more via our News Highlights.

24/07/2023

Grateful to be part of Senri’s journey

Many thanks to the support of Rotary Oceana Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC) & all the people that have helped make Senri’s surgery & rehabilitation possible 🙌🏻

21/07/2023

Friday on the tools

18/07/2023

Our hands account for less than 5% of total body surface area but over 50% loss of function if unable to be used

Reconstructive techniques aim to restore form & function to the hand, returning patients to work & life as soon as possible following trauma / surgery

Skin grafts & flaps are surgical techniques commonly used by plastic surgeons when a defect cannot be closed by primary or secondary intention

This young man underwent reconstruction of a soft tissue defect of his left index finger with a full thickness skin graft to reduce healing time & contracture

He underwent revision of the scar & contracture at his joint with Z-plasty flaps 7 months later - which involves transposition of 2 opposing triangular flaps that change the direction of scar to be better aligned with natural skin folds or tension lines and less restrictive to movement

17/07/2023

Last list with our international fellow

What a great year of surgery & life down under for our dutch colleague 🇳🇱

International hand surgery fellowships are an invaluable tool for young, recently graduated Plastic or Orthopaedic Surgeons to further their knowledge & skills in hand, wrist & microsurgery… not to mention live & work abroad ✈️

Thank you & good luck from the team at Sydney Hopsital / St Luke’s Private Hospital

Address

227 Avoca Street
Randwick, NSW
2031

Telephone

+61293998799

Website

http://www.drsarahtolerton.com.au/

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