Ian Reilly

21/09/2025

And chill. Great crowd for our latest needling course up in Edinburgh. I always try to judge updating pods on the safe and effective use of LA vs me nerding out on pharmacological minutiae (vs mythbusting ‘what I was taught at college’). Couple of drinks with some local pod friends and always a pleasure to share the stage with ‘Needles’ Longhurst .

16/09/2025

Here is the 4-week follow up on the bilobed flap post suture removal. All healed, but it will be sometime before we know that it has healed with minimal scarring (and no recurrence).

13/09/2025

I have a VP in for excision soon. I’m torn between full thickness excision with healing by secondary intention, a single lobe or a bilobed local skin flap with primary suturing. It’s a little on the large side for excision but I’m worried about scar location with a flap. What would you do? (All other options tried and failed so keep banana skin out of your G/D mouth!)

07/09/2025

Awesome lecture on ‘challenges to clinical practice’ delivered from one of my pod heroes David Wylie to the latest skin surgery cohort. Aimed at making the team think about barriers to change as they take their new skill set toward in a resistant market.

05/09/2025

Revision Tibialis Anterior repair in one of my long term patients. A very good primary fix from 2024 (see old pics) vs a fall down the stairs and forced ankle plantarflexion. Welcome back 🫣. Refixed with a LARS tendon graft. Almost fully functional at 4/52 post op.

20/08/2025

Following an inversion injury I repaired the ATFL. However, there were still some issues pain-wise. Back to surgery 12/12 later. What is this structure and what is the diagnosis? PS. Pain free two weeks post op (other than normal wound discomfort).

11/08/2025

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09/08/2025

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04/08/2025

While I love a 1st MTP joint replacement, they do fail over time. The first two pics from one that sunk into the meg head after 3 years; the second fractured after 9. Both were switched out for a new one after a joint tidy up. Fusions are still the gold standard. But I’m hoping to keep these two ladies moving and pain free (again).

31/07/2025

’s TikTok edit queue just got a whole lot longer after filming dermatome assessments with me last week. It’s important to know the anatomy though. Today I saw a patient (last pic) with an L4 injury post RTA, numbness in the saphenous nerve distribution and a neurologically induced cavus that needs a hallux IPJ arthrodesis. Sorry, Aidan! Excited to see the final product

29/07/2025

I really hope he works in Health and Safety!

20/07/2025