Dr Maré du Plessis Inc. - Specialist Surgeon

21/01/2026

“𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲, he explained the procedure to me and I felt incredibly confident in his ability. 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲, he saw me on the ward to check I was OK. He also did ward rounds until my discharge. 𝐔𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞, I was given ample medication and understood what each medication was for. My final [consultation] was excellent and 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you, Barbara, for this 5-star review of your experience when Dr Du Plessis performed your emergency gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy.) 🩺🤎 To read more 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐫 𝐃𝐮 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬’ 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, and schedule an appointment, visit our website: https://drduplessis.com/testimonials/

14/01/2026

Many people have gallstones and never know it! 80 percent of people who have gallstones don’t have any pain at all.

Those who 𝐝𝐨 have symptoms most commonly feel pain in the right upper quadrant of their abdomen. The pain often radiates to their back, right shoulder, or shoulder blade. 🚨🚑 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and possibly surgery, so please consult your doctor about your symptoms.

Specialist Surgeon Dr Du Plessis performs elective and emergency surgeries at Mediclinic Milnerton, with laparoscopic gallbladder removal within his specialist focus. 🩺👨‍⚕️ Visit our website to learn more contact us to 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 with Dr. Du Plessis. https://drduplessis.com/gallstones/

08/01/2026

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫, 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡! 🌅📝 Note these important screening procedures, 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬, and schedule your appointments accordingly.

✅ 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬, 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. *Information as guided by CANSA recommendations.

🩺 Contact us to 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 with Specialist Surgeon Dr Du Plessis at Mediclinic Milnerton: https://drduplessis.com

30/12/2025

“Please 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐧. It should be investigated.” 🚨‼️ It’s important to have a medical consultation to assess your groin discomfort, especially because of the potential complications that Dr Du Plessis mentions in this interview with Voice of the Cape Radio - VOC. 🎧

📲 Send this clip to any family members and friends who have been ignoring their groin issues. It’s best to 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 so that we can begin to 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦.

Learn more about hernias (including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment) on our website: https://drduplessis.com/inguinal-groin-hernias/ 🩺

23/12/2025

Gallstones are hard deposits in your gallbladder that consist of 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐥, salt, or bilirubin (discarded red blood cells). They can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as an apricot.

While your body produces cholesterol naturally, you can also take in excess cholesterol through your diet. Many 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 are related to diet, including: being overweight or obese, and eating a diet that’s high in fat or cholesterol.

If you experience persistent pain in your upper right abdomen after meals, 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫. 🧑🏽‍💻 Read about other gallstones risk factors at https://drduplessis.com/gallstones/

[Image credit: https://harboursurgery.co.nz/gallstones/]

17/12/2025

Haemorrhoids (also known as piles) are swollen veins located around the a**s or in the lower re**um, causing 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠. 🚽🩸 About 50% of adults experience symptoms of haemorrhoids by the age of 50. Fortunately, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞.

🧑🏻‍💻 Visit our website to 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 and tips to prevent piles: https://drduplessis.com/haemorrhoids/

11/12/2025

Specialist Surgeon Dr. Maré Du Plessis is well known for his 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 to patient care and his 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 as a surgeon. Dr. Du Plessis performs surgery to treat a range of conditions related to the digestive system, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐬. 🩺🤎

📍 Learn more about Dr Du Plessis on our website, and contact us to 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐦 at his Mediclinic Milnerton private practice: https://drduplessis.com/

03/12/2025

𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚. ‼️If you’ve been putting off making an appointment - even if it isn’t causing you pain - please use your upcoming time off to make sure you see a doctor to look at your hernia.

🩺👨‍⚕️It’s best to 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 enough for anesthesia. When hernias become symptomatic, there is a higher risk of complications.

Dr Maré Du Plessis is a 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐧 for both elective and emergency procedures, with a specialist focus on gastrointestinal surgery, hernia surgery, and breast cancer surgery.

☎️ Contact us to 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 with Dr Du Plessis at Mediclinic Milnerton: https://drduplessis.com/hernia-questions-answers/

Need expert surgical care Dr Du Plessis offers a wide range of general and specialist surgical procedures Call us at Mediclinic Milnerton 021 555 1877

26/11/2025

Would you recognize the 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫? 🚨

Many people with colon cancer experience no symptoms in the early stages of the disease. When symptoms appear, they vary depending on the cancer’s size and location in your large intestine.

👨‍⚕️ Learn more on our website: https://drduplessis.com/colorectal-cancer/ and contact us if you need to 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 with Specialist Surgeon Dr Du Plessis at Mediclinic Milnerton: https://drduplessis.com/colonoscopy/

19/11/2025

Don’t put off that screening gastroscopy or colonoscopy. 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫. ✅ As you look back on your medical costs this year, make sure to spend your funds on important, life-saving preventative procedures.

🪴🩺 Dr Du Plessis’ Mediclinic Milnerton practice has an 𝐢𝐧-𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞, which makes a screening colonoscopy or gastroscopy a 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 doctor’s visit, with no need for a hospital stay.

📞 Contact us to 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: https://drduplessis.com/contact-dr-mare-du-plessis/

Need expert surgical care Dr Du Plessis offers a wide range of general and specialist surgical procedures Call us at Mediclinic Milnerton 021 555 1877

18/11/2025

🎧 Tune in to Radio Tygerberg at 2pm today (or 8pm tomorrow) to hear Dr du Plessis discuss the importance of colonoscopy with Reinhard Kotze.

14/11/2025

If you’ve been meaning to make an appointment with Dr Du Plessis for that procedure you’ve been putting off, please take note of our upcoming closure period.

📍👨‍⚕️✅ 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲, and get these important procedures done before the end of the year.

Contact us to 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 with Dr Du Plessis at Mediclinic Milnerton: https://drduplessis.com/contact-dr-mare-du-plessis/ 📞