Dr Maré du Plessis Inc. - Specialist Surgeon

17/09/2025

Intestinal obstructions are either the result of something 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 part of the intestine (mechanical obstruction) or a 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞 of the intestine to work properly (paralytic ileus).

😰🤢 Obstructions cause a wide range of uncomfortable symptoms, including abdominal swelling, severe bloating, and vomiting.

In many cases, this condition can’t be prevented. 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥. An untreated intestinal obstruction can be fatal.🚨

🧑🏽‍💻 Learn more by visiting Specialist Surgeon Dr. Maré Du Plessis’ website: https://drduplessis.com/intestinal-obstruction/

16/09/2025

Dr Du Plessis appeared on Expresso Morning Show - SABC 3 recently, explaining everything you need to know about piles (also known as haemorrhoids) and how to treat this condition.

🎥 Watch the full interview and learn more on our website: https://drduplessis.com/haemorrhoid-types-causes-symptoms-treatments/

10/09/2025

“Dr du Plessis himself is so passionate about his patients. Even as a new patient, I felt it. He takes his time, does not rush through anything. And you’re guaranteed to not have any questions because he explains everything in detail.” —Mazile Bee 🤎

📍👨‍⚕️ Dr Maré Du Plessis is a 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 in Cape Town with a specialist focus on gastrointestinal surgery, hernia surgery, breast cancer surgery, as well as thyroid and endocrine conditions.

Visit our website to read about Dr Du Plessis’ expertise, medical career milestones, and read more testimonials from his patients: https://drduplessis.com/about-surgeon-dr-mare-du-plessis/ 🔗

08/09/2025

☕️ Early birds and Expresso viewers, make sure to tune in tomorrow’s Expresso Morning Show - SABC 3 to learn from Dr Maré Du Plessis.

🎥👨‍⚕️ He’ll be discussing the ‘who, why, when, and what to do’ about haemorrhoids.

The segment with Dr Du Plessis will stream live on Expresso’s YouTube channel at 7:21am: https://youtube.com/?si=PwNPBEEPMIczDuth

03/09/2025

“Take charge of your health with the facts.” 🎤👨‍⚕️ Dr Du Plessis spoke to Cape Town TV to discuss 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 and 𝐠𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲.

Here, he explains how they work, what they do, and the difference between the two medical procedures.
Dr Maré Du Plessis is a 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 in Cape Town.

🪴🏥 The practice has an endoscopy suite in-rooms, making a colonoscopy or gastroscopy procedure a private, comfortable doctor’s visit, rather than necessitating a hospital stay.

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

27/08/2025

When and how should you treat a cyst? First of all: 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟!

Small cysts that don’t cause cosmetic or functional problems are usually best left alone. 🌋 When a cyst is 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝, 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫, 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝, these are the treatment options:

💦 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞: your doctor makes a small cut in the cyst and expresses the contents. This is relatively quick and easy, but cysts often recur after this treatment.

🪡 𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: Surgical excision removes the entire cyst, preventing recurrence. Your doctor may recommend first treating the inflammation (with antibiotics, steroids, or incision and drainage), performing the excision after inflammation resolves.

🩺 Need treatment? For more information about cyst excision, and how 𝐃𝐫 𝐃𝐮 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐲𝐬𝐭, visit our website and schedule a consultation: https://drduplessis.com/excision-cysts-related-skin/ 👨‍⚕️

20/08/2025

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐟 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧? Because research shows that hernias that don’t cause symptoms at first usually become problematic later on!

😤 When hernias become symptomatic, there is a higher risk of 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 and the hernia can become incarcerated or strangulated.

𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐬 while you are 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐚. Waiting until you’re in your seventies or eighties makes the surgery more risky.

🚨 If you can feel a bulge in the groin area, or are feeling pain there, ask your GP to examine you, and refer you to a specialist, or 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

👨🏼‍💻 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 about why you should prioritize repairing your hernia on our website: https://drduplessis.com/hernia-questions-answers/?utm_source=SM2608&utm_medium=SM2608 🤳🏽 and visit our 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 for lots more info: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18021055838047971/ 📝

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

08/08/2025

Let’s talk 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐬, and how Dr Du Plessis repairs them:

𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐲, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭? An a**l fistula is a small tunnel that forms between the end of the bowel and the skin near the a**s. It typically forms when an infection in the a**l glands leads to an abscess that doesn’t fully heal, causing pain, bleeding, and discharge during bowel movements.

🩺 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚, and is almost always required.

🪡 The most common procedure is called a 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐲, which involves opening up the full length of the fistula so it can be 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭.

🩹 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲? You should heal within one to two months, the surgery leaving a flat scar.

💻 We’ve got a helpful 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐐&𝐀 page on our website for more information, including 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚: https://tinyurl.com/29t6pmj3

Medical image credit: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/14466-a**l-fistula

30/07/2025

👨‍⚕️ Dr. Du Plessis performs surgery to treat a range of conditions related to the digestive system, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐬.

We partner with specialist physicians in:

🚽 gastroenterology

🧬 endocrinology

🩺 and oncology related to breast cancer

to provide 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 of conditions in these fields.

👩🏽‍💻 You can 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 for more information on the various conditions that Specialist Surgeon Dr. Maré Du Plessis works with, and contact us if you’d like to schedule a consultation with him. https://drduplessis.com/general-surgical-conditions/

23/07/2025

We work as a team to ensure that our patients have a 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 when visiting Dr Du Plessis’ rooms.

It’s important to us that you 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 before, during, and after your consultation with Dr Du Plessis, so we are very pleased when our patients notice and appreciate our efforts to support you. 🤎 Thank you for sharing your experience with us, Thea!

🩺🤎 To read more 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐫 𝐃𝐮 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬’ 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, and schedule an appointment for yourself, you can visit our website: https://drduplessis.com/testimonials/

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

09/07/2025

If you’re experiencing 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 (painful bowel movements, blood in your stool, chronic constipation, or hard stool) in these 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬, these seasonal factors may be contributing towards winter piles flare-ups:

🛋️ 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 - People tend to move less in winter, and lack of exercise can contribute to constipation, a major trigger for haemorrhoids.

🥘 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 are often lower in fibre, which can lead to harder stools and straining during bowel movements.

💧 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 - People may drink less water when it’s cold, which also increases the risk of constipation.

Dr Du Plessis recommends that you 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 that combat these winter habits to alleviate your symptoms.

💻 Visit our website for more information about piles and how you can treat them: https://drduplessis.com/haemorrhoids/

📸 Image credit: https://unitedveincenters.com/conditions/hemorrhoids/

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

03/07/2025

Stop postponing your colonoscopy appointment. 𝐈𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.

Dr Du Plessis spoke with Mari Hudson on RSG’s ‘Gesondheid’ show, discussing colonoscopy in depth, reminding us of the importance of early detection, describing how surgeons remove any polyps found, and dispelling old wives’ tales about the procedure. During this conversation, Dr Du Plessis explained that:

1️⃣ 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞, 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞.

2️⃣ Thanks to conscious sedation, you will be asleep and feel no pain during the colonoscopy.

3️⃣ You won’t remember anything about the procedure, during which polyps that could cause cancer can be removed.

4️⃣🚨 If you’re older than 45 experiencing re**al bleeding, don’t ignore your symptoms, and prioritize your health.

You can listen to their full conversation here, or at this link: https://omny.fm/shows/gesondheid/gesondheid-21-mei-2025 🎧

🩺 Learn more about colonoscopy, and 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 with Specialist Surgeon Dr Du Plessis at Mediclinic Milnerton: https://drduplessis.com/colonoscopy/