SURGICAL PROCEDURES
OUR PROCEDURES
THYROID SURGERY
John Chaplin is a high volume specialist Auckland thyroid, parathyroid and head and neck surgeon and John performs Ulltrasound scans, FNA biopsy and thyroid surgery including total thyroidectomy, thyroid lobectomy and neck dissections for neck lymph nodes for thyroid cancer in Auckland.
PARATHYROID SURGERY
John Chaplin is a leading Auckland specialist head and neck surgeon performing neck ultrasound and parathyroid surgery including Parathyroidectomy and Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy from Mauranui Clinic in Auckland.
SALIVARY GLAND SURGERY
John Chaplin is a highly experienced specialist head and neck surgeon with expertise in salivary gland tumours performing salivary gland ultrasound examination, parotid gland and submandibular gland surgery from my clinic in Auckland.
NECK LUMPS
John Chaplin is a highly experienced Auckland specialist head and neck surgeon with expertise in assessment and treatment of patients presenting with neck lumps, lymph nodes, parotid tumours, thyroid nodules and , submandibular lumps. He performs office ultrasound and FNA at Mauranui Clinic in Auckland
HEAD AND NECK CANCER
John is a a highly experienced Auckland head and neck specialist surgeon with expertise in treating patients with head and neck cancer including tongue cancer, throat cancer, skin cancer, thyroid cancer, tumours of the jaw and metastatic cancer to neck lymph nodes.
NECK DISSECTION
John Chaplin. is a highly experienced head and surgeon with specialist expertise in treating head and neck cancer that has metastasised to neck lymph nodes with selective neck dissection, radical neck dissection and modified radical neck dissection. I assess these patients with neck ultrasound, FNA and flexible endoscopy at my clinic in Auckland.
HEAD AND NECK MELANOMA
John Chaplin is a leading Auckland specialist head and neck surgeon with expertise in managing malignant melanoma of the head and neck including superficial spreading melanoma, lentigo maligna melanoma, acral lentiginous, nodular melanoma and mucosal melanoma. He treats primary disease as well as nodal metastases.
HEAD AND NECK RECONSTRUCTION
John Chaplin is a leading Auckland head and neck surgeon with expertise in reconstruction of defects created after surgery for head and neck cancers, benign tumours and major trauma to the face and neck. He uses a wide range of local flaps, regional pedicled flaps and free tissue transfer or free flaps to reconstruct.
PHARYNGEAL POUCH
John Chaplin is a highly experienced Auckland Head and neck specialist surgeon with expertise in management of pharyngeal pouch (zenker’s diverticulum). He uses both external and endoscopic approach depending on the size of the pouch and access to the pharynx.
SKIN CANCER
John Chaplin is a leading Auckland head and neck surgeon specialising in the treatment of skin cancer of the face and head and neck. John is a Southern Cross Affiliated Provider for assessment, biopsy and excision of skin cancers including BCC, SCC, melanoma and Merkel cell cancer from Mauranui Clinic in Auckland.