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Aesthetic Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery for cosmetic reasons.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
470 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
284 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
58 days
195 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
490 days
446 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
97 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
372 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
198 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
---

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
42 days
41 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
69 days
78 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
67 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
---
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
---
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
248 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
---
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
111 days
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
---
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
November 1 2021 - October 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2022

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
58 days
205 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
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Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
372 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
97 days
Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
---
---
Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
---
---
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
---
---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
Glace Bay
26 days
77 days
Blair Williams
Glace Bay
---
---
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
Jason G Williams
Halifax
---
---
John D Stein
Halifax
---
---
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
246 days
Martin LeBlanc
Halifax
---
---
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
66 days
Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
---
---
Philip John Rasmussen
Halifax
---
---
S. Mark Taylor
Halifax
---
---
Steven F Morris
Halifax
---
---

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
November 1 2021 - October 31 2022
Next Update: 
December 2022
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency/priority cases.

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