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Aesthetic Surgery

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery for cosmetic reasons.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
260 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
405 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
97 days
264 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
196 days
447 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
401 days
381 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
113 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
390 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
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New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
85 days
73 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
56 days
131 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
132 days
275 days
Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
---
93 days
Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
---
207 days
Glace Bay
Glace Bay Healthcare Facility
---
---
New Waterford
New Waterford Consolidated
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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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
January 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
94 days
118 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
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David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
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Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
390 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
422 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
113 days
S. Mark Taylor
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.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
29 days
24 days
Clay K Butler
Sydney
---
---
David Hayden
Bridgewater
---
---
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
---
---
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
---
240 days
Margaret Wheelock
Halifax
---
275 days
Michael Bezuhly
Halifax
---
---
Michael Brennan
Antigonish
---
93 days
S. Mark Taylor
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: 
December 1 2019 - November 30 2020
Next Update: 
January 2021
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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