Hand Surgery
It is not common knowledge that the specialist field of hand surgery falls under the domain of plastic surgery.
Hand surgery is one of the most intricate areas within the specialty of plastic surgery. Mr Chester regularly performs hand surgery as part of his plastic surgery practice. His NHS hand surgery practice is based at the Birmingham Hand Centre in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, where he has been a consultant for more than 16 years. Mr Chester is Clinical Lead (Head of Department) for hand surgery. He completed his hand surgery training as part of his plastic surgery registrar rotation in the West Midlands and also as a Hand Fellow at the prestigious Pulvertaft Hand Unit in Derby. He regards himself as very fortunate to have such a diverse plastic practice. He feels that his hand surgery interest complements other areas of his work, due to the delicacy and meticulous surgical technique required for this specialty. Mr Chester is supported by hand therapists to optimise the outcome for his patients.
Mr Chester prides himself on his communication skills and likes to tailor management plans to suit the needs of his patients. He is regularly referred patients for second opinions and provides surgical and non-surgical treatments for a number of conditions.
Mr Chester treats the following hand surgery problems:
Nerve compression including carpal tunnel syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome, which are causes of tingling in the fingers
Arthritis of the hand – painful joints
Functional problems and deformity following previous hand injuries including tendon reconstructions, release of scarring
Soft tissue tumours including ganglia, mucous cysts, benign lumps
Nail problems – deformity, injury, tumours under nails
Dupuytren’s disease- progressive contracture of digits. He is able to employ plastic surgery techniques such as skin grafts
Neuromas – painful nerve lumps
Tendinopathy – trigger finger, De Quervain’s (inflamed tendons to the thumb)
Please note that Mr Chester is not routinely able to provide a service for patients with new injuries – please attend A&E or see your GP.
Please click here to make an enquiry regarding a hand problem
For further information on the conditions listed above, please click on the link below to the Patients’ section of the BSSH website
https://www.bssh.ac.uk/patients/conditions/