Dr Katarzyna Mackenzie

Plastic, Reconstructive & Hand Surgery

MD PhD FRACS(Plast)

Dr Mackenzie consults on Friday mornings at Marina Specialists and appointments can be made by phoning 534 4040.

Referrals can be sent to EDI: marinasp, or by fax: 537 0147.

Dr Mackenzie is a New Zealand fully trained and accredited plastic, reconstructive and hand surgeon. Through her breadth of extensive training, research and fellowships she has developed special interests in Breast, Facial and Hand Surgery.

A native of Poland, Dr Mackenzie received her medical degree (MD) from the Medical University of Warsaw. She moved to New Zealand with her Kiwi husband in 2003 and underwent training in plastic surgery in Christchurch and Auckland. In 2010, Dr Mackenzie was awarded a PhD by the University of Otago, focusing on skin cancers. Her numerous published papers and her work led to a significant improvement in the management of skin cancers in kidney transplant patients. She is one of only four plastic surgeons ever awarded a PhD in New Zealand.

Dr Mackenzie was awarded full accreditation in Plastic Surgery by the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, FRACS(Plast), in 2015.

She then continued with extensive training both in the UK and Canada, undertaking a number of prestigious fellowships over three years.

• Breast reconstruction, microsurgery, hand surgery at St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery & Burns, Chelmsford, UK
• Breast reconstruction and microsurgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
• Aesthetic Breast Surgery, Banf, Canada
• Aesthetic Surgery Fellowship, London, UK

Dr Mackenzie offers a wide variety of procedures:

• Skin cancer, including melanoma surgery and reconstruction
• Breast:
  • Reduction/Lift
  • Reconstruction
  • Augmentation
  • Gynaecomastia
  • Inverted nipple
  • Fat transfer
• Hand:
  • Carpal tunnel
  • Cubital tunnel
  • Dupuytren's contracture
  • Ganglions
  • De Quervain's tenosynovitis
  • Thumb base arthritis
  • Nerve and tendon repair/reconstruction
• Face:
  • Eyelid surgery
  • Facelift/Necklift
  • Botox
  • Prominent ears
• Body:
  • Abdominoplasty
  • Liposuction
  • Labiaplasty
  • Brachioplasty
  • Thigh lift

Fellowships

• Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS)

Memberships

• International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS)
• New Zealand Society of Surgeons of the Hand (NZSSH)
• Australasian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)

On a more personal level, Dr Mackenzie is married and a mother of two children. She has a passion for art and held memberships in most of the art museums while living in London. She enjoys oil painting and is a keen art collector.

Visit Dr Mackenzie's website visageplasticsurgery.co.nz to learn more about her services.