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Mr Mallappa Kolar

Consultant Plastic Surgeon (Head & Neck Surgery) MBCHB, BSC, MRCS, MD, PHD, FRCS (PLAST)

I am on the Specialist register for Plastic Surgery and have developed on my interests  in cosmetic surgery, focusing on the head & neck procedures only. I enjoy teaching  and research, stemming from 2006. This includes separate MD and PhD in translational  research using stem cells for nerve regeneration in animal models alongside being a  course director and member of faculty on national courses.  

Undertaking the PhD has taught in me the vital skills of focus, organisation, planning  and perseverance in addition to multiple international presentations, publications and  prizes.  

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  • A large, qualified and dedicated team to serve you

  • Get the personal attention you deserve

  • State-of-the-art corrective eye surgery

  • Tailor made sophisticated treatment options to achieve your individual goals

Specialises in:
  • Facial Plastic Surgery
  • Head & Neck Cosmetic Procedures
  • Fat Grafting
  • Nerve Regeneration Research
  • Complex Reconstructive Surgery

Qualifications, Training and Memberships

Qualification & Training

FRCS (Plast) 2020
Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (Plastic Surgery), London, England, UK

PhD 2016
Umeå University, Sweden – Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells and injections of microRNA as therapeutics for nervous system repair

MD 2014
Umeå University, Sweden – The use of adipose derived stem cells in spinal cord and peripheral nerve regeneration

MRCS 2009
Member of Royal College of Surgeons, London, England, UK

MBChB 2006
Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

BSc 2004
2:1 Basic sciences with management, Imperial College, London, UK

Speciality Registrar, Plastic Surgery, Yorkshire Deanery — 2015–2021
Completed the training programme whilst rotating through Hull, Bradford, Sheffield and Wakefield. Successfully completed the FRCS (Plast) exam in programme.

Senior SHO, Leeds General Infirmary — 2010–2011
Completed the training programme in general surgery, vascular surgery, orthopaedics and urology whilst rotating through York and Harrogate. Successfully completed the MRCS exam in programme.

Core Surgical Training, Yorkshire Deanery — 2008–2010
Completed the training programme in general surgery, vascular surgery, orthopaedics and urology whilst rotating through York and Harrogate. Successfully completed the MRCS exam in programme.

Foundation Training, Yorkshire Deanery — 2006–2008
Completed the training programme in gastroenterology, vascular surgery, general surgery, plastic surgery, general practice and acute medicine whilst rotating through Leeds and Wakefield.

Professional Memberships

  • Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS Plast), London, UK
  • Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS), London, UK
  • General Medical Council (GMC) – Specialist Register for Plastic Surgery

Peer Recognition

  • Early Stage Investigator Award – Tissue and Cell Engineering Society UK, 2012
  • Nomination for BAPRAS President’s Prize – Winter BAPRAS/ISSH Meeting, Dublin, 2013
  • Main author of invited contribution: “Chapter 22: Peripheral Nerve Regeneration; Tissue Engineering Using Ceramics and Polymers” – Woodhead Publishing, 2014
  • JPRAS and BMJ Reviewer (since 2014)

Research & Publications

  • . Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications (PubMed Indexed): 2023 – Deep Neck Contouring with a Focus on Submandibular Gland Vascularity: A Cadaver Study – Aesthet Surg J..
  • . 2022 – Survey of Plastic Surgery Trainee Attitudes to a Career as a Burns Surgeon – Burns..
  • . 2019 – Getting Under Your Skin: Botfly Myiasis – BMJ Case Rep. .
  • . 2018 – Trimethylene Carbonate-Caprolactone Conduit with Poly-p-Dioxanone Microfilaments to Promote Regeneration After Spinal Cord Injury – Acta Biomaterialia..
  • . 2017 – The Neurotrophic Effects of Different Human Dental Mesenchymal Stem Cells – Scientific Reports..
  • . 2014 – The Therapeutic Effects of Human Adipose Derived Stem Cells in a Rat Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Model – Stem Cells Dev..
  • . Invited Contribution: Chapter 22: Peripheral Nerve Regeneration; Tissue Engineering Using Ceramics and Polymers – Woodhead Publishing, 2014.
  • . Theses: PhD – Transplantation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Injections of microRNA as Therapeutics for Nervous System Repair, Umeå University, Sweden.
  • . MD – The Use of Adipose Derived Stem Cells in Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Regeneration, Umeå University, Sweden.

Presentations

Mr Kolar has presented extensively at national and international conferences, sharing his work in peripheral nerve regeneration, stem cell therapy, and clinical plastic surgery. Below is a selection of his oral and poster presentations:


International Oral Presentations

  • Jan 2014International Symposium on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration, Turin, Italy
    A comparison of stimulated and unstimulated human adipose derived stem cells for repair of peripheral nerve gap injuries

  • Jun 2013TERMIS EU, Istanbul, Turkey
    Tissue Engineering Peripheral Nerve Repair With Human Adipose Derived Stem Cells

  • May 2013EURAPS Research Council, Antalya, Turkey
    Human adipose derived stem cells used to tissue engineer peripheral nerve repair

  • Jul 2012Tissue and Cell Engineering Society Conference, Liverpool, UK
    Transplantation of human adipose derived stem cells reduces glial cell reactions after spinal cord injury in rats

  • Nov 2013BAPRAS, Dublin
    Human adipose derived stem cells promote regeneration in a biodegradable scaffold with guidance microfilaments


National Oral Presentations

  • Nov 2013Umeå Neural Network, Sweden
    Stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury

  • Jan 2014Paediatric BSSH, London
    A case series of congenital/infantile non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas of the upper limb

  • Nov 2007Yorkshire Vascular Society, Leeds
    Metabolic Syndrome in Peripheral Vascular Disease – An Important Relationship?


Invited Oral Presentation

  • Apr 2012Glasgow Cell Engineering Department, Glasgow
    The role of stem cells in nerve regeneration


International Poster Presentations

  • Jun 2019BAPRAS, Bournemouth, UK
    “90 is the new 60” – A retrospective review of plastic surgery trauma patients aged 90+

  • May 2019British Burns Association, Leeds, UK
    First reported case of an autistic child sustaining contact burns using a sensory toy

  • Jun 2017BAPRAS, Helsinki, Finland
    Caseload of acute plastic surgery patients aged 90 and over

  • Nov 2013Society for Neurosciences, San Diego, USA
    Stem cell-based regeneration in spinal cord injury using biodegradable scaffolds

  • Nov 2012Society for Neurosciences, New Orleans, USA
    Transplantation of human adipose derived stem cells reduces glial cell reactions after spinal cord injury in rats

Awards

  • Early Stage Investigator Award, Tissue and Cell Engineering Society UK – 2012
  • Nomination for BAPRAS President’s Prize, Winter BAPRAS/ISSH Meeting, Dublin – 2013

Why Choose Us

  • 35000 +

    Our patient numbers
  • 30 k+

    eyes surgeries completed
  • 550 +

    National & International lectures
  • 75 +

    years of surgery experience
  • Consultant delivered care from start to finish
  • Expertise in handling complex cases
  • Audited low Complication Rates
  • Custom Surgery for personalised outcomes
  • Prompt & Flexible Scheduling - typically both eyes done within 1-2 weeks
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