Morris Ritz

Morris Ritz has been awarded the Synthes Prize for best publication by the Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of Southern Africa and also the Phyllis Knocker/Bradlow Award from The Colleges of Medicine of South Africa for the most distinguished graduate in academic excellence. Since then, he has been published and has presented extensively in Australia and overseas.

The Melbourne Institute of Plastic Surgery was founded in Victoria, Australia in 1997. This state of the art facility offers plastic surgery together with other ancillary disciplines and prides itself on the service offered to patients. We have been successful in this effort as a result of our dedicated team of plastic surgeons, plastic surgery-trained nursing staff, and other support staff who are committed to providing patients with the very best possible care and unparalleled results.
One such member of the Plastic Surgeon team is Dr Morris Ritz.  Morris is widely experienced in breast reconstruction, aesthetic surgery, microsurgery, hand surgery, and skin cancer surgery. Two of his particular fields of expertise are Breast Reconstruction and Hand Surgery. This includes the treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Breast Reconstruction
Breast reconstruction is mostly a procedure utilized by women that have lost a breast to cancer or women at high risk for breast cancer who wish to take a preventative measure against the disease. The procedure involves the creation of a new breast which is comparable to the natural breast that can then be used as a replacement. Breast reconstruction can be performed immediately after mastectomy or as a separate surgery. Breast reconstruction is a 2 -step procedure. The first step would be to reconstruct the breast mound in the proper size and shape using either a patient’s own tissues or a prostheses full of silicone or saline. Step two is to utilize local flaps of skin to make the nipple-areolar complex and with the aid of medical tattooing, achieve the required color. After a successful breast reconstruction, it is often necessary to lift or reduce the opposite breast to ensure a matching pair. Patients are usually most pleased with the end product of the surgery.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome can be described as a condition resulting from pressure being placed on the main nerve to the hand. The most typical cause of this condition is repetitive movement of the wrist. This usually ends in tingling in your hand or wrist, the lack of sensation in your fingers, weakness of your hand muscles or pain in either your hand or wrist or both. At first, non-surgical treatments might be explored, which could be pain medication, the use of icepacks to bring swelling down, keeping the wrist wrapped to stop movement and most certainly advise to stop activities that need wrist movement. Prolonged symptoms of over six months would usually result in surgery that will relieve pressure on the nerve. Surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome, is usually performed as a day procedure, either under local anesthetic, with or without sedation, or under a general anesthetic. Through surgery we can relieve pressure to the nerve by severing the band of tissue around the wrist.