surgeon ACHIEVEMENTS

Scientific Publications

Spine
Report of 2 cases and review of the literature
28 (17): E 347 – E 350
September 2003
Symptomatic spinal epidural varices presenting with nerve impingement
Chin-Ho Wong, Paul TH Thng, Fei Ling Thoo, Cheng-Ooi Low
Articles
International Journal of Dermatology
46 (10), 1036–1041
June 2024
Staging of necrotizing fasciitis based on the evolving cutaneous features.
Yi-Shi Wang, Chin-Ho Wong
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Volume 153 - Issue 6
June 2024
Upper Eyelid Ptosis Correction with Levator Advancement Using the Levator Musculoaponeurotic Junction Formula in White Patients
Wong, Chin-Ho MMed(Surg), FAMS(PlastSurg)1; Hsieh, Michael Ku Hung MMed(Surg), FAMS(PlastSurg)2,3; Mendelson, Bryan FRCS(Ed), FRACS, FACS4
www.PRSJournal.com - Specific Anatomic Targets in the Aging Face
Volume 136, Number 5S
May 2024
Newer Understanding of Specific Anatomic Targets in the Aging Face as Applied to Injectables: Aging Changes in the Craniofacial Skeleton and Facial Ligaments
Chin-Ho Wong, MRCS(Ed), FAMS(Plast Surg) Bryan Mendelson, FRCSE, FRACS, FACS
SpringerLink
Volume 48, pages 141–151
January 2024
Subclinical Upper Eyelid Ptosis in Asian Patients: The Role of Levator Advancement in Optimizing Outcomes in “Cosmetic” Upper Blepharoplasty
Chin-Ho Wong, Michael Ku Hung Hsieh & Bryan Mendelson
www.PRSJournal.com - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
NA
June 2023
Midcheek Lift by Dissecting through the Facial Soft Tissue Spaces
Chin-Ho Wong, MMed(Surg), FAMS(PlastSurg) Michael Ku Hung Hsieh, MRCS(Ed), MMed(Surg) Bryan Mendelson, FRCS(Ed), FRACS, FACS
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
18 (3): 352 – 354
March 2023
Anterior Diaphragmatic Adenopathy in Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Chin-Ho Wong, Pierce KH Chow, Heng-Nung Koong, Alexander Chung, Choon-Hua Thng
www.PRSJournal.com - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
NA
January 2022
Asian Face Lift with the Composite Face Lift Technique
Chin-Ho Wong, M.Med. (Surg.), F.A.M.S.(Plast.Surg.) Michael Ku Hung Hsieh, M.D., M.R.C.S.(Ed.), M.Med. (Surg.) Bryan Mendelson, F.R.C.S.(Ed.), F.R.A.C.S., F.A.C.S.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS - Aesthetic Surgery Journal 41(10)
February 2021
A Comprehensive Approach to Asian Upper Eyelid Ptosis Correction: The Levator Musculo-Aponeurotic Junction Formula
Chin-Ho Wong, M.Med (Surg), FAMS (Plast Surg); Michael Ku Hung Hsieh, MD, MRCS (Ed), M.Med (Surg); and Bryan Mendelson, FRCS (Ed), FRACS, FACS
www.PRSJournal.com - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
NA
August 2017
Extended Transconjunctival Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty with Release of the Tear Trough Ligament and Fat Redistribution
Chin-Ho Wong, M.R.C.S. (Ed.), F.A.M.S.(Plast. Surg.) Bryan Mendelson, F.R.C.S.(Ed.), F.R.A.C.S.
Plast Reconstr Surg
140 : 273 – 282
June 2017
Extended Transconjunctival Lower Eyelid Blepharoplasty with Release of the Tear Trough Ligament and Fat Redistribution.
Wong CH, Mendelson BC
JPRAS Open
13: 113 - 125
June 2017
Vascular anatomy of the anetromedial thigh flap.
Sun JM, Chew KY, CH Wong, Terence Goh LH
Aesthet Surg J
36(5) : 529-32
May 2016
Commentary on: SMAS Fusion Zones Determine the Subfacial and Subcutaneous Anatomy of the Human Face: Fascial Spaces, Fat Compartments, and Models of Facial Aging.
Mendelson BC, Wong CH
Plast Reconstr Surg
136(6) : 1155-65
December 2015
Mid Cheek Lift Utilizing Facial Soft Tissue Spaces of The Mid Cheek.
Wong CH, Mendelson B
Plast Reconstr Surg
136(5) : 940-56
November 2015
Consensus Recommendations for Optimal Augmentation of the Asian Face with Hyaluronic Acid and Calcium Hydroxylapatite Fillers.
Rho NK, Chang YY, Chao YY, Furuyama N, Huang PY, Kerscher M, Kim HJ, Park JY, Peng HL, Rummaneethorn P, Rzany B, Sundaram H, Wong CH, Yang Y, Prasetyo AD
Plast Reconstr Surg
136(5 Suppl) : 44S-8S
November 2015
Newer Understanding of Specific Anatomic Targets in the Aging Face as Applied to Injectables: Aging Changes in the Craniofacial Skeleton and Facial Ligaments.
Wong CH, Mendelson B
Ann Plast Surg
71(5):586-90
November 2013
Revisiting vascular supply of the rectus femoris and its relevance in the harvest of the anterolateral thigh flap.
Wong CH, Ong YS, Wei FC
Plast Reconstr Surg
132(1) : 49-56
July 2013
Facial soft-tissue spaces and retaining ligaments of the midcheek: defining the premaxillary space.
Wong CH, Mendelson B
Plast Reconstr Surg
132(1) : 57-64
July 2013
Surgical anatomy of the middle premasseter space and its application in sub-SMAS face lift surgery.
Mendelson BC, Wong CH
Aesthetic Surgery Journal
33(4) : 505 - 515
June 2013
Immediate Functional and Cosmetic Open Rhinoplasty following Acute Nasal Fractures: Our Experience in Asian Noses.
Chin-Ho Wong, Rollin K Daniel
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
January 2013
Combined use of liposuction and arthroscopic shaver in lower-limb fasciocutaneous flap contouring.
Ooi A, Wong CH, Ong YS
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
January 2013
Combined use of liposuction and arthroscopic shaver in lower-limb fasciocutaneous flap contouring.
Ooi A, Wong CH, Ong YS
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
65(12) : 1678-83
December 2012
Lower gluteal muscle flap and buttock fascio-cutaneous rotation flap for reconstruction of perineal defects after abdomino-perineal resections.
Tan BK, Terence G, Wong CH, Sim R
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
65(12) : 1678-83
December 2012
Lower gluteal muscle flap and buttock fascio-cutaneous rotation flap for reconstruction of perineal defects after abdomino-perineal resections.
Tan BK, Terence G, Wong CH, Sim R
Ann Plas Surg: Epub ahead of print
November 2012
Revisiting the vascular supply of the rectus femoris and its relevance in the harvest of the anterolateral thigh flap.
Chin-Ho Wong, Yee Siang Ong, Fu-Chan Wei
Microsurgery
32(8) : 631-4
November 2012
The ‘Oblique Branch Trap’ in the harvest of the anterolateral thigh myocutaneous flap.
Chin-Ho Wong
Int J Dermatol
51(11) : 1396-8
November 2012
Morpheaform facial basal cell carcinoma – a 16-year experience in an Asian center.
Teo WL, Wong CH, Song C
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery
28(8) : 555-60
October 2012
Surgical anatomy of the medial sural artery perforator flap.
Munzhi Wong, Chin-Ho Wong, Vincent Tay
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
36(4) : 753-60
August 2012
Changes of the facial skeleton with aging: Implications and clinical applications in facial rejuvenation.
Bryan Mendelson, Chin-Ho Wong
Archives of Plastic Surgery
39 : 130 – 136
June 2012
The use of the fix and flap approach to complex open elbow injury: the role of the free anterolateral thigh flap.
Christopher Chui, Chin-Ho Wong, Winston Chew, Mun-Hon Low and Bien-Keem Tan
Plast Reconstr Surg. Discussion by Joel Pessa 1403 – 1404.
129 (6): 1392 – 1402
June 2012
The Tear Trough Ligament, the anatomical basis for the tear trough deformity.
Chin-Ho Wong, Michael Hsieh, Bryan Mendelson
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
65(2) : 235 – 9
June 2012
The anterolateral thigh – Vastus lateralis conjoint flap for complex defects of the lower limb.
Wong CH, Ong YS, Wei FC
Ann Plast Surg. E Pub ahead of print
January 2012
The anterolateral thigh perforator flap for reconstruction of knee defects.
Wong CH, Goh T, Tan BK, Ong YS
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery
27(1) : 47 – 56
June 2011
An algorithm for recipient vessel selection in microsurgical head and neck reconstruction.
Hui-Ling Chia, Chin-Ho Wong, Bien-Keem Tan, Kok-Chai Tan, Yee-Siang Ong
J Reconstr Microsurg
27(2) : 115-20
February 2011
Modifications of the radial forearm flap phalloplasty for female-to-male gender reassignment.
Song Colin, Munzhi Wong, Chin-Ho Wong, Yee Siang Ong
Journal of plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgery
64(1): e21-3
January 2011
The island pedicled anterolateral thigh flap (pALT) via the lateral subcutaneous tunnel for recurrent ischial ulcers.
Jonal Kua, Chin-Ho Wong, Siew-Weng Ng, Kok-Chai Tan
Head and Neck
32(9): 1236 - 45. Review
September 2010
Microsurgical free flaps for head and neck reconstructions.
Chin-Ho Wong, Fu-Chan Wei
Journal of Trauma
69(2) : 459-65
August 2010
The three-step-approach to the harvest of the fibula osteoseptocutaneous flap.
Chin-Ho Wong, Bien-Keem Tan
Semin in Plast Surg
24; 155 - 170
June 2010
Anatomical Variations in head and neck reconstruction.
Bien-Keem Tan, Chin-Ho Wong, Hung-Chi Chen
Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
43(1) : 88 – 91
June 2010
Chest wall reconstruction using a combined musculocutaneous anterolateral-anteromedial thigh flap.
Pearlie WW Tan, Chin-Ho Wong, Heng-Nung Koong, Bien-Keem Tan
Aesthetic Plast Surg
34 (3):335-9
June 2010
Correction of asymmetric calf hypertrophy with differential selective neurectomy.
Fong TH, Wong CH, Lin JY, Liao CK, Ho LY, Tsai FC (Joint first author)
Head and Neck
32(4) : 529-40. Review.
April 2010
The anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap.
Chin-Ho Wong, Fu-Chan Wei
Plast Reconstr Surg
124(6): 1956-64
December 2009
The fibula osteoseptocutaneous flap incorporating the hemi-soleus Muscle (FOCHS Flap) for complex head and neck defects: Anatomical study and Clinical applications.
Chin-Ho Wong, Yee-Siang Ong, Bien-Keem Tan, Colin Song
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
62(11):1519-23
November 2009
The preferential use of slit arteriortomy for end-to-side arterial anastomosis in free tissue transfer to the extremities.
Bien-Keem Tan, Chin-Ho Wong, Winston Chew, Soo-Wan Hong
(Reply) Plast Reconstr Surg
124 (3): 1012 - 1013
September 2009
Alternative vascular pedicle of the anterolateral thigh: The oblique branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery.
Chin-Ho Wong, Fu-Chan Wei
Int Wound J
6(4): 295-300
August 2009
The Use of Urgotul in the Treatment of Partial Thickness Burns and Split Thickness Skin Graft Donor Sites: A Prospective Control Study.
Pearlie WW Tan, Chin-Ho Wong, Yee-Siang Ong, Colin Song
Plast Reconstr Surg
124(2): 500-9
August 2009
Reconstruction of complex abdominal wall defects with free flaps: Indications and outcome Plastic Reconstructive Surgery.
Chin-Ho Wong, Chih-Hung Lin, Brian Fu, Jen-Feng Fang
Annals of Plastic Surgery
62(6): 637-639
June 2009
A cautionary point on the harvest of the anterolateral thigh myocutaneous flap.
Chin-Ho Wong, Huang-Kai Gao, Brian Fu, Jeng-Yee Lin
Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
123: 571 – 577
June 2009
Alternative vascular pedicle of the anterolateral thigh: The oblique branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery.
Chin-Ho Wong, Fu-Chan Wei, Brian Fu, Ying-An Chen, Jeng-Yee Lin
Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
62(5): 690-2
May 2009
An Anomalous Septocutaneous Perforator to the Skin Paddle of the Fibula Osteocutaneous Flap Originating from the Posterior Tibial Artery.
Bien-Keem Tan, Chin-Ho Wong
The American Journal of Surgery
196(5): e60-64
November 2008
The Bottom-Up Approach to the Suprafascial Harvest of the Radial Forearm Flap.
Chin-Ho Wong, Jeng-Yee Lin, Fu-Chan Wei
Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
122(5): 151e-152e
November 2008
Necrotizing fasciitis of the breast.
Chin-Ho Wong, Bien-Keem Tan
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery
24(8): 589-94
November 2008
Maximizing the Reliability and Safety of the Distally Based Sural Artery Flap.
Chin-Ho Wong, Bien-Keem Tan
39 Suppl
3:S57-61
September 2008
Free style free flaps Injury.
Chang-Chen Chang, Chin-Ho Wong, Fu-Chan Wei
Surg Infect (Larchmt)
9(4): 489-92
August 2008
Simultaneous infected pseudoaneurysm and suppurative tenosynovitis resulting from radial artery cannulation.
Gavin CW Kang, Jonathan Y.-L Lee, Chin-Ho Wong
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
8: 988 – 989
June 2008
Novel use of continuous topical papaverine infusion delivered via a balloon pump to help maintain vascular patency in a case of intractable arterial spasm in a smoker.
Song C, Por YC, Wong CH, Woo EK
The American Journal of Surgery
196 (3): e19 – e24
June 2008
Approach to Debridement in necrotizing fasciitis.
Chin-Ho Wong, Andrew K.-T Yam, Agnes B.-H Tan, Colin Song
Annals of Plastic Surgery
60(3): 254 – 259
June 2008
The free digital artery flap: An ideal flap in situations where local flaps are precluded.
Chin-Ho Wong, Lam-Chuan Teoh, Jonathan Lee, Andrew K.-T Yam, David Khoo, Fok-Chuan Yong
Annals of Plastic Surgery
59(6) : 672-678
December 2007
Finite Element Simulations to Elucidate the Determinants of Perforator Patency during Sequential Twisting.
Chin-Ho Wong, Fangsen Cui, Bien-Keem Tan, Zhuangjian Liu, Heow-Pueh Lee, C. Lu, Chee-Liam Foo, Colin Song
Annals of Plastic Surgery
58 (July): 614 – 621
July 2007
Perforator-Sparing Transposition Flap for Lower Limb Defects: Anatomic Study and Clinical Application.
Chin-Ho Wong, Bien-Keem Tan
(Letter) Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
120 (6): 1746 – 1747
June 2007
Perforator-plus flaps or perforator-sparing flaps: Different names, same concept.
Chin-Ho Wong, Bien-Keem Tan
Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
120 (6): 1540 - 1545
June 2007
The anatomical and technical aspect of harvesting auricle as a neurovascular fascial subunit transplant in humans.
Betul Gozel Ulusal, Ali Engin Ulusal, Jeng-Yee Lin, Bien-Keem Tan, Chin-Ho Wong, Colin Song, Fu-Chan Wei
Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
120 (6): 1576 – 1584
June 2007
The use of soleus musculocutaneous perforator for skin paddle salvage in the fibula osteocutaneous flap: Anatomic study and clinical confirmation.
Chin-Ho Wong, Bien-Keem Tan, Fu-Chan Wei, Colin Song
Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
119(6):1964-5
May 2007
The ‘intra-muscular’ rectus abdominis pedicle.
Chin-Ho Wong, Colin Song
Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
119 : 1259 – 1266
April 2007
The perforator sparing buttock rotation flap for coverage of buttock pressure sore.
Chin-Ho Wong, Bien-Keem Tan, Colin Song
Annals of Plastic Surgery
58 (Mar): 350 – 351
March 2007
A Safer Technique for In-Situ Calvarial Bone Graft Harvesting using the Metal Ruler.
Colin Song, Chin-Ho Wong
Annals of Plastic Surgery
58 : 303 – 307
March 2007
Intermittent short saphenous vein phlebotomy: An effective way of relieving venous congestion in the distally based sural artery flap.
Chin-Ho Wong, Bien-Keem Tan
Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
119 (Feb): 752 – 753
February 2007
Laboratory assessment of Depth of Burns (Reply).
Chin-Ho Wong, Colin Song
Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
118(5) : 1224-1236
October 2006
Capsular contracture in subglandular breast augmentation with textured versus smooth breast implants: A systematic review.
Chin-Ho Wong, Miny Samuel, Bien-Keem Tan, Colin Song
Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
17(5): 970 – 979
June 2006
Calcified cephalohematoma: Classification, indications for surgery and techniques.
Chin-Ho Wong, Chee-Liam Foo, Wan-Tiew Seow
Journal of Infection
52(6):415-9
June 2006
What is subacute necrotizing fasciitis?: A Proposed Clinical Diagnostic Criteria.
Chin-Ho Wong, Yi-Shi Wang
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
35 (4): 270 – 273
June 2006
Necrotizing fasciitis and traditional medical therapy – A dangerous liaison.
Yi-Jia Lim, Fok-Chuan Yong, Chin-Ho Wong, Agnes BH Tan
Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
117: 1206 – 1213
June 2006
Plasma free hemoglobin: A novel diagnostic test for the assessment of depth of burn injury.
Chin-Ho Wong, Colin Song, Kien-Seng Heng, Irene H.C. Kee, Sim-Leng Tien, Priyanthi Kumarasinghe, Lay-Wai Khin, Kok-Chai Tan
Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
117 (7): 147e – 150e
June 2006
Abdominal wall necrotizing fasciitis; It is still ‘Meleney’s Minefield’.
Chin-Ho Wong, Colin Song, Yee-Siang Ong, Bien-Keem Tan, Kok-Chai Tan, Chee-Liam Foo
Plastic Reconstructive Surgery
116 (6):1715-20
November 2005
Use of the omentum flap as additional soft-tissue cover for abdominal wall defects reconstructed with Gore-Tex
Chin-Ho Wong, Bien Keem Tan, Heng-Nung Koong, Chong-Hee Lim, Soo-Peng Chew, Colin Song
Critical Care Medicine
33(7):1677
July 2005
The clinical relevance of the laboratory risk indicator for necrotizing fasciitis (LRINEC) score for the assessment of early necrotizing fasciitis (Letter).
Chin-Ho Wong, Lay-Wai Khin
Burns
31(4): 505-9
June 2005
A modified technique of percutaneous subclavian venous catheterization in the oedematous burned patient.
Bien-Keem Tan, Chin-Ho Wong, Robert Ng, Martin HS Huang, Seng-Teik Lee
Current Opinion in Infectious Disease
18(2): 101-6
April 2005
The diagnosis of necrotizing fasciitis.
Chin-Ho Wong, Yi-Shi Wang
(Letter) Annals of Emergency Medicine
45(4):461-2
April 2005
Tissue oxygen saturation monitoring in diagnosing necrotizing fasciitis: A useful tool but only for a selected few.
Chin-Ho Wong
Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease 2004 Dec
23(12):909-1 Epub
November 2004
Recurrent Necrotizing Fasciitis caused by Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus European
Chin-Ho Wong, Soo-Heong Tan, Asok Kurup, Agnes BH Tan
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
49(11-12): 1882-3
November 2004
Posterior perforation of gastric ulcer
Chin-Ho Wong, Pierce K.H. Chow
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy
12(6) : 540-4
November 2004
Knee Dislocations: Outcome of Operative Vs Closed Immobilization Treatment Outcomes
Chin-Ho Wong, Jee-Lim Tan, Haw-Chong Chang, Lay-Wai Khin, Cheng-Ooi Low
Lancet
364: 1376
June 2004
Subacute necrotizing fasciitis
Chin-Ho Wong, Soo-Heong Tan
The Internet Journal of Orthopedic Surgery
Volume 2 Number 1
June 2004
Paget-Schroetter Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Chin-Ho Wong, Haw-Chong Chang, Cheng-Ooi Low
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease
23 (7): 573 – 575
June 2004
Group B Streptococcus Necrotizing Fasciitis: An Emerging Disease?
Chin-Ho Wong, Asok Kurup, Kok-Chai Tan
Critical Care Medicine
32(7):1535-1541
June 2004
The LRINEC (Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis) Score: A Tool for Distinguishing Necrotizing Fasciitis from Other Soft Tissue Infections
Chin-Ho Wong, Lay-Wai Khin, Kien-Seng Heng, Kok-Chai Tan, Cheng-Ooi Low
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease
23 (5): 403 – 407
June 2004
Single-Organism Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Klebsiella Species
Chin-Ho Wong, Asok Kurup, Yi-Shi Wang, Kien-Seng Heng, Kok-Chai Tan
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (America)
85-A (4): 869 – 870
June 2004
Necrotizing Fasciitis: Clinical Presentation, Microbiology and Determinants of Mortality, Letter to Editor
Chin-Ho Wong
Surgery
135 (3): 321 - 5
June 2004
Posterior Perforation of Peptic Ulcer: Presentation and Outcome of an Uncommon Surgical Emergency
Chin-Ho Wong, Pierce KH Chow, Hock-Soo Ong, Weng-Hong Chan, Lay-Wai Khin, Khee-Chee Soo
Emerging Infectious Disease
9 (11): 1484 - 5
November 2003
Cutaneous Melioidosis and Necrotizing Fasciitis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei
Yi-Shi Wang, Chin-Ho Wong, Asok Kurup
Nose
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
18(8): 1000 - 1002
August 2003
Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome: A Clinical Spectrum with Correlation between Cutaneous and Gastrointestinal Manifestations
Chin-Ho Wong, Yu-Meng Tan, Wan-Cheng Chow, Puay-Hoon Tan, Wai-Keong Wong
Research
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (America)
85-A (8): 1454 – 1460
August 2003
Necrotizing Fasciitis: Clinical Presentation, Microbiology and Determinants of Mortality
Chin-Ho Wong, Haw-Chong Chang, Shanker Pasupathy, Lay-Wai Khin, Jee-Lim Tan, Cheng-Ooi Low