Initial consultation price:
£200
Your private health insurance
Circle Health Group works with all major UK health insurance providers. Simply let your provider know your chosen hospital to begin your treatment journey.
About Aswin Appukuttan
Personal Profile
Mr Aswin Appukuttan is a highly experienced Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgeon. At Woodlands Hospital in Darlington, Mr Appukuttan treats NHS, privately insured and self-pay patients. He also has recognition by most major UK health insurance providers.
He offers personalised, compassionate care in the heart of the North East. Based mainly at Woodlands Hospital, Mr Appukuttan brings a wealth of national and international training and refined expertise to every consultation. This ensures each patient feels heard and truly cared for. Mr Appukuttan is also a full-time Consultant Plastic and Hand Surgeon at the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. Here, he provides excellence in reconstructive and trauma surgery across the region.
At Woodlands and within the NHS Trust, Mr Appukuttan collaborates closely with specialist nurses, hand therapists, anaesthetists, and other surgical and medical colleagues. This coordinated approach ensures seamless operative care, dedicated post-operative rehabilitation, and enhanced functional recovery. He is also part of the multi-disciplinary skin cancer team at County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust.
Your consultation with Mr Appukuttan is a collaborative experience. Expect thorough listening, clear explanations, and a bespoke management plan shaped around your goals and life situation.
With over 20 years experience in plastic surgery, Mr Appukuttan trained across national and international centres. He has earnt multiple awards throughout his surgical education. He now gives back through teaching and pioneering plastic surgical courses and workshops, nurturing the next generation of surgeons.
Mr Appukuttan is an established academic author and has published on topics such as:
- Fingertip reconstruction techniques
- Novel flap designs
- Microsurgical innovations
- Brachioplasty technique
- Medical illustration methods
Away from work, Mr Appukuttan enjoys drawing, painting, music and exploring nature. Whether creating pencil sketches, painting art or walking with family (possibly a four-legged companion in tow), he brings a human warmth to his professional identity. He values community, art, wellbeing, and the restorative power of nature.
Useful links
Clinical Interests
- Hand surgery, including carpal tunnel, cubital tunnel, trigger finger, Dupuytren's surgery, ganglion cysts, finger and thumb arthritis and finger joint replacements
- Nerve and tendon reconstruction
- Skin cancer removal and reconstruction
- Assessment of moles
- Management of benign skin lesions including cysts, lipomas and skin tags
- Aesthetic procedures including liposuction, arm and thigh lift, tummy tuck, male and female breast reduction and breast lift
Professional Memberships
- Royal College of Surgeons
- British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH)
- Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH)
- British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAPRAS)
- Kleinert Hand Society and the British Medical Association
- British Medical Association (BMA)
