Helen McMelon

Yorkshire-based Keen Bean / Plastic Surgery Registrar

[Helen McMelon @McmelonHelen]

Astonished by @TUIUK who lost my baby's car seat on the flight from Spain, and subsequently had me running around the airport for 2 hours.. Only to tell me that this never happened and they won't be compensating me or returning the seat?! The family airline! 🤣

[Helen McMelon @McmelonHelen]

Picket line this morning at Bradford Royal Infirmary. Great to see so much public support from passing pedestrians and drivers. ✊ @TheBMA

[Mr M💙(সঞ্জীব মজুমদার) @BaronLeSanj]

YESSSS!❤️❤️❤️
(Another addition to the menagerie!)
🙏🏽@McmelonHelen

[Helen McMelon @McmelonHelen]

@BaronLeSanj Couldn't resist that one!

[Mr M💙(সঞ্জীব মজুমদার) @BaronLeSanj]

The ST3 wars are on!
Sorry @MattJStone23, but your fellow ST3 @McmelonHelen just finished doing THREE Dupuytren’s fasciectomies on my list (1palm; 1with MCPJ contracture & 1with PIPJ); skin to skin; with a little advice/retraction.
CT2 assisted, and closed skin, each case. 👏🏽👏🏽👍🏽

[Helen McMelon @McmelonHelen]

Following in the footsteps of @BaronLeSanj, the first mini sim session for our CTs and SHOs I organised at @MidYorkshireNHS was a hit!

Thanks to all who attended and helped out yesterday 🤓👍

This week was skin grafts, next month will be local flaps!

[Helen McMelon @McmelonHelen]

@AmenahDhannoon @BaronLeSanj Hopefully this is the first of many!

[Mr M💙(সঞ্জীব মজুমদার) @BaronLeSanj]

First of series of FREE mini Surg Sim Courses for CTs at #PinderfieldsHospital - Skin Grafting
Next one: local flaps (in 1/12).
Well done @McmelonHelen

[Helen McMelon @McmelonHelen]

Another great training morning with Mr M! 🤓🤓

[Mr M💙(সঞ্জীব মজুমদার) @BaronLeSanj]

Elective Hand Surgery training is also important.
Trapeziumectomy performed, expertly, by my Reg, with overseas Fellow (Reg); a bit of guidance in the beginning, & then, off they go; me being banished, AGAIN, to coffee room!😳
Well done surgeon @McmelonHelen 👏🏽👍🏽

[Helen McMelon @McmelonHelen]

Monster crocs at lunch... @BaronLeSanj

[Susan McCrossan @SusanMcCrossan1]

Faculty on a lower limb debridement course run by Smith and Nephew and these are the crocs they have given us to wear in the cadaver lab. I’m kind of obsessed? 😂 #WhatAreThose #monstercrocs

[Susan McCrossan @SusanMcCrossan1]

Diversity in surgery- a super important and relevant topic. #imasurgeon #ilooklikeasurgeon

[Mr M💙(সঞ্জীব মজুমদার) @BaronLeSanj]

The FACULTY was READY & SET to go!!

[Mr M💙(সঞ্জীব মজুমদার) @BaronLeSanj]

Another day; another Trauma list where two of my registrars relegate me to 2nd(!) assistant whilst performing a X-finger flap!😱😁🤣🙏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[Nadia Whittome MP @NadiaWhittomeMP]

University staff and students are on strike today together.

Staff working conditions are students' learning conditions, and together they're fighting for an education system that works for all.

Solidarity to @ucu and @nusuk ✊🏽

#StudentStrike #OneOfUsAllOfUs

[Helen McMelon @McmelonHelen]

Keen bean

[Mr M💙(সঞ্জীব মজুমদার) @BaronLeSanj]

Simulator microsurgery practice session in progress in “Situation Room” @PinderfieldsPlasticSurgery #simtraining #microtraining

[Helen McMelon @McmelonHelen]

@bbc5live listening from a Mexican bee farm...it's coming home!!