Dr Loh Mei Ling

MBBS (Spore), MRCS (Edinburgh), MMed (Surgery), FAMS (Plastic Surgery), FRCS (Plastic Surgery)

Associate Consultant

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specialty: Plastic, Reconstructive ＆ Aesthetic Surgery, Cosmetic surgery, Aesthetic ＆ Breast Reconstructive Surgery

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About

Education and Training

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Research Trials

Publications

Conditions Treated By This Doctor

Aesthetic Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty) Alveolar Bone Graft (ABG) for Children born with Cleft Lip and Palate Arteriovenous Malformations Botulinum Toxin Injection (Botox) Breast Augmentation Breast Cancer Related Lymphoedema Breast Lift (Mastopexy) Breast Reconstruction Breast Reduction Cleft Lip and Palate Common Lumps and Bumps in Children Cosmetic Surgery Facial Aesthetic and Rejuvenation Surgery Facial Birth Defects (Congenital Facial Abnormalities) Facial Contouring Fat Injection Filler Injection Gynaecomastia Gynaecomastia surgey (male breast reduction) Liposuction Lymphatic Malformations Lymphoedema Neck Lift Nipple (areola) reduction Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Children Orthognathic Surgery for OSA Plagiocephaly Port-Wine Stain Capillary Malformations Surgery for Vascular Anomalies Thigh Lift (Thighplasty) Tummy-tuck (Abdominoplasty) ＆ Lower Body Lift Upper Arm Lift (Brachioplasty) Upper Eyelid Drooping (Ptosis) Upper or Lower Limb Reconstruction Venous Malformations

Clinical Interests

Aesthetic Breast Surgery, Aesthetic Surgery, Blepharoplasty, Body Contouring, Cleft ＆ Craniofacial Surgery, Facial Plastic Surgery, Rhinoplasty

Clinical Appointments

Associate Consultant

Plastic, Reconstructive ＆ Aesthetic Centre

Associate Consultant

Cleft ＆ Craniofacial Centre

Associate Consultant

KK Breast Centre

Associate Consultant

SingHealth Duke-NUS Vascular Centre

Visiting Consultant

Plastic, Reconstructive ＆ Aesthetic Surgery

Academic Appointments

Physician Faculty Member, Singapore Integrated Programme for Plastic Surgery Residency

Clinical Instructor

Musculoskeletal Sciences Academic Clinical Programme

Clinical Tutor, NTU Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine

About

Dr Loh Mei Ling is an Associate Consultant in the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery at KKH. She has a special interest in craniofacial surgery and provides comprehensive care for patients with conditions such as cleft lip and palate, craniosynostosis, maxillofacial trauma and complex facial deformities. She also performs breast and body contouring procedures, as well as facial aesthetic surgery.

Dr Loh is dually accredited in plastic surgery by the Academy of Medicine, Singapore (FAMS) and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (FRCS). She is actively involved in multidisciplinary care, protocol development, and quality improvement initiatives through her work with various SingHealth and national committees.

Committed to advancing the field, Dr Loh engages in clinical research and has presented her work at numerous local and international conferences. As a clinical educator, she holds teaching faculty appointments with the SingHealth Duke-NUS Musculoskeletal Sciences Academic Clinical Programme, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, and the Plastic Surgery Residency Programme.

Outside of her clinical role, Dr Loh regularly volunteers on humanitarian medical mission trips across Southeast Asia, providing reconstructive surgery to children from underprivileged communities with cleft lip and palate, burn contractures, and other congenital or acquired deformities.

Education and Training

FRCS (Plastic Surgery), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 2025
FAMS (Plastic Surgery), Academy of Medicine Singapore, 2024
MMed (Surgery), National University of Singapore, 2020
MRCS (Edinburgh), Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh, 2019
MBBS, National University of Singapore, 2015

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Associate Consultant, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 2025 – 2026
Member, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 2025
Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore, 2024 – present
Member, Cleft Lip and Palate Association Singapore, 2024 – present
Member, European Wound Management Association, 2023 – present
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2022 – present
Member, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 2019 – present

Research Trials

Novel ear moulding program for paediatric ear anomalies, 2025

Publications

Functional approaches for rib stabilization with aesthetic and reconstructive considerations. Nallathamby V, Loh ML, Harry Ng HM, et al. Current Problems in Surgery. Published online March 2025:101754.
Combination therapy of oxidised regenerated cellulose/collagen/silver dressings with negative pressure wound therapy for coverage of exposed critical structures in complex lower‐extremity wounds. Loh ML, Goh BK, Kong Y, et al. International Wound Journal. 2020;17(5):1356-1365.
Free-style approach to the pedicled lower medial thigh perforator flap. Koh K, Kong Y, Loh ML, Wu Y, Pek CH. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open. 2021;9(10).
Animal models in plastic and reconstructive surgery simulation—A Review. Loh CY, Wang AY, Tiong VT, T Athanassopoulos, ML Loh, P Lim, HK Kao. Journal of Surgical Research. 2018;221:232-245.
Risk factors for hospital and long-term mortality of critically ill elderly patients admitted to an Intensive Care Unit. Mukhopadhyay A, Tai BC, See KC, WY Ng, TK Lim, S Onsiong, S Ee, MJ Chua, PR Lee, ML Loh , J Phua. BioMed Research International. 2014;2014:1-10.
Iatrogenic metacarpal fracture complication secondary to K-wire fixation. Loh CY, Ng NY, Loh ML, Kandamany N, Athanassopoulos T. Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery. 2014;47(02):271-272.
Integra as a temporary method of wound cover post Mohs surgery. Loh CY, Loh ML, Mashhadi SA. International Wound Journal. 2013;13(1):143-143.