--- title: "Scar revision waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Scar revision in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/scar-revision/nsw/" --- # Scar revision waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for scar revision in New South Wales public hospitals was **131 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **83 days**. Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 42 public hospitals in New South Wales reported scar revision in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first. **[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** On the compare page, pick "Scar revision" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 36 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked. Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 83 days marks the national median. - [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/scar-revision/): 75 days - [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/scar-revision/): 125 days - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/scar-revision/): 130 days - [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/scar-revision/): 214 days - [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/scar-revision/): 268 days - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/scar-revision/): 281 days - [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Murwillumbah District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murwillumbah-district-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Royal Hospital for Women](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hospital-for-women/scar-revision/): not published - [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-institute-of-rheumatology-orthopaedics/scar-revision/): not published - [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/scar-revision/): not published - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/scar-revision/): not published - [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/scar-revision/): not published - [Young Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/young-hospital/scar-revision/): not published Scar revision in New South Wales public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28. | Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/scar-revision/) | 75 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 2 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/scar-revision/) | 125 days | not published | 32 surgeries | | 3 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/scar-revision/) | 130 days | 0.0% | 100 surgeries | | 4 | [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/scar-revision/) | 214 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 5 | [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/scar-revision/) | 268 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 6 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/scar-revision/) | 281 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | unranked | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Murwillumbah District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murwillumbah-district-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal Hospital for Women](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hospital-for-women/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-institute-of-rheumatology-orthopaedics/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Young Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/young-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/scar-revision/near/liverpool/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for scar revision in New South Wales public hospitals was 131 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Scar revision waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/scar-revision/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/scar-revision/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/scar-revision/nsw/)), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026. ## What is not here Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here. Waiting times differ across state borders, and a referral can cross one — [read what that means](https://surgerywaits.au/guides/referral-to-another-hospital/). Compare with [every other state](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/scar-revision/), or see [every surgery reported in New South Wales](https://surgerywaits.au/state/nsw/). ## Before you use these figures Surgery Waits is not medical advice. It republishes official statistics about waiting times that have already happened, and it does not recommend any hospital, doctor or treatment. Your general practitioner (GP) and your treating specialist are the right people to help you decide what is appropriate for you. **In an emergency call 000.** Waiting-time figures: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals, licensed under [CC BY 3.0 AU](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/). Quarterly state figures: Queensland Health. Suburb and locality data: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Both licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Surgery Waits is not connected with any of these organisations. Surgery Waits is published by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). * * * This is the Markdown copy of https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/scar-revision/nsw/.