About Dr. Harvard Lin

Yes. You may send an enquiry, or contact the clinic by phone or WhatsApp, before making travel arrangements. This allows your care to be discussed and appointment availability confirmed before you book flights.

Bring or send any existing medical records, imaging and laboratory results relevant to your condition. Recent scans, ultrasound reports, blood test results and previous operation notes are the most useful, as they allow your assessment to be planned before you arrive in Singapore.

Dial the Singapore country code +65 before the clinic number, giving +65 6956 6588. The WhatsApp line, +65 8877 3318, works from the Philippines without international call charges and is often the simpler option for a first enquiry. Singapore and the Philippines share the same time zone, so clinic hours apply without adjustment.

Not necessarily. A first consultation is an assessment. Depending on your symptoms and the records you provide, further investigations such as imaging or laboratory tests may be needed before any treatment is discussed. Some patients complete assessment and treatment within one visit to Singapore, while others require a second appointment. The International Patient Liaison Centre can help you plan for both possibilities.

This depends entirely on the assessment and on whether a procedure is recommended. A consultation and basic investigations can often be completed within a short visit, while surgery requires additional time for pre-operative preparation, the procedure itself and post-operative review. Length of stay is discussed with you once your assessment is complete, and cannot be estimated in advance of it.

Urogynaecology addresses the pelvic floor and bladder. Referral is usually considered where symptoms include leakage of urine during coughing, laughing or exercise, a sudden urge to pass urine that is difficult to defer, a sensation of pressure or bulging in the pelvis, or difficulty emptying the bladder or bowel. These symptoms are common and often treatable.

Both are performed through small incisions rather than one large one. In standard laparoscopic surgery the surgeon holds the instruments directly. In robotic surgery using the da Vinci Surgical System, the surgeon operates the instruments through a console. The surgeon controls the procedure in both cases. The approach used depends on the individual clinical assessment, and one is not automatically suitable for every patient or every condition.