Wound Care
Plastic surgeons can repair a wound using techniques such as direct closure, skin grafts, flap surgery, tissue expansion or microsurgery. The type of trauma and wound you exhibit will determine how you...
View ArticleTRAM Flap Breast Reconstruction
TRAM flap breast reconstruction is a surgical technique in which tissue from the lower abdominal wall is grafted onto the chest. The procedure is named after the transverse rectus abdominis muscle,...
View ArticleTissue Expansion
Tissue expansion enables the body to "grow" extra skin for use in reconstructing almost any part of the body. A silicone balloon expander is inserted under the skin and gradually filled over time,...
View ArticleSkin Cancer
Skin cancer is diagnosed by removing all or part of a skin growth and examining its cells under a microscope. It can be treated using a number of methods, depending on the type and stage of cancer, as...
View ArticleScar Revision
Plastic surgeons can often improve the appearance of a scar, making it less obvious through the injection or application of certain steroid medications or through surgical procedures known as scar...
View ArticleMelanoma Surgery
Melanoma may occur in any area of the skin, including areas that are difficult to see. When melanoma is left untreated, it can spread to other organs. In most cases, melanoma requires surgery to remove...
View ArticleLat Flap Breast Reconstruction
Latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction is a procedure that uses skin, tissue, and blood vessels from the upper back to rebuild the breast mound after cancerous tissue is removed during mastectomy...
View ArticleHand Surgery
Major advances have been made treating patients with hand injuries, degenerative disorders, and birth defects of the hand. Plastic surgeons undergo intensive training in hand surgery to treat patients...
View ArticleEarlobe Repair
Earlobe repair can fix a torn or stretched earlobe. The procedure involves surgical cutting of the healed edges of an injury, removal of damaged tissues, and then suturing of the exterior skin back...
View ArticleDIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction
DIEP is an advanced free-flap breast reconstruction technique that uses the patient's own body tissues. It is named after the deep inferior epigastric perforator, the blood supply for the tissue flap...
View ArticleCongenital Anomalies
Congenital anomalies are malformations of the body that are present from birth. They can affect different areas of the body, including the breasts, hands, face, ears, and more. An estimated 3-4 percent...
View ArticleCleft Lip and Palate
Medical professionals have made great advances in treating children with clefts and can do a lot to help your child lead a normal, healthy, happy life. Children born with a cleft lip or palate may need...
View ArticleBreast Reconstruction
Breast reconstruction is performed after lumpectomy or mastectomy. The surgery can reconstruct the breast so that it closely matches the existing breast. The surgery is often completed immediately...
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