Reconstruction Surgery
Skin Graft
A skin graft is a patch of skin that is removed by surgery from one area of the body and transplanted or attached, to another area.
This surgery is usually done while you are under general anesthesia. That means you will be asleep and pain-free.
Healthy skin is taken from a place on your body called the donor site. Most people who are having a skin graft have a split-thickness skin graft. This takes the two top layers of skin from the donor site (the epidermis) and the layer of the epidermis (the dermis).
The donor site can be any area of the body. Most times, it is an area that is hidden by clothes, such as the buttock or inner thigh.
The graft is carefully spread on the bare area where it is being transplanted. It is held in place either by gentle pressure from a well-padded dressing that covers it or by staples or a few small stitches. The donor-site area is covered with a sterile dressing for 3 to 5 days.
People with deeper tissue loss may need a full-thickness skin graft. This requires an entire thickness of skin from the donor site, not just the top two layers.
A full-thickness skin graft is a more complicated procedure. Common donor sites for full-thickness skin grafts include the chest wall, back, or abdominal wall.
Various Flaps
Various Flaps
A flap is a unit of tissue that is transferred from one site (donor site) to another (recipient site) while maintaining its own blood supply.
Flaps come in many different shapes and forms. They range from simple advancements of skin to composites of many different types of tissue. These composites need not consist only of soft tissue. They may include skin, muscle, bone, fat, or fascia.
How does a flap differ from a graft? A flap is transferred with its blood supply intact, and a graft is a transfer of tissue without its own blood supply. Therefore, survival of the graft depends entirely on the blood supply from the recipient site.
Cosmetic Surgery
Cosmetic Surgery or "Surgery of appearance" is an elective surgical procedure (a surgical procedure that is chosen by an individual which may or may not be necessary ) which aims at enhancing and reshaping the appearance through surgical and medical procedures. In present times, a large number of people are opting for cosmetic surgery in order to refine their looks as it helps in reversing the physical signs of aging.
Nerve, Vessel Repair
General Plastic Surgery
General Plastic Surgery is defined as a surgical specialty dedicated to the reconstruction of facial and body defects due to birth disorders, trauma, burns, and disease. Plastic surgery is intended to correct dysfunctional areas of the body and is reconstructive in nature. While many plastic surgeons choose to complete additional training and perform cosmetic surgery as well, the basis of their surgical training remains reconstructive plastic surgery.
Scar Revision, Mole, Nevus Excision
Cosmetic Surgery
Cosmetic Surgery or "Surgery of appearance" is an elective surgical procedure (a surgical procedure that is chosen by an individual which may or may not be necessary ) which aims at enhancing and reshaping the appearance through surgical and medical procedures. In present times, a large number of people are opting for cosmetic surgery in order to refine their looks as it helps in reversing the physical signs of aging.
Nerve, Vessel Repair
Nerves are cables that transmit impulses from the brain and spinal cord that give specific orders to the various body parts. There is a spectrum of nerve injuries depending on the mechanism of injury that has been classified into five grades according to the severity.
Grades I and II are minor injuries that will recover function within weeks of the injury without the need for surgery. Grades IV and V represent more severe injuries that require surgical intervention for the function to be recovered. Grade III has variable results and often requires surgery with a careful evaluation intraoperatively for the various treatment options.
Central nervous system (CNS) axons do not spontaneously regenerate after injury in adult mammals. In contrast, peripheral nervous system (PNS) axons readily regenerate, allowing recovery of function after peripheral nerve damage.
General Plastic Surgery
General Plastic Surgery is defined as a surgical specialty dedicated to the reconstruction of facial and body defects due to birth disorders, trauma, burns, and disease. Plastic surgery is intended to correct dysfunctional areas of the body and is reconstructive in nature. While many plastic surgeons choose to complete additional training and perform cosmetic surgery as well, the basis of their surgical training remains reconstructive plastic surgery.
Scar Revision, Mole, Nevus Excision
Scar revision is surgery to improve or reduce the appearance of scars. It also restores function and corrects skin changes (disfigurement) caused by an injury, wound, or previous surgery.
Scar revision surgery will attempt to minimize a scar so that it is less conspicuous and blends in with the surrounding skin tone and texture. Scars are visible signs that remain after a wound has healed.
There are several reasons that patients sometimes decide to undergo removal of a large nevus. Most of the time, the overriding reasons to remove a congenital pigmented nevus are first to reduce melanoma risk and second to improve appearance which can be fundamental to improving a patient’s overall psychosocial state. Other reasons to remove a nevus may be to improve the strength, texture, sensation, and sweat gland activity of the affected area.
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