Plastic Surgery Department at Shimla Multi-Specialty Centre
Plastic Surgery
An overview of Procedures and Possibilities
Plastic surgery includes hand surgery, reconstructive surgery, skin grafting and flap surgery, burn care, post-burn contractures, nerves, tendons, blood vessel reconstructive injuries, scar treatment, laser hair removal, and hair transplantation.
What is Plastic Surgery?
From the Greek word ‘Plastikos’ meaning to shape or mould.
A plastic surgeon reconstructs what is deficient or lost due to:
- Congenital malformations
- Trauma
- After surgical procedures, etc.
Branches of Plastic Surgery
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Aesthetic / Cosmetic Surgery
Reconstructive Surgery
Hand Surgery
- Congenital malformations
- Hand trauma
- Post-burn contractures
- Tendon, nerve, blood vessel injury
- Fingertip injury, nail bed injury
- Glass cut injury
Examples: Syndactyly, Polydactyly, Hand trauma, Post-burn contracture
Nerve Surgery
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Ulnar / Median / Radial nerve palsy (Claw hand, Wrist drop)
- Brachial plexus injury
Examples: Claw hand, Wrist drop (Radial nerve palsy)
Chronic Non-Healing Wounds
- Diabetic foot
- Venous ulcers
- Pressure sores
- Orthopaedic injuries with exposed bone / fracture site
Craniofacial
- Cleft lip and palate
- Facial trauma / Facial fractures
- Ear / Nose / Face deformities
- Skin cancers (SCC, BCC, melanomas)
- Post-burn contractures
- Hypertrophic scars
- Keloids
Cosmetic Surgery
- Rhinoplasty
- Scar revision
- Fat grafting
- Dimple creation
- Blepharoplasty
- Gynecomastia surgery
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