Reconstructive / Plastic Surgery

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, nearly one million reconstructive surgery procedures are performed each year.

Do you have a child who was born with a birth defect, such as harelip and cleft palate? Are you a woman who has undergone a mastectomy? Or, perhaps you've experienced a traumatic injury or disease that has permanently affected some part of your body that you want fixed.

Reconstructive surgery can help repair the part of your body that is affected from any of these issues.

What Are the Different Types of Reconstructive Surgery Procedures?

If you can imagine how many injuries, birth defects or disfigurement issues arise in our imperfect lives, there is a procedure that can help improve the problem, whatever it may be.

* Breast reconstruction or reduction. These procedures are available for women who have undergone a mastectomy or for women who have abnormally large breasts that are causing back problems or other related health issues; men also undergo breast reduction.


* Wound care. For individuals who have been severely burned or cut, skin grafts or other reconstructive techniques are available.


*Microsurgery or flap procedures. These surgeries can be performed to replace parts of the body affected by injury or disease, such as cancer.

*Facial surgeries. These can be performed to correct cleft palate, hare lip, breathing problems or chronic infections, such as those that affect the sinuses, or even snoring. Plastic surgeons can also correct facial deformities.

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