Limb saving surgeries

What is it ? The primary goal of limb salvage is to restore or maintain function. To achieve this goal, proper patient selection, timely reconstruction, and choosing the procedure best suited for the patient are paramount. The decision to salvage a limb should be individualized for each patient, taking into consideration not only the extremity

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Hand surgeries

What is it ? Hand surgery is a broad term that covers many different types of procedures performed to restore hand and finger function. Hand reconstructive surgery may be done for many reasons, including: Hand injuries Rheumatic diseases, such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, that change and damage the structures in the hand Degenerative changes

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Facial trauma reconstruction

What is it ? Injuries to the face, head and neck—such as those caused by car accidents, sports injuries, work-related injuries and cancer removal are facial trauma. Damage caused by these injuries, however, can often be improved with facial reconstruction surgery All post-traumatic facial reconstruction involves repairing soft tissue injuries using stitches. With the assistance

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Tendon, vascular, nerve and skin repair

What is it ? Trauma involving any part of the limb (upper or lower), tendon blood vessels nerves along with the bones can get damaged. This has to be repaired. Tendon repair Tendons are the fibers that join muscle to bone. There are 3 types of tendon repair: primary, delayed primary, or secondary. Primary repair of

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Miscellaneous types of reconstructive surgery (skin graft & tendon transfer)

What is it ? Skin grafts A degloving injury is a type of avulsion in which an extensive section of skin is completely torn off the underlying tissue, severing its blood supply. Degloving injury is commonly associated with road traffic accidents and may be associated with other underlying injury to bones, tendons, nerves and blood

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Breast reconstruction

What is it ? Women with breast cancer have two main considerations when considering reconstructive breast surgery—when to have surgery and what type of surgery to have. Breast reconstruction utilizes several plastic surgery techniques to restore a breast to near normal shape and appearance following mastectomy The goal of breast reconstruction is to restore one or both

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Head and neck reconstruction

What is it ? Unlike most other cancers impact of the surgical management of the head and neck cancers is immediately noticeable in social settings. This is because onco-surgical resection invariably results in large part of tissue defects that are not only impossible to close and if not restored to its near original form, the

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Limb reconstruction

What is it ? Liposuction, sometimes referred to as “lipo” by patients. It slims and reshapes specific areas of the body by removing excess fat deposits and improving your body contours and proportion. What liposuction can treat? Abdomen and waist Thighs Hips and buttocks Upper arms Back Chest area Cheeks, chin and neck Calves and

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Post Burn Contracture

What is it ? Post burn contracture hand, neck, axilla, knee, elbow, face. Burn scar contracture is the tightening of the skin after a second- or third-degree burn. When skin is burned, the surrounding skin begins to pull together, resulting in a contracture. It needs to be treated as soon as possible because the scar

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