Aesthetic Medicine 2019

Reconstructive surgery

Plastic surgery, the functional, structural, and aesthetic restoration of all manner of defects and deformities of the human body Modern plastic surgery has evolved along two broad themes: reconstruction of anatomic defects and aesthetic enhancement of normal form. The surgical principles of plastic surgery remain focused on preserving vascularity, replacing like tissue with like tissue, respecting anatomic zones, and fostering wound healing by minimizing tissue trauma. As a diverse surgical specialty, the discipline of plastic surgery not only interacts with other disciplines of medicine but also merges medical science with the art of physical restoration. It couples careful evaluation of defects with sophisticated arrangements of tissue to improve the uniformity and natural resemblance of repair. Innovative techniques used in plastic surgery are largely the result of the successful clinical application of advances in tissue engineering, nanotechnology, and gene therapy.

Reconstructive surgery is often performed on cancer patients as well as on burn and accident victims. It may involve there building of severely fractured bones, as well as skin grafting. Reconstructive surgery includes such procedures as their attachment of an amputated finger or toe or implanting a prosthesis.

• Breast reconstruction
• Breast reduction
• Cleft lip (cheiloschisis) and cleft palate (palatoschisis) 
• Gender Confirmation Surgeries
• Hand Surgery
• Lymphedema
• Reconstructive microsurgery
• panniculectomy surgery 
• Regenerative medicine 
• Scar revision surgery

Prostheses are artificial structures and materials that are used to replace missing limbs or teeth, or arthritic hip and knee joints.