Reconstructive, Plastic and Limb Salvage Surgery

Reconstructive, Plastic and Limb Salvage Surgery
Plastic Surgery can be broadly divided into two categories:
- Cosmetic Surgery
  
  Cosmetic surgery usually aims to improve the overall look of a particular body part like the nose, face, breast, or excess of abdominal fat. These procedures are done in healthy individuals.

Reconstructive Surgery

Reconstructive Surgery is a major part of plastic surgery and shares fundamental principles with cosmetic surgery. Such surgeries are aimed not only to improve the functional outcome of a particular body part but also help to restore the cosmetic appearance. Reconstructive Surgery is usually done for congenital defects like cleft lip and palate, cancer & trauma patients, burns, or even certain infections like Mucormycosis (Black Fungus).
In cancer patients, Reconstructive Surgeries play a crucial role in restoring functional outcomes. For example, if a Jaw bone is removed, a new jaw bone can be reconstructed from the patient’s own leg bone using highly skilled microvascular techniques.
This helps maintain the patient's jaw outline and allows them to speak and chew food normally with future dental rehabilitation. Similarly, if someone requires the removal of a part of the tongue or the entire tongue, a new tongue can be reconstructed, allowing the patient to speak and swallow food, thus improving the quality of life.

Simultaneously, there is a choice for breast cancer patients to get their breasts reconstructed, which adds to their self-confidence and restores self-esteem.

BODY PART AND LIMB SALVAGE SURGERY
- The reconstructive surgeon utilizes highly skilled microvascular techniques, which enable them to join very tiny blood vessels and nerves with the help of a microscope.
Such techniques help the re-joining of severed fingers or the reconstruction of arms, forearms, or legs following amputations, typically resulting from accidents or machinery injuries.

These techniques restore the blood and nerve supply to injured body parts, ensuring their proper function. Timely preservation and careful transportation of amputated body parts are critical to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Simultaneously, there is a choice for breast cancer patients to get their breasts reconstructed, which adds to their self-confidence and restores self-esteem.

LYMPHEDEMA TREATMENT
- Lymphedema, characterized by gradual limb swelling, has historically been considered incurable and socially isolating. However, super-micro reconstructive surgeries have emerged as a viable solution capable of controlling and curing lymphedema in its early stages. This breakthrough offers hope to patients, allowing them to regain their quality of life and escape social withdrawal.