Reconstructive Surgery

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Facial Surgery

Craniofacial reconstruction following trauma is different for each individual as it highly depends on the nature and location of the patient's injuries. The first priority in any trauma patients is treating problems with airway, breathing, circulation or any other life-threatening emergency before t ... Continue Reading

Facial Surgery

Craniofacial reconstruction following trauma is different for each individual as it highly depends on the nature and location of the patient's injuries. The first priority in any trauma patients is treating problems with airway, breathing, circulation or any other life-threatening emergency before t ... Continue Reading

Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate General Information

If you rub your finger over your upper lip, you'll feel the tissue that runs between your nose and lip. That groove in between is called your philtrum (say: fill-trum). Now run your tongue over the roof of your mouth. The line that is the middle, is where your palate grew together. If you open your ... Continue Reading

Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate General Information

If you rub your finger over your upper lip, you'll feel the tissue that runs between your nose and lip. That groove in between is called your philtrum (say: fill-trum). Now run your tongue over the roof of your mouth. The line that is the middle, is where your palate grew together. If you open your ... Continue Reading

Burn Surgery

Burn injuries account for over 100,000 hospital admissions per year. With the opening of many specialized burn centers for acute burn injuries, death rates from severe burns have dropped significantly. Survivors, however, are often left, with functional impairment and grotesque distortion of appeara ... Continue Reading

Burn Surgery

Burn injuries account for over 100,000 hospital admissions per year. With the opening of many specialized burn centers for acute burn injuries, death rates from severe burns have dropped significantly. Survivors, however, are often left, with functional impairment and grotesque distortion of appeara ... Continue Reading

Recovery after Ear Reconstruction

An ear reconstruction surgery may be performed for a number of reasons, including birth defects or other possible injuries that affect the outer ear. The ear reconstruction surgery will aim at correcting any birth defects or injuries and make the ear look normal. The recovery period after an ear rec ... Continue Reading

Recovery after Ear Reconstruction

An ear reconstruction surgery may be performed for a number of reasons, including birth defects or other possible injuries that affect the outer ear. The ear reconstruction surgery will aim at correcting any birth defects or injuries and make the ear look normal. The recovery period after an ear rec ... Continue Reading

Similar Treatments and Alternatives for Ear Reconstruction

Ear reconstruction surgery is performed to correct the deformities of the ears like microtia. Various types of ear reconstruction surgery, such as Stapedectomy, Tympanoplasty, Ear tube Surgery or Myringotomy and surgery for correcting congenital defects, are available to solve ear problems. Ear plas ... Continue Reading

Similar Treatments and Alternatives for Ear Reconstruction

Ear reconstruction surgery is performed to correct the deformities of the ears like microtia. Various types of ear reconstruction surgery, such as Stapedectomy, Tympanoplasty, Ear tube Surgery or Myringotomy and surgery for correcting congenital defects, are available to solve ear problems. Ear plas ... Continue Reading

Recovery after Facial Reconstruction

Facial reconstruction serves as a broad term that describes a number of surgical procedures. Individuals sometimes do not choose to receive the surgery, but instead go through with it in order to decrease the chance of medical conditions after severe trauma occurs. In other cases, patients select fa ... Continue Reading

Recovery after Facial Reconstruction

Facial reconstruction serves as a broad term that describes a number of surgical procedures. Individuals sometimes do not choose to receive the surgery, but instead go through with it in order to decrease the chance of medical conditions after severe trauma occurs. In other cases, patients select fa ... Continue Reading

Potential Side Effects of Facial Reconstruction

Facial reconstruction is the combination of both art and science. By using scientific technique, a surgeon can produce a unique face through specific points of the skin. The thickness of soft tissues in men and women is different, and this is an important factor in the concept of facial reconstructi ... Continue Reading

Potential Side Effects of Facial Reconstruction

Facial reconstruction is the combination of both art and science. By using scientific technique, a surgeon can produce a unique face through specific points of the skin. The thickness of soft tissues in men and women is different, and this is an important factor in the concept of facial reconstructi ... Continue Reading

Recovery after Cleft Lip Surgery

Recovery for a child after cleft lip surgery can be difficult for a small child, but they bounce back very quickly. There are some things that can make the recovery time faster and easier for you and your child. Feeding If your child's first surgery is made when he is still small and bottle or breas ... Continue Reading

Recovery after Cleft Lip Surgery

Recovery for a child after cleft lip surgery can be difficult for a small child, but they bounce back very quickly. There are some things that can make the recovery time faster and easier for you and your child. Feeding If your child's first surgery is made when he is still small and bottle or breas ... Continue Reading

Potential Risks and Complications of Facial Reconstruction

Facial reconstruction can repair the bone structure as well as the cartilage and muscles, and reshape the face. The procedure may involve using skin grafts and the cutting and repositioning of bones. Severe cases of facial reconstruction may involve the use of skin, muscles and bones from other area ... Continue Reading

Potential Risks and Complications of Facial Reconstruction

Facial reconstruction can repair the bone structure as well as the cartilage and muscles, and reshape the face. The procedure may involve using skin grafts and the cutting and repositioning of bones. Severe cases of facial reconstruction may involve the use of skin, muscles and bones from other area ... Continue Reading

Non-Invasive Alternatives to Ear Reconstruction

Ear reconstruction offers restricted options in terms of non-invasive procedures. Most ear reconstructions are done via surgical intervention wherein a plastic surgeon reconstructs the ear using skin flaps, grafts and implants. The few non-invasive alternatives to ear reconstruction have been descri ... Continue Reading

Non-Invasive Alternatives to Ear Reconstruction

Ear reconstruction offers restricted options in terms of non-invasive procedures. Most ear reconstructions are done via surgical intervention wherein a plastic surgeon reconstructs the ear using skin flaps, grafts and implants. The few non-invasive alternatives to ear reconstruction have been descri ... Continue Reading