Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
The Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division evaluates and treats
any physical deformity that can be corrected by surgery, whether acquired or
congenital. The division works in collaboration with other specialties to offer
thorough patient management.
Patient Conditions
- Craniofacial abnormalities
- Cleft lip/palate
- Facial or torso disfigurement
- Patients who have had cancer surgery or traumatic injuries
- Peripheral nerve dysfunction, i.e., carpal tunnel syndrome
- Brachial plexus injuries
- Hand and wrist injuries
Specialized Treatments
- Microsurgical procedures
- Breast reduction and breast reconstruction--tissue expansion and TRAM (breast
reconstruction with tummy tuck techniques)
- Repair of cleft lip/palate
- Correction of craniofacial deformity
- Reconstructive surgery following cancer ablation or trauma
- Resection and reconstruction for head, neck and skin cancers
- Hand surgery
- Surgery for problem wounds
- Laser treatment
- Cosmetic Surgery
- Face lifts
- Eyelids
- Nose reshaping
- Liposuction
- Breast augmentation and lifts
- Tummy tucks
Research Activities
- Clinical outcome of breast reconstruction
- Enhancement of peripheral nerve regeneration
- Cranial and facial bone healing in congenital and traumatic deformities
- Refining and defining specialized tissue flaps for abdominal reconstruction
- Wound healing
Special Programs
- Hand Center
- Consultants for Breast Evaluation Program
- Cosmetic Clinic
Services to Physicians
- Consultations on complicated cases
- Second opinions
- Evaluations of patient conditions
- Special treatment procedures
- Short-term and long-term management
This page was last updated on: November 9, 2007.
For more information about the Department of Surgery or to contact
one of our surgeons, call the University Physicians Consultation and Referral
Service at 1-800-492-5538 (patients) or 1-800-373-4111 (physicians).
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