Medical Conferences

Under reconstructive surgery is understood in the broadest sense, the use of an operation to restore form and function of the body. Reconstructive surgery or plastic surgery, is derived from the Greek word “Plastikos” which means to shape, improve or restore. Reconstructive surgery will repair the function and the appearance of a particular body part. There are three main reasons why reconstructive surgery may be appropriate: medical reasons, due to a birth defect or deformities that may inhibit activities of daily living, traumatic injuries and accidents.

Although plastic surgery and plastic surgeons in many aspects of reconstructive surgery are involved, there are also other branches of surgery, which also use reconstructive procedures. For example, the Orthopedic Reconstruction of hip and other joints and tendons. Furthermore, maxillo-surgeon and ENT doctors lead reconstructive surgery as to accident victims or reconstruction after cancer of the head and neck.

Other branches of surgery (eg, general surgery, gynecological surgery, pediatrics, surgery, aesthetic surgery) also carry some reconstructive procedures. The common feature is that it attempts to restore the most of the anatomy or the function of the body part.

Plastic surgeons can perform surgery in progressive development of complex operations and improve the lives of those affected significantly. Her work ranges from very simple techniques, such as primary closure and bandages, complex skin grafts to tissue expansion.

Reconstructive surgery on the breasts:

Breast implants give more control over their size, shape and profile. Reconstructive surgery can improve the appearance of aging and after pregnancy and can restore a youthful look. For breast augmentation with implants, the implants are inserted behind the breast tissue or above the pectoral muscle. Implants are available in the range of up to 850 ml 120 ml

Reconstructive surgery of the body:

There are several possibilities of reconstructive surgery on the body: Cosmetic surgery techniques allow breast embellishments, face firming, smoothing his forehead, upper and lower breast augmentation, laser skin resurfacing, chemical peel, rhinoplasty) (rhinoplasty, and reconstruction by liposuction of other body sites, as well as Abdominoplasty.