Plastic & Reconstructive surgery

Reconstruction after cancer presents big challenges. Plastic and reconstructive oncologic surgery helps rebuild the look. As doctors restore form and function lost to cancer, defects, or injuries. They use special surgical skills to reconstruct tissues and improve appearance. Our Oncologists work closely with other doctors to provide complete care to cancer patients. 

Significance of Plastic and Reconstructive Oncologic Surgery:

A few benefits of the surgery are as below:

• Surgery shapes you back to how you want to be. It aligns and beautifies the body after cancer hits accidents or birth problems. You feel okay being you and live better.
• These surgeries help your spirit heal, and you regain confidence, pride, and joy as your frame mends.
• Reconstructive surgeries address these, positively influencing mental health, body image, and overall emotional well-being.

Types of Plastic and Reconstructive Oncologic Procedures:

Breast Reconstruction:

•  Implant-Based Reconstruction: Using saline, silicone implants recreate the breast mound after mastectomy for breast cancer.
•  Autologous Tissue Reconstruction: Patient’s tissue (flap reconstruction) from the abdomen (DIEP, TRAM flap), back (latissimus dorsi flap), and buttocks (gluteal flap) used to reconstruct the breast.
•  Nipple and Areola Reconstruction: Nipple areola complexes are created using tissue grafting tattooing techniques to achieve a natural appearance.

Head and Neck Reconstruction:

• Microvascular Free Flap Reconstruction: Bone or Soft tissue taken from sites (leg, forearm, thigh, abdomen) with blood vessel and anastomosed with vessels of neck, in head and neck surgery.
• Through facial reconstruction, our experts rebuild the looks of your face. For speech and swallowing issues after throat cancer treatment, we offer certain procedures that help patients talk more clearly and swallow foods and liquids again.

Extremity Reconstruction:

•  Limb Sparing Surgery: Removing tumors from limbs without taking the whole limb by grafting bone, implants, or flaps. 
•  Lymphedema Surgery: Fixing swelling in arms or legs after removing the lymph nodes or radiation.

Abdominal and Pelvic Reconstruction:

•  Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: Fixing belly wall problems and hernias after belly surgeries. 
•  Pelvic Floor Reconstruction: Restoring pelvic organs and function after pelvic cancer surgery for female, bowel, or bladder cancers.

Benefits 

The benefits of plastic and repair cancer surgery are:

•  Better quality of life: Reconstruction aids look, functions, and self-image and helps improve daily life and mental health.
•  Use It Again: It helps restore lost abilities like speaking, eating, and moving limbs, which helps independence­, mobility, and routine.
•  Survive Strong: This program helps patients move forward after treatment, addresses side effects, aids recovery, and boosts overall wellness.