Plastic surgery can be defined as a problem solving surgical discipline. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it spans the entire body and does not have defined anatomic areas. The plastic surgeon extends his activities not only to the skin but also to certain adjacent tissues in locations as diverse as the face and hands, the neck and the abdominal wall, the extremities, the genitourinary tract, the breasts and the scalp. The following pictures give one a general idea of people with various problems who may require services of a plastic surgeon.
Sagging of facial skin after weight loss
Face lift with threads
Gynaecomastia (enlargement of male breast)
A patient with prominent ears – A birth defect
A child with cleft of the upper lip
A young child with abnormal opening of urethra
A young girl with haemangioma (abnormal growth of blood vessels) over her wrist
A girl with very rare birth defect - cleft of the lower lip
A girl with rudimentary ear (Microtia)
A grown up girl with asymmetry of breasts
This girl is unable to open her left eyelid completely (Unilateral Ptosis)
A young boy with abnormal development of breasts (Gynaecomastia grade 3)
Traumatic amputation of thumb
A case of compound fracture of leg with exposed bone
A young girl with secondary deformity of cleft lip
A lady with deformity of face and contracture of the neck following acid burn
A young girl with burn scar over her cheek
Contracture of hand following electric burn
Unsightly moles on the face
Loss of breast volume and sagging with age
Deformity of finger following electric burn
Defect of ear following trauma