What is it?
Plastic surgeons perform a variety of surgical procedures to improve the appearance and function of the body following illness or trauma, including reconstructive surgery and cosmetic/aesthetic surgery.
What conditions does it cover?
The most common conditions our experts are called upon to provide an opinion on are:
- Abnormalities that have existed from birth,
- Areas damaged by the removal of cancerous tissue, such as from the face or breast
- Extensive burns or other serious injuries
- Birth injuries including brachial plexus injuries
- Nerve injuries
- Improving cosmetic appearance especially where it affects a person’s mental health and wellbeing
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The Medicolegal Challenges of Paediatric Plastic Surgery and Reconstruction
In the paediatric population, plastic surgery is generally used to correct deformities caused by congenital birth defects, tumours or traumatic injuries and to assist in wound management. All plastic surgery is complex and challenging, but surgery in children raises some particular issues that surgeons need to be aware of.
