Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Overview
The centre for plastic and reconstructive surgery features a highly experienced team adept at cosmetic, reconstructive and microsurgical procedures. With a focus on clinical services, the centre offers a comprehensive range of treatments including various cosmetic surgeries, trauma reconstructions for the legs, feet, and hands, and specialized procedures such as brachial plexus surgeries.
The centre provides expert care in cancer reconstruction, encompassing breast, head, and neck areas. It also specializes in managing chronic and acute wounds, ulcers, and lymphedema, along with offering lifestyle management for obesity and body shaping.
Furthermore, the centre is dedicated to correcting congenital anomalies like cleft lip and palate, while also excelling in microsurgical techniques. Finally, it provides comprehensive burn treatments, making it a trusted destination for individuals seeking transformative and restorative surgical solutions.
Specialities
Hair Transplant
Hair transplant program started at Amrita Hospital, Kochi in 2005 and in 2019 a dedicated operating room for hair transplantation in Kerala was started. More than 1000 hair transplants have been performed here with good results.
Gender Affirmation Clinic - Aham
The Sanskrit word, Aham, meaning ‘I’ or understanding oneself is the founding spirit in which the Transgender Clinic was started. The Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive surgery, Endocrinology, Psychiatry, Psychology, Urology, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Gynecology, ENT have all come together to deliver a smooth transition into the real “I” of one’s choice.
Advanced Wound Care Services
We specialize in treating chronic or nonhealing ulcers that may not respond adequately to initial therapy or persist despite medical care. Our team addresses a range of underlying conditions leading to ulcer formation, including diabetes, venous insufficiency, varicose veins, arterial disease, autoimmune diseases, and more.
Features
- All types of cosmetic surgeries
- Leg and foot trauma reconstruction
- Hand trauma and elective hand surgeries
- Brachial plexus surgeries
- Cancer reconstruction including breast reconstruction
- Head and neck cancer reconstruction
- Chronic and acute wound and ulcer management
- Lymphodema management
- Obesity – Lifestyle management and body shaping
- Correction of cleft lip, palate and congenital anomalies
- Microsurgery – replantations, artery and nerve repairs, free tissue transfers
- Comprehensive burn treatment
Doctors
Service
Reconstructive surgery
- Hand surgery
- Birth defects
- Facial Trauma
- Breast surgeries
- Lymphedema Management
- Burns
- Gender affirmation clinic
- Complex wound management
- Vascular Anomalies and malformations
- Sarcomas and skin tumours
- Keloid, Hypertrophic Scar management
- Head and neck cancer reconstruction
- Facial nerve palsy
- Urogenital reconstruction
- Ophthalmic plastic surgery
Cosmetic Surgeries – face and body
- Hair transplantation- FUE and (Exclusive Hair transplant OT)
- Face-lift
- Brow lift
- Blepharoplasty
- Rhinoplasty
- Genioplasty
- Botox & Fillers face
- Neck lift
- PRP treatment for Hair & Face rejuvenation
- Scar Revisions
- Ear lobe repair& ear piercing
- Fat injection Face & body
- RF Morpheus 8 Noninvasive face skin tightening
- Bodytite RF tightening of the skin following liposuction of face, chest, abdomen and thigh
- Body contouring – reducing the fat from abdomen, arms, thighs etc
- Liposuction
- Abdominoplasty
- Face and neck lift
- Thigh and arm contouring
- Butt lift procedures
- Fat Grafting
Multidisciplinary Services
CVTS
- Deep sternal infection
- Tumors of chest wall
- Congenital Disorders
- Sternal Cleft
- Candell's Pathology
Urology
- Transgender gender affirmation surgery
- Hypospadias Cripple
- Vasico vaginal fistula
- Groin reconstruction
- Inguinal block dissection
- Penile reconstruction
GI Surgery
- Burst Abdomen
- Abdominal wall reconstruction
- Small bowel transplant
- Pelvic floor transplant
- Anal Sphincter Reconstruction
NeuroSurgery
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Surgical Oncology
- Post cancer reconstruction of breast, sarcoma and tumors in all parts of body
Ophthalmology
- Oculoplastic surgery
- Eye lid reconstruction
- Sjogren's Syndrome – dry eyes
Orthopaedics
- Tumors of bones reconstruction
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Facilities
Liposuction
Liposuction is routinely employed to remove subcutaneous adipose deposits in various areas in the body to improve figure flaws and create a more balanced physique. A cannula connected to a suction-generating source allows for small incisions to be strategically placed and large volumes of fat is removed.
Equipment
- Microaire Power-Assisted Liposuction System
- Wells Johnson Liposuction Machine
- Inmate Embrace RF Liposuction and Skin Tightening Device
Operating Microscope
An operating or surgical microscope is an optical instrument that provides the surgeon with a stereoscopic, high quality magnified and illuminated image of the small structures in the surgical area.
Devices
- Morpheas 8 Skin Tightening Device
- Radio Frequency Skin Tightening Device
- Iralic Indocyanine Dya for Lymphedema & Flap Monitoring
FAQs
It is the area of surgery that deals with correction of deformities (either from birth or acquired by trauma or burns), reconstruction of body parts destroyed or removed for cancer, hand injuries and coverage of wounds caused by accidents. It also manages facial injuries, burn injuries, diabetic foot ulcers and tissue destroying infections. Cosmetic surgery is another area that is managed by plastic surgeons.
Microsurgery is the technique of doing very fine surgery under the microscope. Microvascular surgery is the joining together of small arteries, veins and nerves using microscopic stitches under the microscope. In this Institute, all the Plastic Surgeons are expert microsurgeons. Plastic and reconstructive surgeons use microsurgery to re-attach severed body parts (e.g., fingers) and also to repair nerves, blood vessels and tendons of the hand, leg and foot. It is also used to transfer skin, bone, muscle and other tissue from one part of the body to wounds and defects to reconstruct the part destroyed by accidents and cancer. It is also used in brachial plexus surgery. Our department is one of the foremost centres in the world in the field of reconstructive microsurgery.
Cosmetic surgeries are surgeries that enhance the appearance of the face or body by making it more pleasing or beautiful from the patient’s perspective. Cosmetic surgeries are primarily performed by plastic surgeons. Our department performs evidence-based, safe and time-tested cosmetic surgeries on a routine basis. Commonly performed cosmetic surgeries are – various types of facial rejuvenation, rhinoplasty, chin augmentation, aesthetic breast surgery, hair transplant and body contouring procedures including liposuction.
Facial rejuvenation is the process of reversing age-changes in the face like wrinkles and irregular pigmentation. Non-surgical methods include botox injection, filler injection, thread lift, laser skin resurfacing and chemical peeling. All these are day cases and patients can return home the next day. More complete and long-lashing removal of wrinkles requires a face-lift or rhytidectomy. This requires admission for two to three days and patient can go to work after two weeks. Aesthetic or cosmetic breast surgery is another area of cosmetic surgery. Big and saggy breasts can be a physical abnormality and a deformity. Breasts can be made smaller by breast reduction. This is a surgery requiring three to four days of admission. Small breasts can be made big by augmentation. This is a simpler surgery where a medically safety-proven implant is inserted by surgery under the existing breast. Liposuction is a body shaping procedure that is ideal in overweight people to remove ugly fat deposits on the hips, abdomen, buttocks, thighs etc. Abdominoplasty, thigh lift etc. are body-shaping procedures that are sometimes needed as an addition to liposuction when there is a lot of saggy skin excess. Liposuction is usually a day case procedure. Patient can go home the same day. Rhinoplasty is the surgery that is performed to change the shape of the nose. What needs to be done depends on what the patient wants changed. Mentoplasty, malar augmentation etc. are other procedures that change the shape of the chin and face.
Yes. They are done in the same day and patient can go home. They include:
(a) Botulinum toxin injection – Injection to reduce wrinkles on the face
(b) Filler injection – Injection of certain gel-like materials to improve wrinkles and for fullness in the face
(c) Fat injection – Patient’s own fat can be harvested and injected to re-shape areas that needs fullness. Also, for wrinkles.
(d) Laser application – For fine wrinkles, provide a youthful appearance and for uneven pigmentation and age-changes.
(e) Chemical peeling
As wound care specialists, plastic surgeons all over the world routinely deal with hand infections and diabetic foot ulcers. Many of the ulcers of the foot require surgical treatment and plastic surgical procedures like skin grafts and flaps.
As wound care specialists, plastic surgeons all over the world routinely deal with hand infections and diabetic foot ulcers. Many of the ulcers of the foot require surgical treatment and plastic surgical procedures like skin grafts and flaps.
Achievements
- First gender affirmation surgery in Kerala in 2017
- First 3D printed breast bone reconstruction
- Largest microtia (congenital malformed ear) reconstruction centre using chest wall cartilage in South India
- Only centre in Kerala with reconstruction of diabetic foot using 3D printed fat matrix.
- Multidisciplinary Breast clinic with breast reconstruction using all reconstructive modalities
- First and only comprehensive Lymphedema clinic
- Only centre in Kerala with Aesthetic surgery fellowship program
- First sternal cleft surgery in Kerala.
- Brachial plexus and peripheral nerve clinic - 2011
- Sarcoma tumour board, exclusively for sarcomas - 2022
- Exclusive hair transplantation operation theatre in tertiary care hospital
- Largest case series of post bypass surgery breast bone infection repair of more than 100 cases with excellent results
- Complete decongestive therapy centre.
- Multiple camps for Lymphedema were conducted in the evening areas of filariasis.
- Complex vascular malformation treatment including cardiopulmonary bypass assisted surgeries
- Jaw bone reconstruction with 3D CAD CAM assistance
- Multiple research projects on transplant-related soft tissue and bone regeneration along with Nanosciences and Animal lab
- 3D printed sternal bone and 3D printed fat (diabetic foot)
Treatments
Hand surgery
- Hand transplant
- Hand Trauma
- Tendon injury repair
- Replantation of Amputated finger/ hand/ forearm/arm
- Fingers Tip injuries
- Thumb reconstruction
- Toe transfer
- Open & Closed fractures of Hand management
- Complex traumatic wounds with Neurovascular injury
- Tendon transfers
- Reconstruction of flexor and extensor tendons
- Adult & Obstetrics Brachial plexus palsy reconstruction
- Nerve Repair, Nerve transfers, Distal neurotisation, Tendon transfers, Botox treatment for co-contraction.
- Nerve compression syndrome management (Carpal tunnel syndrome, Ulnar, radial compression, Tarsal tunnel syndrome etc)
- Hand Infection Management
- Dupuytren’s contracture, Tenosynovitis, Joint deformities, tendinopathies, Trigger finger, Trigger thumb
- Tumours of hand and upper limb
- Congenital anomalies –
- Fused fingers
- Absent thumb
- Finger deformities
- Duplicated fingers
- Overgrowth & undergrowth of fingers
- Constriction band syndrome
- Cleft hand
- Radial club hand
Birth Defects
- Congenital deformities of Nose
- Microtia, Cup ear, Lop ear and other ear anomalies– Ear reconstruction
- Cleft lip and palate surgeries
- Velopharyngeal Incompetency
- Secondary deformities of Cleft lip and Palate
- Upper limb developmental abnormalities: Syndactyly, radial / ulnar club hand, thumb aplasia, localised gigantism, constriction bands
- Sternal Cleft
- Chest wall anomalies- Poland syndrome
- Abdominal wall defects
- Urogenital- hypospadias
- Vaginal Agenesis /atresia - stenosis/ female urogenital congenital malformations
- Foot defects- Cleft foot, syndactyly, mirror foot/ duplications
- Congenital naevus excision
- Vascular / lymphatic malformation – debulking / excision
Facial Trauma
- Lacerations
- Eyelid Injury repair & reconstruction
- Lip Injury repair & reconstruction
- Post traumatic nasal and ear deformity reconstruction
- Complex facial Injury management
- Post traumatic facial contour defects
- Scar Revisions
Breast surgeries
- Breast cancer reconstruction
- Breast augmentation
- Silicone Implant based
- Fat grafting
- Breast reduction (reducing the size of breast)
- Mastopexy- correction of drooping breast
- Breast surgeries in transgender women and men.
- Gynaecomastia (Male breast) reduction and excision
Lymphedema Management
- Complete decongestive therapy (Massaging, bandaging, skin care, exercises) guided by well trained staff
- Debulking surgeries
- Physiological surgeries involving micro and super-micro surgeries(Vascularised Lymph Node Transfer, LV shunt etc)
Burns
- Acute burn management
- Surgical & non-surgical
- Post burns contracture correction
Keloid, Hypertrophic Scar management
- Complex wound management
- Wounds of different etiology-
- Deep sternal infections
- Diabetic foot management
- Post radiation injury –Poor vascular limbs
- Exposed Implants-
- Vasculitis ulcer
- Pressure sore( bed sore)
- Rare fungal/mycobacterial wounds
- Mucormycosis wounds
- Cancrum Oris/ Noma
- Burst abdomen management
- Surgical site infection
- Pelvic floor/Perineal wounds
Gender affirmation
- Tanswomen- Top surgery, bottom surgery, facial feminization
- Transmen- Top surgery, bottom surgesurgery
Vascular Anomalies and malformations
- Surgical management, sclerotherapy
Sarcoma
- Both extremity and skeletal soft tissue malignancy management
Skin Tumour
- SCC, BCC, Melanoma
Head and neck cancer reconstruction
Facial nerve Palsy management
- Nerve repairs and transfers, Facial reanimation, Tendon tranfers
Urogenital reconstruction
- Hypospadiasis, penile reconstruction, penile lengthening
Ophthalmic plastic surgery
- ptosis correction, Eyelid reconstruction
Contact Us
Phone: 0484 - 2851401, 0484 - 6681401
Email: [email protected]