Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Plastic surgery services available at Wakefield Hospital

Plastic surgery services available at Wakefield Hospital

Plastic Surgery is a specialised branch of surgery dedicated to the restoration of function and correction of deformities resulting from birth defects, cancer and trauma including burns. The same techniques are commonly used in cosmetic surgery.

Body contouring

• Liposuction
• Liposculpture (fat injections)
• Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck)

Breast surgery

• Breast reconstruction after mastectomy
• Mastopexy (breast lift)
• Breast reduction
• Breast implants
• Male breast reduction

Facial cosmetic surgery

• Facelift (minilift, SMAS lift, subperiosteal lift)
• Browlift (Endoscopic and open lift)
• Blepharoplasty (upper and/or lower eyelid reduction)
• Facial implants (chin, cheeks, nose)

Nose surgery

• Rhinoplasty (nose reshaping)
• Septoplasty
• Sinus surgery

Ear surgery

• Otoplasty (Bat ears)
• Microtia and anotia

Facial skeletal surgery

• Genioplasty (chin surgery)
• Orthognathic surgery (Le Fort I and sagittal split mandibular osteotomy)
• Orbital reconstruction (Graves disease)
• Major osteotomies after facial trauma
• Craniofacial surgery (including transcranial reconstruction)

Head and neck surgery

• Parotidectomy
• Neck dissection
• Tumour resection and microvascular free flap reconstruction
• Skull base surgery (including transcranial resection)

Skin tumours

• Including flap and skin graft reconstruction

Vascular anomalies

• Haemangiomas, vascular malformations

Facial palsy surgery

• Pedicled and free flaps and facial nerve grafting

Cleft lip/palate surgery

• Including secondary cleft nose and lip surgery

Burns surgery

• Including secondary reconstruction

Complex wounds

• Scar revision, foreign body removal