Clinical Department & Center

Plastic Surgery

Greetings

The Department of Plastic Surgery is a clinical surgery department with the aim of restoring the true appearance and function, using various techniques, of parts of the body that have been deformed or lost for various reasons, and of beautifying people’s appearance for cosmetic reasons.
 

Outline

Medical care system

Consultations for general outpatients are provided on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, excluding Mondays and Fridays, when surgery is performed all day. Specialty outpatient clinics for cleft lip, maxillofacial surgery, vascular malformations, malignant tumors and microtia are held once or twice a month. Patients wishing to attend a specialty outpatient clinic have to make an appointment at the general outpatient clinic.
(For more information, please see the Plastic Surgery website.)

Treatment policy

At our department, we strive to provide advanced medical care in a broad range of areas, including injuries, cleft palate, craniomaxillofacial malformations, skin/soft tissue tumors, angioma, facial palsy and diverse reconstructive surgical procedures, and contribute to the improvement of patients’ quality of life (QOL).  

Areas of medical care

The areas of medical care handled at the Department of Plastic Surgery are as follows:
  • Burns
  • Facial injuries, facial bone fractures
  • Cleft palate, microtia
  • Congenital craniomaxillofacial malformation
  • Malignant/benign skin tumors
  • Bruises, angiomas
  • Scars, keloid
  • Facial palsy
  • Intractable ulcers, bedsores

Consultation hours

Consultation hours for general outpatients are from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Specialty outpatient clinics are open from 2:00 p.m. Clinics are closed on Mondays and Fridays because surgery is performed throughout the day, but consultations are possible in case of an emergency and for patients with a special appointment.
 

Major tests and equipment

Equipment

An ultrasound scanner used to detect angiomas and a dermoscope to diagnose skin tumors are always available. X-rays and 3D CTs are also utilized to reach accurate diagnoses of facial fractures and malformations.
  • Ultrasound scanner
  • X-rays
  • CT (including 3D CT)
  • Dermoscope
  • Q-switched ruby laser
  • Pulsed dye laser
  • Carbon dioxide laser
  • Skin tissue perfusion pressure (SPP)
 

Medical care results

The number of new patients per year at our department as well as the number of surgical procedures both count around 900, respectively.