Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Overview

Provides reconstructive and selected aesthetic surgical care for congenital, acquired, traumatic, and post-treatment defects affecting form and function.

Key Strengths at Kobe University Hospital

• Reconstruction aimed at restoring both function and appearance after cancer surgery, trauma, congenital anomaly, or tissue loss.
• Close collaboration with breast surgery, head and neck surgery, orthopaedics, dermatology, and other departments for complex reconstructive planning.
• Useful for patients who require secondary reconstruction after major oncologic or trauma-related treatment.

Major Conditions / Services

• Soft tissue and skin defects after tumor resection or trauma
• Congenital anomalies and scar-related problems
• Functional and reconstructive procedures for complex defects

Representative Procedures / Programs

• Flap and reconstructive surgery
• Post-oncologic and post-traumatic reconstruction
• Multidisciplinary reconstructive planning