What can a plastic surgeon do ?

Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is a branch of medicine that focuses on repairing damaged skin or tissue that can be caused by burns, accidents, birth defects, tumors, infections or due to metabolic disorders. Plastic Surgery itself is divided into Reconstruction and Aesthetics where Reconstruction aims to improve the condition of the body that is damaged or has congenital abnormalities to become normal or at least close to normal again and improve its function. While Aesthetics aims to improve the normal body so that the appearance is more attractive. All of these actions will certainly help improve the quality of life of the patients being treated. The field of Plastic Surgery consists of Burns and Wounds, Craniomaxillofacial, Hand Surgery, Microsurgery and Oncoplasty, External Genitalia, Aesthetics.

• Cases that can be handled by a Specialist Plastic Surgeon:

Burns and Wounds
Treatment of burn cases from the beginning to long complications such as scars and contractures (impaired movement) due to heat such as fire, hot water, electricity, chemicals, frostbite or exposure to hot materials such as motorbike exhaust, etc. Apart from that, in cases of wounds such as diabetic feet, pressure ulcers (decubitus ulcers) and wounds that do not heal.
Craniomaxillofacial.
Cases handled include injuries and fractures of the facial bones due to trauma, birth defects such as cleft lip, cleft palate, earlobes that are not fully formed (microtia), etc.
Microsurgery and Oncoplasty
This field includes the management of wound closure after removal of tumors and abnormal scar problems such as hypertrophic scars and keloids, hemangiomas, etc.
Hand Surgery
Cases in this field include trauma to the soft tissues and bones of the hands, as well as birth defects such as sticking fingers (syndactyly) or a large number of fingers (polydactyly).
External Genitalia.
Cases that can be treated such as circumcision (circumcision), abnormal location of the urinary bladder (hypospadias) and complications after injection of liquid silicone (siliconoma), etc.
aesthetic
Broadly speaking, the scope of Aesthetics is divided into 4 areas:

• Augmentation

Namely "adding" certain body parts to make it look more harmonious. This includes rhinoplasty, breast implants, chin implants, etc.

• Rejuvenation

Namely repairing the effects of aging. For example blepharoplasty (improving eye bags), face lift (face tightening), genital rejuvenation (restoring the shape and firmness of the vagina) and removal of drooping breasts after pregnancy and childbirth.

• Body sculpting

Namely forming areas of the body to be more harmonious. This includes liposuction (liposuction), tummy tuck (tightening a sagging belly), brachioplasty/thighplasty (shrinking arms and thighs) and buccal fat removal (slimming cheeks).

• Others

Blepharoplasty (clarifying the folds of the upper and lower eyelids), tattoo removal, hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) and PRP (platelet-rich plasma) injections.
It is best if the Plastic Surgeon and the patient have a good discussion about the procedure and the desired results which of course are adjusted to the existing conditions so that the results can be equally satisfying.