A plastic surgeon deals with the repair, reconstruction, or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast, and trunk. They also possess special knowledge and skill in the design and surgery of grafts, flaps, free tissue transfer, and replantation. Competence in the management of complex wounds and the use of implantable materials and in tumor surgery is required.
A plastic surgeon can have additional training in the investigation, preservation, and restoration by medical, surgical, and rehabilitative means of all structures of the upper extremity directly affecting the form and function of the hand and wrist. |
