Trauma procedures
Hand surgery
Hand surgery encapsulates a range of treatments designed to restore the function and appearance of the hand. In recent years, Specialist Plastic Surgeons have been at the forefront of pioneering dramatic advances in treating patients with hand injuries, degenerative disorders, and birth defects of the hand. Hand Surgery includes the repair of bones, tendons, arteries and nerves.
Dr Chopra has had extensive training in hand surgery at Specialist units across Australia as well as attending multiple courses internationally.
Elective planned procedures of the hand include conditions such as carpal tunnel syndrome, Dupuytren’s Contracture and trigger finger.
Lacerations
Lacerations which require surgical repair are often referred to plastic surgeons. This may because there are underlying structures which require repair, such as important nerves, tendons and ligaments. Other times Plastic surgeons repair lacerations when they are on highly cosmetic areas such as the face or involving delicate structures such as the lips, eyelid and ear.
Lower Limb Reconstruction
Injuries to the lower leg sometimes include soft tissue loss, in which healing may be very poor. Plastic surgical techniques may be required. such as skin grafting or flap reconstruction.
Microsurgical reconstruction is often needed in order to transplant tissues from another part of the body to lower limb in more severe injury.
Scar Revision
Scars occur whenever the skin is injured. Whether the ‘injury’ is controlled through a surgical procedure or uncontrolled through an accidental injury, it may not heal in the desired manner.
The appearance of the scar may be prominent and the function if the surrounding tissues may be impaired. Both if these are indications to consider whether surgical scar revision is appropriate.
Scar revision is performed using specialist plastic surgical techniques and sometimes through fat injection, both of which may be combined with nonsurgical treatments such as laser, light therapy or radio-frequency needling.
