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UNIT: - 9

RECONSTRUCTIVE AND COSMETIC

SURGERIES

SYLLUBUS

 Nursing management of patients with plastic, reconstructive and cosmetic surgeries

 Types of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery for : traumatic injuries, burns, congenital

defects.

 Skin grafts

 Cosmetic surgeries-prosthesis

 Nursing management- pre &post-operative care

 Legal aspects

 Rehabilitation

TYPES OF RECONSTRUCTIVE AND COSMETIC SURGERY FOR :

TRAUMATIC INJURIES, BURNS, CONGENITAL DEFECTS.

The word "plastic" drives from the Greek plastikos meaning to mould or to shape; its use here is

not connected with the synthetic polymer material known as plastic. Plastic surgeon typically mold

and reshape the following tissues of the body; bone cartilage, muscles, fat and skin.

In plastic surgery the transfer of skin tissue (skin grafting) is one of the most common procedures.

Plastic surgery include closure of wounds, removal of skin tumors, repair of soft tissue injuries or

burns, correction of deformities and repair of cosmetic defects. Plastic surgery can be used to repair

many parts of the body and numerous structures such as bone, cartilage, fat, fascia, mucous

membrane, muscle, nerve and cuteneous structures. During plastic surgery the following

procedures are common: tissue may be removed to fill a depression to cover a wound or to improve

appearance and tissue may be completely removed to alter the contours of a feature.

 The basic goals of the plastic surgery include following: