Reconstructive Plastic Surgery: Scarring

Scarring is permanent but may be less visible or reolcated surgically. With very few exceptions most people are self-conscious about scars and this will lead to the decrease of self-esteem. Some people may also experience diminished functioning of the eyes, mouth, or nose due to facial scarring.

A few examples of the before-and-after of scars after Reconstructive Plastic Surgery:

1) Description: Patient presents 6 months following facial scarring after a auto accident. Scar revision with a "W" Plasty technique was performed on an outpatient basis.

2) Description: The Keloid Scar was shaved off

3)Description: This young woman was burnt by a gas lamp that caught fire when she knocked it over at the tender age of 7 months. Through the Gift of Life Program and the Brevard Rotary Club, Aman will go through several surgeries over her six-month stay in Western North Carolina.

In the Philippines, she did not get the proper medical care she needed. The damage from the accident was more extensive than just scars. She lost an ear and a hand in the ordeal. Her left arm was fused at the bend of the elbow and armpit, restricting her movement.

Over the course of the last two months, area surgeons have been able to cut away at the webbing on her arm so she has more mobility.

The Gift of Life Program in Brevard is part of an international program that seeks out children from around the world who are in serious need of medical treatment not available in their country.