Plastic Surgery - Cosmetic and Reconstructive
Welcome
The Division of Plastic Surgery at Albany Medical Center is the region's most complete choice for plastic surgery offering both cosmetic surgery and reconstructive plastic surgery.
The Albany Med Advantage:
The faculty is broadly trained in all aspects of cosmetic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery. Conventional plastic surgical approaches, as well as microsurgical and laser techniques, are used regularly by the staff to treat such problems as:
- Congenital anomalies of the head and neck, particularly cleft lip and palate
- Cancer of the head and neck requiring extirpation and reconstruction
- Congenital, and post-traumatic injuries of the hand
- Deformities following burns
- Trunk and lower extremity deformities
- Body image problems necessitating aesthetic surgery
Offering Innovative Technology and Advanced Procedures:
DIEP Flap Microsurgery - The DIEP Flap-or deep inferior epigastric perforator flap-is a microsurgical technique that uses the patient's own abdominal skin and tissue to create a new breast. Unlike the conventional transverse rectus abdominus muscle (TRAM) flap, the DIEP flap leaves the patient's abdominal muscle intact, which the surgeons say presents numerous benefits to patients including a decreased risk of complications such as hernias or abdominal weakness, or the likelihood of additional follow-up surgeries. The procedure is also preferred over saline implants, which may be rejected by the patient's body or need to be replaced in the future.
Contact Us
For more information about Albany Med's Plastic Surgery services or to schedule an appointment, please call our physician referral line at 877-262-8008.
