Plastic and reconstructive surgery focuses on restoring form and function following injury, infection, tumor, burn, or as a result of congenital differences. Harborview plastic surgeons are expert in reconstruction of the head and face, including skull and facial bones, as well as reconstruction of the trunk, hands (including bones, nerves, tendons, and skin), and soft tissue reconstruction of the upper and lower extremities.
The service performs tissue repair, reconstruction, and grafting of skin, soft tissue, bones, nerves, tendons and joints, including microsurgical flap reconstruction, throughout the body. The same principles of careful and delicate tissue handling that plastic surgeons use in performing cosmetic surgery are also used in reconstructive plastic surgery. Harborview plastic surgeons are recognized throughout the world for their expertise in reconstructive surgery.
Burn and Plastic Surgery Clinics at Harborview