What is Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery?

The field of Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery involves performing reconstructive and cosmetic procedures on children. In children, this line is often blurred, as many congenital deformities impair physical function as well as aesthetics. Children make up roughly 3% of all plastic surgery procedures, and the majority of these procedures correct a congenital deformity.

Surgery for your child can be scary. When a child has a congenital defect, developmental abnormality, trauma, infection, tumor or disease, then surgery may be necessary to regain normal function or prevent current or future health problems. Our Craniofacial Team of Texas surgeons are highly trained and experienced to treat children and their families during this difficult time. We focus on restoring function yet keeping aesthetics in mind.

Some common conditions that pediatric plastic and reconstructive surgeons treat are:

• Breast abnormalities

  • Macromastia (large breasts)

  • Breast asymmetry

  • Gynecomastia (male breast development)

• Brachial plexus palsy

• Burn Reconstruction

• Cleft lip/palate

• Craniosynostosis (Metopic, Sagittal, Coronal, Lambdoid)

• Cutaneous and subcutaneous tumors or lesions

  

  • Dermoids

  • Lipomas

  • Congenital Nevus

  • Pigemented Nevi (mole)

  • Nevus Sebaceous

  • Epidermoid Cyst

  • Hemangiomas

  • Vascular Anomalies

• Dog bites

• Ear deformities

  • Congenital

    • Prominent ears (Otoplasty)

    • Microtia

    • Auricular appendages (ear tags)

    • Neonatal ear deformities (misshapen ears after birth)

      • Stahl’s ear deformity

      • Helical rim deformity

      • Lidding

      • Cup ear

      • Cryptotia

  • Traumatic

• Facial fractures

  

  • Frontal sinus fractures

  • Nasal fractures

  • Orbital fractures

  • Mandible fractures

  • Nasoorbotiethmoid (NOE) fractures

  • Zygomaticomaxillary Complex (ZMC) fractures

  • Maxilla fractures

• Facial paralysis

• Hand surgery

  • Congenital

    • Syndactyly

    • Absent digits

    • Polydactyly (extra digits)

  • Trauma

    • Tendon repair

    • Nerve repair

    • Fractures

• Scarring

  • Keloids

  • Hypertrophic scars

  • Scar management

• Major skin and/or soft tissue defects

• Nasal deformity

  • Congenital

  • Traumatic

• Plagiocephaly

  • Deformational

  • Brachycephaly

• Spina bifida

If you would like more information about any craniofacial anomaly, please contact the Craniofacial Team of Texas by calling 512-377-1142 or toll free 877-612-7069 to schedule an appointment or complete an online appointment request.