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Department of Plastic Surgery
Plastic surgery is a specialty that improves the function as well as forms of skin, muscle and skeletal structure that are deformed or in deficit due to congenital or acquired conditions, and includes the entire human body from head to toe. Plastic surgery can be largely categorized as cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery which in turn can be categorized into more detailed subspecialties such as facial reconstruction, breast reconstruction, maxillofacial surgery, hand and microsurgery, laser therapy, burn and aesthetic surgery.