Topic summary
Plastic surgeon
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Plastic surgery.
Pediatric plastic surgery
Children often face medical issues very different from the experiences of an adult patient. Pediatric plastic surgery serves to restore function to optimize growth and development. Many birth defects or syndromes present at birth are best treated in childhood, and pediatric plastic surgeons specialize in treating these conditions in children. Conditions commonly treated by pediatric plastic surgeons include craniofacial anomalies, Syndactyly (webbing of the fingers and toes), Polydactyly (excess fingers and toes at birth), cleft lip and palate, and congenital hand deformities.