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Reconstructive surgery is in its broadest sense the use of surgery to restore the form and function of the body. Although plastic surgery and plastic surgeons are involved in most aspects of reconstructive surgery, there are other branches of surgery that do perform reconstructive procedures. For example, orthopedic s... more at Wikipedia

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Cleft Lip / Palate
96
99%
Breast Cancer
54
94%
TMJ
3
0%
Plastic Surgery
2
100%
Sports Injuries
1
100%
Overall, 95% (161 Members) find Reconstructive Surgery helpful
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Reconstructive Surgery Reviews

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I had my 1st surgery at 2 months to close the split in my lip. I didn't have my next surgery till I was 17. I had to wear a halo on my head to bring my upper jaw forward. After that i had jaw surgery to make both my jaws even. Then i had a bone graph.
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Numerous Surgeries
Working / Worked
1) cleft lip and palate repairs
2) cleft lip revisions
3) pharyngoplasty
4) rhinoplasty
5) Abbe flap
6) bone graft
7) distraction osteogenesis
Working / Worked
It somewhat worked. I'm not really happy with it so...
Working / Worked
Not exactly perfect but better!!
Working / Worked
I had 13 plastic surgries to correct my birth defect. Overall, they were very successful. I was lucky in the fact that I did not have many problems with speech or hearing. I did need braces on my teeth at two differnt times in my life. (First, as a preteen 11 - 18 years old, then a second time as an adult 23 - 28 years old).
Working / Worked
Been through quite a few operations and feel better about myself.
Working / Worked
18 surgerys on Cleft Lip/Palate Repair.
age- infant-19
Working / Worked
Generally am pleased. Have some issues with tightness and rippling.
Working / Worked
Well ish!
I have had the cleft lip and palate all sorted out, and apart from the scar going keliod and raised it's fine...
Had a bone graph from my hip to my mouth but it didn't take... no problems with that as yet... just have a detachable false tooth instead of an implant!
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