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Plastic Surgery Center
Surgery for traumatic injuries
 Plastic surgery specialists work with
other surgical services at Texas Children’s in many situations
involving traumatic injury, burn scar repair, tumor excision, scar
tissue, skin infections and I.V. infiltration wounds.
Texas Children’s is a leader among
pediatric hospitals in the microsurgical management of highly
complex, difficult wounds. Plastic surgery techniques can be vital
to saving a child’s life or providing a child with a much better
life.
“We work with some very rare cases,
such as separating conjoined twins, to much more common instances
like treating a child before and after a tumor is removed,” said Dr. Jeffrey Friedman
of Texas Children’s Plastic Surgery Center.
Taking a multidisciplinary approach and
providing the very latest in surgical techniques and physical
therapy, the center is at the forefront of developing new and
innovative therapies in the treatment of traumatic injuries,
including microvascular surgery and free-tissue transfer.
Brachial plexus nerve injury is
defined as an injury to the roots of the spinal cord and its
attached nerves during birth or as a result of trauma, often
affecting a child’s normal motor development and function,
particularly of the shoulder, arms and/or hands. These complex
injuries often require a series of microsurgical and reconstructive
procedures that may include nerve grafting, nerve transfer, muscle
and joint release, tendon transfer surgery, and muscle and nerve
transplantation techniques.
“An infant with weakness of the
shoulder, elbow and/or hand by the age of 3 to 4 months should be
evaluated by a surgical specialist, as nerve damage and muscle
atrophy may produce a permanent disability if not treated very
early,” said Dr. Saleh
Shenaq of Texas Children’s Plastic Surgery Center.
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