Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

For a variety of congenital disorders in children, Duke's expert plastic surgeons provide the absolute best care possible: care that has to last a lifetime.

Building on Duke's long history of commitment to children, Duke's multidisciplinary plastic surgery team provides personalized care for children with complex and rare conditions that most plastic surgeons don't normally see.

Patients benefit from the combined knowledge and experience of Duke's expert surgeons, as well as collaborators from ophthalmology, dermatology, anesthesiology, and other fields.

Personalized Care

At Duke, we consider the relationship between patient and specialist team to be of the utmost importance. We have an ongoing, informative process, including seminars and personal consultations, that lasts throughout your child's recovery.

From your first phone call, to your child's final visit, we are here for you and your child at every stage of treatment and recovery.

The skills and experience of Duke's plastic surgeons have been recognized in publications such as America's Top Doctors, Redbook, Ladies Home Journal, Raleigh Metro Magazine, and Business North Carolina.

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Treatments

Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center is a comprehensive tertiary care hospital, treating a wide range of problems--from common to rare. Because of this, we can assemble some of the country's finest specialists on our multi-disciplinary teams to help with the complete range of pediatric plastic surgical conditions.

Duke has a long history and commitment to the treatment of cleft lip and palate. Duke's Comprehensive Craniofacial team is at the forefront of the past two decades of progress in understanding and treating craniofacial developmental conditions.

With world-renowned expertise inmicrosurgery, Duke plastic surgeons can provide cutting-edge treatment for challenging problems, such as facial paralysis.

Duke Pediatric Plastic Surgery provides treatment for conditions involving the face and all other areas of the body. Such problems can be congenital (birth-related) or acquired. Pediatric plastic surgeons treat children from birth through young adulthood. They choose to make pediatric care the core of their medical practice.

Other members of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery are also integral members of our pediatric specialty programs. Duke's pediatric anesthesiologists direct their scope of care specifically to the special anesthetic needs of infants and children.

Programs

Duke's experienced surgeons offer comprehensive care for children with both congenital and acquired defects. Click on the links below to learn about the specifics of each program.

Cleft Lip and Palate
The most modern treatment program and techniques offered by one of the earliest-established cleft multidisciplinary teams in the country.

Craniofacial Program
Brings together specialists from several disciplines to treat children with Craniosynostosis and other craniofacial conditions.

Facial Paralysis and Reanimation: "Smile Surgery"
A specialized program t restore the ability to smile for patients with facial paralysis.

Vascular Anomalies
Treatments for children with congenital malformations of the blood vessels or arteries.

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Physicians

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Clinic Hours and Location

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