Before and After Photos

  
  
  
  


20 year old female pregnant with twins had an auto accident. She had six broken bones in her hand and the wound seen here. The bones were fixed and the fat and a special layer of tissue with its own blood supply was taken from the forearm used to cover the wound. Six years after her accident she has full use of her hand and works full time with no limitations.

  
  
  
  


42 year old female that suffered a gun shot to her dominant hand. She suffered injuries to several bones of the hand and wrist, the tendon that controls extension of the thumb was destroyed, and there was nerve damage that gave her debilitating phantom pain. All these injuries in addition to the wound put her at risk of loosing her hand. With his extensive experience in Plastic, Reconstructive & cosmetic surgery Dr. Dee was able to restore a functional hand that was aesthetically pleasing. Multiple operations were required using tendons, bone, muscle and skin taken from other parts of the patient’s body in order to rebuild her hand. She has been so satisfied with her outcome and care she received that she has returned to see and referred her family to see Dr. Chattar-Cora for both cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.

  
  
  


55 year old heavy laborer had a crushing injury to his hand with multiple fractured fingers and wounds. All fractures were fixed, and wounds repaired. He was able to return to his previous job and is pain free.

  
  
  


23 year old male who suffered an open fracture of his small finger with a complicated wound on his hand in which he lost skin over the broken bone. In order to get his fracture to heal with minimal complications the fracture was fixed with a removable device and the missing skin was replaced by taking a composite of skin fat and the layer tissue surrounding the muscles of his forearm. After four weeks the patient had the removable device removed and he was able to return to work without any limitations.

  
  
  


Next to the face the hand plays a central role in how other people view us. Thus when treating hand injuries it is important to consider both functional outcome and cosmesis for the patient.

This is a 58 year old patient that worked on a chicken farm when he had his index finger partially amputated and the injury was initially treated by another doctor. The patient came in with an infected amputated index finger stump. In order to save the patient\'s hand, the infection was treated, and for both functional and cosmetic reasons the remnant of index finger was removed (in what is called a ray amputation) and the patient returned to work at the position he posessed before the injury. The patient commented that \"many people can not tell that I am missing a finger\". The patient is happy with his outcome.