Post-Trauma Reconstruction

Restoring Form and Function After Injury

A severe accident, fracture, or traumatic injury can have a profound and lasting impact, often causing both functional disability and significant aesthetic deformity. Post-trauma reconstructive surgery is a highly specialised field of medicine dedicated to helping patients heal and move forward. It goes beyond treating the initial injury to address its long-term physical and psychological consequences. Our expert reconstructive team in Antalya is committed to providing compassionate care, utilising the most advanced surgical techniques to restore form, function, and confidence.

Advanced Techniques for Comprehensive Reconstruction

Rebuilding tissue and restoring appearance after trauma requires a highly customised and technically advanced approach. Depending on the nature and severity of your injury, your surgical plan may involve a combination of state-of-the-art procedures:

• Skin Grafts and Advanced Flap Surgery: To repair areas of significant tissue loss, using skin and tissue from other parts of the body (local or free flaps).

• Bone Fixation: To reconstruct and stabilise facial or limb fractures, restoring the underlying framework.

• Microsurgery: To meticulously re-attach tiny blood vessels and nerves, essential for the survival of complex tissue transfers (free flaps) and restoring sensation or movement.

The Holistic Benefits of Reconstruction

The goal of post-trauma reconstruction is a comprehensive recovery:

• Restored Mobility and Function: The primary objective is to help you regain as much movement and function as possible in the affected area.

• Improved Aesthetics and Reduced Scarring: Meticulously rebuilding damaged structures and employing advanced scar revision techniques to improve the final appearance.

• Psychological Recovery: Restoring a more normal appearance is a crucial step in the emotional healing process, helping to minimise the daily reminder of a traumatic event and allowing you to close a difficult chapter.

Your Reconstructive Journey

The path to recovery after trauma is unique for every patient.

• Timing of Surgery: The timing is critical. Some reconstructive procedures are performed immediately, at the time of the initial injury repair. Others are strategically staged and performed weeks or months later, after initial swelling has subsided and tissues have stabilised.

• Recovery Period: Recovery is a significant process that can take from several weeks to many months, depending on the severity of the initial trauma and the complexity of the reconstruction.

• Long-Term Outlook: The surgical improvements to form and function are permanent. However, it is common for patients to require or desire secondary revision surgeries in the future to further refine the aesthetic results.

• Potential Risks: As complex procedures, they carry specific risks such as graft or flap failure, infection, and delayed wound healing, all of which will be carefully managed by our experienced team.

Disclaimer: The information provided on this website is for general educational purposes only and is not medical advice or a diagnosis. A personal consultation with a qualified reconstructive surgeon in our Antalya clinic is essential to develop a care plan for your specific needs.