The Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery performs many surgical procedures to restore both form and function for patients with a variety of needs. Lahey’s skilled specialists in reconstructive surgery also perform a number of procedures as members of multidisciplinary teams working alongside other surgical experts. Among the surgical procedures performed at Lahey Clinic are:

• Breast reconstruction after mastectomy 
• Craniomaxillofacial fractures
• Complex closures
• Excisions of benign and malignant skin lesions
• Facial reconstruction
• Malignant melanoma resection
• Muscle biopsies  
• Reconstruction after facial paralysis
• Reduction mammoplasty 
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy 
• Skin grafts and flaps
• Soft tissue realignment