Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

When you need breast care, the surgeons at Lahey offer expertise for all types of conditions. You can access reconstructive surgery after cancer treatment or care for lymphedema.

Procedures we offer include:

• Breast reconstruction after mastectomy.
• DIEP and other perforator flap reconstruction.
• Lymphovenous bypass surgery for lymphedema.
• Nipple sparing mastectomy and reconstruction.
• Oncoplastic lumpectomy.
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy.
• Single-stage implant reconstruction.
• Vascularized lymph node transfer for lymphedema.

You get comprehensive treatment for congenital or acquired craniomaxillofacial conditions. Lahey experts use a team approach to give you or your child personalized care. We help to improve your quality of life.

Conditions we treat include:

• Cleft nose deformity.
• Craniofacial clefts and widely spaced eyes (hypertelorbitism).
• Craniofacial microsomia (underdevelopment of facial features).
• Dentofacial deformity (abnormal jaw, teeth and facial bones).
• Facial nerve paralysis.
• Hemangioma and vascular anomalies.
• Premature skull suture fusion (syndromic and nonsyndromic craniosynotosis).
• Webbed or fused fingers or toes (syndactyly).

Treatments we offer include:

• Chin (genioplasty) reconstructive surgery.
• Cleft lip and palate surgery.
• Ear (otoplasty) reconstruction surgery.
• Jaw (orthognathic) surgery for sleep apnea.
• Nasal surgery.
• Reconstructive nose surgery (rhinoplasty).
• Surgery to lengthen and reshape facial bones (craniomaxillofacial distraction osteogenesis).
• Other pediatric craniofacial surgery.

If you need gender-affirming care, Lahey can help. Your gender health team works closely with our plastic and reconstructive surgeons.

We talk with you to understand your goals. You and your doctor create a treatment plan to meet your goals. Care options include:

• Facial reconstructive surgery.
• Genital surgeries (gender-affirming, revision and prosthetic).
• Top surgery (femininizing and masculinizing procedures).

If you need care to improve your eye function, Lahey experts can help. Specially trained ophthalmologists offer ocular plastic and reconstructive procedures. You can get care for congenital conditions or trauma from an illness or injury.

Treatments we provide include:

• Eyelid surgery.
• Orbital surgery.
• Tear duct surgery.

When you need care for skin cancer, your doctors work with many specialists. You may need surgery to remove a tumor or lesion. Lahey plastic and reconstructive surgeons ensure you get the best care.

Your care team provides:

• Excision for cancerous and noncancerous lesions.
• Reconstructive surgery.

Some conditions and trauma need complex reconstructive surgery. When you need this type of treatment, you get care from a team of experts in many specialties.

Your care team works together to make sure you receive the most advanced care. These procedures often overlap with our other areas of expertise.

Treatments we offer include:

When a wound is slow to heal, you may need extra care. Your wound care team works closely with Lahey plastic and reconstructive surgeons.

Together, we find the right care for you. Options include:

• Chronic wound care.
• Reconstructive wound closure.