Reconstructive & Microsurgery

Scar & burn care

Two related problems — a scar that has healed badly, a burn that has contracted — each asking a different kind of reconstruction.

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What it is

Scar revision and keloid management aim to change how a scar matures, not simply to cut it out; tension across a healing wound is often what made it thick in the first place, so the plan usually addresses that as much as the scar itself.

Burn reconstruction deals with what a healed burn leaves behind — contracture limiting movement, loss of tissue, altered surface — through release, grafting and flap reconstruction. [SCAR AND BURN CASES ACCEPTED — e.g. time since injury, referral route].

Provenance

Scar management studied in Tokyo

Dr. Cruz trained at Nippon Medical School under Dr. Rei Ogawa, whose work on scar and keloid management is internationally recognised.

Illustration — tension vectors across a healing scar
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Start to Finish

How it runs

I
Consultation
Assessment in person, a discussion of what is realistic, and a plan. Nothing is booked at the first visit unless you want it to be.
II
The procedure
[TYPICAL DURATION] under [ANAESTHESIA TYPE], at St. Luke's Medical Center, BGC or Cardinal Santos Medical Center.
III
Early recovery
[FIRST-WEEK EXPECTATIONS — dressings, swelling, activity limits, time off work].
IV
Follow-up
[FOLLOW-UP SCHEDULE]. For patients travelling from abroad, follow-up continues by video once you are home.
Duration
[TYPICAL DURATION]
Anaesthesia
[ANAESTHESIA TYPE]
Days in Manila
[LENGTH OF STAY]

Candidacy for any procedure is determined at an in-person consultation. Not every procedure suits every patient.

Related
Complex Tissue Reconstruction
Microsurgical repair of larger defects
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Regenerative technique
Biologic support for healing
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Dr. Pacifico Cruz Board-certified plastic surgeon — reconstructive microsurgery and aesthetic facial rejuvenation.
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