Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon
Dr. Thomas M. Dixon is a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon in Amarillo, TX
with special training and skill in performing reconstructive plastic surgery necessary after traumatic illness or injury.
As a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon, Thomas M. Dixon, MD performs
reconstructive procedures on the skin, face, breast, lip, and other parts of the body affected by congenital birth defect, trauma, or illness. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is
a medical specialty focused on surgically reconstructing parts of the body negatively impacted by illness or injury for functional and aesthetic reasons. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons include cleft lip and palate, facial and ear deformity, post-operative breast cancer reconstruction, removal of skin cancer metastases, damage caused by traumatic injury, post-treatment reconstruction of damage caused by skin cancer or burns, and surgical reconstruction to improve hand or limb function.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
include diagnostic imaging, injury or deformity assessment, microsurgery, skin grafting, tissue expansion, flap surgery, and post-operative patient education.
A surgeon who specializes in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Plastic And Reconstructive Surgeons in Amarillo, TX
Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Thomas M. Dixon is an Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeon in Amarillo, TX
with special training and skill in surgically reconstructing patient musculoskeletal systems.
As an Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeon, Thomas M. Dixon, MD performs
hip replacements, joint replacements, prosthetic limb fitting, knee surgery, spinal disc reconstruction, and other procedures relating to replacing or rebuilding the human muscles, joints, and tendons. Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgery is
a medical specialty centered on surgically rebuilding or replacing patient bones, joints, ligaments, and tendons. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeons include skeletal birth defects, osteoarthritis, arthritis, avascular necrosis, traumatic injury to the skeleton, spine, or joints, and sports injuries.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeons
include diagnostic imaging like MRI, CT, and x-ray, procedures like hip arthroscopy, procedures on joints like core decompression, procedures to repair fractures, and hip and knee replacements.
Recognized by several state medical boards as a fellowship subspecialty program of orthopaedic surgery, adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgeons deal with reconstructive procedures such as joint arthroplasty (i.e., hip and knee), osteotomy, arthroscopy, soft-tissue reconstruction, and a variety of other adult reconstructive surgical procedures.
Adult Reconstructive Orthopedic Surgeons in Amarillo, TX