Wellspan Plastic Surgery & Skin Care

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Wellspan Plastic Surgery & Skin Care is a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery practice in Chambersburg, PA with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in performing reconstructive plastic surgery necessary after traumatic illness or injury. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons at Wellspan Plastic Surgery & Skin Care perform 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 at Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery practices 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 Surgery practices 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.

Physician Assisting

A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.