Reconstructive surgery in Bengaluru
Reconstructive plastic surgery restores function and form after injury, burns, disease or birth differences. Dr. Jithendran's work spans hand and microsurgery, replantation, facial fractures, burns, limb salvage, diabetic foot and post-cancer reconstruction.
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Hand Surgery Overview →
Hand Fractures (Finger and Metacarpal Fractures)
A hand fracture is a break in a finger bone (phalanx) or one of the long palm bones (metacarpals). Stable fractures…
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Carpal Tunnel Release
Carpal tunnel syndrome is pressure on the median nerve at the wrist, causing numbness, tingling, pain and weakness in…
Dupuytren's Contracture
Dupuytren's contracture is a thickening of the tissue under the skin of the palm that forms cords and gradually pulls…
Nerve Repair and Nerve Grafting
Nerve repair is microsurgery that rejoins the cut ends of a nerve under an operating microscope; nerve grafting bridges…
Blood Vessel Repair and Vein Grafting
Vessel repair is emergency surgery that stitches together a cut or torn artery or vein, usually in the hand or arm, to…
Tendon Repair and Tendon Transfer
Tendon repair stitches together a cut or torn tendon so the joint it moves works again; tendon transfer reroutes a…
Pollicisation (Creating a Thumb from a Finger)
Pollicisation is a hand operation that creates a thumb from an existing finger, usually the index finger, by moving and…
Brachial Plexus Injuries
A brachial plexus injury is damage to the network of nerves from the neck that controls the shoulder, arm and hand,…
Toe-to-Thumb Transplantation
Toe-to-thumb transplantation is microsurgery that moves the great toe or second toe to the hand to replace a missing…
Crush Injuries of the Hand
A crush injury of the hand happens when the hand is compressed between two objects, such as machinery, doors or…
Arteriovenous (AV) Fistula for Dialysis
An arteriovenous (AV) fistula is a surgical connection between an artery and a vein, usually in the forearm, that…
Maxillofacial Surgery Overview →
Soft Tissue Injuries of the Face
Soft tissue injuries of the face are cuts, abrasions, avulsions, burns and bites affecting the skin, muscles, nerves…
TMJ Ankylosis Correction (Locked Jaw)
TMJ ankylosis is stiffening or fusion of the jaw joint (temporomandibular joint), where the lower jaw becomes joined to…
Maxillary (Upper Jaw) Fractures
A maxillary fracture is a break in the upper jaw bone (maxilla), usually from road accidents, falls or blows to the…
Frontal Bone (Forehead) Fractures
A frontal bone fracture is a break in the forehead bone, which overlies the frontal sinus and lies close to the brain.…
Naso-Ethmoidal (NOE) Fractures
A naso-ethmoidal (naso-orbito-ethmoid, NOE) fracture is a complex break of the bones between the eyes where the nose,…
Zygomatic (Cheekbone) Fractures
A zygomatic fracture is a break in the cheekbone, usually from a blow to the face, which can flatten the cheek, cause…
Mandible (Lower Jaw) Fractures
A mandible fracture is a break in the lower jaw bone, commonly from road accidents, assaults, falls and sports. It…
Facial Features Overview →
Ear Reconstruction (Microtia and Ear Defects)
Ear reconstruction is plastic surgery that builds a natural-looking ear for people born with an underdeveloped ear…
Eyelid Reconstruction
Eyelid reconstruction is surgery that repairs defects of the upper or lower eyelid after tumour removal, injury or…
Lip and Cheek Reconstruction
Lip and cheek reconstruction is plastic surgery that repairs defects of the lips and cheeks caused by cancer, injury,…
Mandible (Lower Jaw) Reconstruction
Mandible reconstruction rebuilds the lower jaw after tumour removal, trauma, infection (osteomyelitis) or bone death…
Forehead and Scalp Reconstruction
Forehead and scalp reconstruction repairs skin, soft tissue and skull defects caused by injury, burns (including…
Burns Overview →
Lower Limb Overview →
Crush Injuries of the Lower Limb
A crush injury of the lower limb happens when the leg or foot is compressed between heavy objects, damaging skin,…
Heel Pad Avulsion Reconstruction
A heel pad avulsion is an injury in which the thick, cushioning skin and fat of the heel is partly or completely torn…
Open Fractures (Compound Fractures)
An open (compound) fracture is a broken bone that has pierced the skin, exposing it to contamination and damaging…
Varicose Veins Treatment
Varicose veins are enlarged, twisted veins, usually in the legs, caused by faulty valves that let blood pool. They can…
Non-Healing (Chronic) Wounds
A non-healing or chronic wound is one that has not improved after about four weeks or closed by eight weeks, such as…
Diabetic Foot Salvage and Reconstruction
Diabetic foot salvage and reconstruction is surgery to control infection, remove dead tissue and close diabetic foot…
Body Reconstruction Overview →
Chest Wall Reconstruction
Chest wall reconstruction rebuilds the ribs, sternum and overlying soft tissue after tumour removal, trauma, infection…
Sternal Osteomyelitis and Sternal Wound Dehiscence
Sternal osteomyelitis is infection of the breastbone, most often after open-heart surgery through a sternotomy, and…
Vaginal Reconstruction
Vaginal reconstruction is surgery that creates or rebuilds the vagina in women born without a fully formed vagina…
Pressure Sore (Pressure Ulcer) Reconstruction
Pressure sore reconstruction is surgery to close deep pressure ulcers (bedsores), usually stage 3 or 4, over the…
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