A high percentage of surgical procedures performed in the Plastic Surgery Department are pediatric cases. All senior doctors in the department experience in pediatric surgery. The Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center is one of the few medical centers in Israel whose surgeons have trained in North America in the unique field of pediatric surgery.
Children requiring treatment are hospitalized in the Dana-Dwek Children's Hospital and are cared for by the department staff.
Team
Main Fields of Treatment
- Cleft lip and palate surgery performed by a multidisciplinary team
- Pediatric microsurgical reconstruction following injuries, cancer, or congenital conditions
- Craniofacial surgery for congenital and acquired deformities of the head and face
- Microsurgical reconstruction for facial reanimation
- Ear reconstruction for congenital absence or deformity, and correction of protruding ears
- Treatment of scars and giant congenital nevi, and reconstruction using tissue expanders
- Breast reconstruction for developmental asymmetry
- Surgery for gynecomastia
- Surgery for congenital limb deformities
- Chest wall reconstruction for congenital deformities
- Head and neck reconstruction following congenital abnormalities, injuries, or cancer
- Surgery for congenital genital abnormalities, including hypospadias
- Treatment of pediatric burns
- Treatment of injuries and lacerations requiring sutures in the Emergency Department or operating room
Inpatient Care: Patients are hospitalized in the Pediatric Surgery and Orthopedics Department, located on the 2nd floor of Dana-Dwek Children’s Hospital.
Adolescent Chest Surgery Clinic
The clinic specializes in breast reduction and correction of chest and breast asymmetry in adolescents and is part of the Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery at Tel Aviv Medical Center (Ichilov).
Adolescent chest and breast surgery is offered to young people with significant developmental abnormalities, including severe asymmetry, underdeveloped breasts in girls, excessively large breasts that interfere with daily functioning, and enlarged breast tissue in boys (gynecomastia).
- Surgical Procedures
- Breast augmentation for underdeveloped breasts
- Breast reduction for excessively large breasts
- Correction of breast asymmetry, including augmentation of one side and reduction of the other
- Correction of tubular (tuberous) breasts
- Gynecomastia surgery in boys
Surgical treatment is individually tailored to each patient. Advanced techniques include augmentation with customized silicone implants, breast reduction and lifting with reshaping and improved symmetry of the breasts and nipples, fat removal and grafting, the use of biological mesh, and removal of excess breast tissue in boys.
Procedures are performed under general anesthesia and typically take 1–3 hours. Hospitalization usually lasts one to two days.