24 Plastic surgeries in 24 hours: Delhi's RML Hospital achieves unique milestone
The Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital in New Delhi marked World Plastic Surgery Day with a unique effort, where twenty-four plastic surgeries were conducted in as many hours. The OT Marathon began at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 15, on the occasion of World Plastic Surgery Day and continued for 24 hours.
Achieved without affecting?emergency cases
The surgeries performed included those for deformities due to trauma and burns, acute injuries leading to skin loss, congenital anomalies like cleft lip and palate, removal of large birthmarks, and bed sores.
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According to RML Hospital, both new and pending surgeries were performed on Monday, without affecting emergency cases that needed immediate attention, which were dealt with by a separate team of doctors simultaneously.
OT marathon was also a training exercise??
Dr. Samik Bhattacharya, from the Department of Burns, Plastic, Maxillofacial, and Microvascular Surgery at the hospital, said patients whose surgeries were postponed and cases needing immediate care were chosen.
"The premise was to reduce the waiting time for surgery," said Dr. Bhattacharya.
The plastic surgery OT marathon was also a training exercise. Such training improves the capacity to handle disasters and mass casualties.
"On average, six cases are performed in a day," Dr. Bhattacharya said.
Increase in plastic surgeries
According to him, there has been at least a 25-30 percent increase in the number of people opting for plastic surgeries, with men forming a sizeable proportion among them because of increased awareness.?The self-awareness of the population has increased in both genders in urban areas.
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"Because of exposure, movies, and social media, people have become more conscious about how they look and appear. So besides plastic reconstructive surgeries for trauma and cancer and burns, these days people approach for cosmetic improvements which include procedures such as liposuction, facelift, breast augmentation, and rhinoplasty. The most common procedure for which men come is the removal of male breasts and for hair transplant," he said.
With improved training and availability of technology, the safety in plastic surgery has improved a lot, which is another reason for more people opting for it now, Dr. Bhattacharya said.
What is a plastic surgery
Plastic surgery is the broad full-body specialty that deals with both reconstruction of any defect or loss of body parts and cosmetic surgery.
The specialty includes the reconstruction of body parts lost due to cancer surgery or trauma, and the restoration of normal appearance in cases of deformities by birth or acquired due to trauma or burns. Specific trauma like facial fractures and hand injuries are dealt with by plastic surgeons.
Cosmetic surgery is a subspecialty of plastic surgery, which pertains to the augmentation or betterment of appearance focusing on aesthetics of beauty, he explained.
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