Upper extremity surgery treats conditions affecting the hand, wrist, elbow, and arm, including injuries, congenital abnormalities, and tumors. Microsurgical techniques are often used to repair nerves and restore function to the affected areas.
- Upper extremity surgery treats conditions affecting the hand, wrist, elbow, and arm, including injuries, congenital abnormalities, and tumors.
- Microsurgical techniques are often used to repair nerves and restore function to the affected areas.
- Microsurgery can address nerve entrapments, arthritis-related disorders, and contractures from burns.
- If an injured nerve is left untreated, the affected muscles may lose their function entirely.
- Autologous nerve transplants from other body parts can be performed to regain lost function.
What are Upper Extremity Surgical Procedures?
Upper extremity surgical procedures involves the treatment of all diseases of the hand-wrist-elbow-arm, including injuries, fractures, dislocations, tendon-vein-nerve damages, congenital abnormalities-disorders, rheumatic diseases, infections and tumours.
Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Hand and the Arm
Microsurgery is an inseparable part of the upper extremity surgery. This surgical method enables solutions for nerve entrapments, shape-function disorders due to arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis, congenital abnormalities such as polydactyly or syndactyly, contractures due to burns. Microsurgical techniques are used to repair the function of the organ. For example, when the nerve which enables the movements of fingers is injured and is not treated; the innervated muscles could end up losing their functions. In this case, an autologous nerve transplant from another part of the body is performed in order to regain the function.
Upper Extremity Surgery Frequently Asked Questions
What is the cost of the upper extremity surgery?
It is against the law in Turkey for the healthcare organisations including private practices to indicate prices online for procedures, treatments or consultations. Please contact us by calling or texting ?+90 541 334 3484 (WhatsApp available) or ☏ +90 212 257 1515 for the average cost of the procedure or any other enquiries related to the procedure. You need to send some photos to the Patient Care Coordinator to be examined by Professor Yazar to get the exact all-inclusive price.
Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon Professor Yazar is available in his private practice based in Nisantasi, Istanbul for appointments to provide detailed and tailored information on the procedure.
