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We have started an outpatient clinic for children's and adults' hands and fingers.

The Department of Plastic Surgery has adopted a new organizational structure and made a fresh start as of fiscal year 2026.

Dr. Saito, who has been appointed as the chief department head, has performed numerous surgeries for congenital hand and foot disorders at Kyoto University Hospital. At Kitano Hospital, he will continue to focus on treating children's hands, fingers, and feet, as well as providing medical care for hand and finger disorders in adults.

We have installed the latest X-ray fluoroscopy equipment specifically for hand surgery in our operating room. High-definition images support more precise surgeries, such as when performing osteotomies on a baby's tiny fingers.

Our hospital has a very well-equipped pediatrics department. With the support of our pediatrics team, we can safely perform imaging tests even for congenital hand disorders involving malformations of muscles, tendons, and joints.

We now have an environment in place to provide safe and advanced surgical procedures. Our hospital is easily accessible by Shinkansen (bullet train) and from the airport, which we believe will reduce the burden of commuting for patients from far away.

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Plastic surgery is a medical specialty that aims to restore lost tissue and function.

This field primarily deals with tissues on the body's surface, extending from the skull to the face, trunk, and limbs. The causes of tissue loss and functional impairment are diverse, including trauma, burns, surgical complications, malignant tumors, and congenital diseases. Our hospital specializes in hand surgery and facial surgery.

We will do our utmost to bring back smiles to the faces of not only the local community, but everyone throughout Japan.

Characteristics (main treatments, medical equipment, pioneering initiatives, etc.)

• • Our plastic surgery department primarily focuses on hand surgery and facial surgery, but we are capable of treating a wide range of conditions that fall under the umbrella of plastic surgery.

• Child and adult hand and finger surgery

• • Congenital hand and foot disorders and their sequelae (polydactyly of the thumb, syndactyly, polydactyly, cleft hand, oblique fingers, flexor fingers, shortened bone, macrodactyly, congenital constriction ring syndrome, transverse axis dysplasia (brachydactyly), thumb dysplasia, radial axis dysplasia, etc.)
• - Damage to tendons, nerves, and blood vessels due to fractures, bruises, sprains, or cuts.
• Joint contracture (stiffening of the joints)
• - Numbness in the hands due to tenosynovitis such as trigger finger and De Quervain's tenosynovitis, or carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Ganglions, lumps, and tumors
• Osteoarthritis such as Heberden's nodes and Bouchard's nodes
• etc.

• Facial surgery

• Facial bone fractures (such as cheekbone and maxillary bone fractures, nasal bone fractures, orbital floor fractures)
• - Sequelae after facial bone fractures (such as crooked nose deformity)
• • Eyelid disorders (such as ptosis and entropion)
• - Facial nerve paralysis (such as sequelae of Bell's palsy or facial paralysis after surgery for malignant tumors of the head and neck)

• Hemangiomas and moles

• Laser treatment for infantile hemangiomas and birthmarks
• Surgical or laser treatment for moles
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