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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Lab
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A plastic and reconstructive surgery lab that provides clinical care and conducts research to repair appearance-related problems cleanly.
AboutAbout the lab
A creative surgical specialty devoted to form and to creating it.
The lab provides clinical care and conducts research to cleanly repair "appearance problems" caused by congenital conditions, injuries, and cancer treatment.
For congenital facial conditions such as cleft lip and palate, the lab performs craniomaxillofacial surgery, including distraction osteogenesis, at the Cleft Lip, Jaw, and Palate Center, which it runs jointly with dentistry.
For reconstruction of the face and breast after tissue is lost to cancer treatment, the lab performs free composite tissue transfer, using a microscope to transplant tissue from a healthy part of the patient's own body.
For severe head and facial trauma, the lab treats patients together with the emergency department, aiming for treatment that allows an early return to society.
Key terms
- Cleft lip and palate
- A congenital facial condition in which a cleft is present in the lip or the roof of the mouth from birth
- Distraction osteogenesis
- A treatment in which the bone is cut and gradually stretched, letting new bone form in the gap to adjust the shape and length of the bone
- Free composite tissue transfer
- A reconstructive surgery that uses a microscope to transplant tissue from a healthy part of the patient's own body to the affected area
- Vascular malformation
- A condition in which blood vessels or lymphatic vessels are formed differently from normal from birth. Genetic changes are being studied as a contributing factor
NewsLab news
A graduate student received the Young Investigator Award of the Japanese Society of Phlebology and the Excellent Presentation Award of the Japanese Society for Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations
A paper by a graduate student was published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
A paper by a resident was published in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open
A graduate student received an Excellent Presentation Award at the Resident Award Session of the Japanese Society of Wound Surgery
A lab member received a Research Encouragement Award at the Japanese Society for Wound Healing
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to cleanly repair appearance problems caused by congenital conditions, injuries, and cancer treatment, and conducts research alongside clinical care. The Achievements and Research page lists work on treatment of full-body burns, an AI-based counseling tool for cleft lip and palate, genetic analysis of hemangiomas and vascular malformations, breast implants, bone fixation materials, and wound healing.
View More ↗MembersFaculty
The lab's members are a Professor, Lecturer, and Assistant Professor; medical staff, including graduate students; residents; clinical professors; and part-time undergraduate lecturers.As of 2026
- ProfessorYoshimichi Imai
- LecturerAkimitu Sato
- Assistant ProfessorChieko Miura
- Assistant ProfessorMiki Shoji
- Assistant ProfessorMoriha Ishi
- Assistant ProfessorToshiro Imai
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Facial plastic surgery procedure in operating room” FacialAnatomyEditor / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Neuropathophysiology and Control Lab): “Ipswich Hospital operating theatre, Queensland, 2022 02” Kgbo / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Orthopaedic Surgery Lab): “US Army, Burundian orthopedic surgeons work together in the operating room (8558543)” U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Katherine Sibilla / Public domain (cropped)
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