Department of Plastic Surgery

General Information

The department of Plastic Surgery in SMS Hospital, Jaipur was founded in 1970 under the guidance of Dr. Chandalia whose vision helped to grow the department to the heights that it is today. The department further blossomed under Dr. Malti Gupta, who was one of the first female plastic surgeons of the country. Following her, there were many great leaders heading the department including  Dr. G.S. Kalra, a man of distinct vision, an ideal of knowledge, experience and inspiration to all of us. Following that the department was fortunate to have mzny talented surgeon Dr. Pradeep Goil, Dr. R.K. Jain , Dr. Sunil Srivastava, Dr. Pradeep Gupta, Dr. Sangeeta Thakurani, Dr. Amit Sharma , Currently the department is being headed by Dr.G.S. Kalra, a meticulous surgeon and a great mentor leading the department.

The major thrust areas of Dr. G.S. Kalra Head Of Department are congenital craniostenosis, facial clefts, brachial plexus injuries, facial smile operation, cancer reconstruction and mammoplasty and are ably supported by the departmental infrastructure and man-power. Presently he is president of brachial plexus society of india.

With over 150 beds in the hospital, the department is one of the busiest in the country. The department trains 8 MCh residents every year. There are Three units running including 5 Senior professor, 1 Associate Professor and 1 Assistant Professor. The department also boasts of having three Senior Residents as well as rotatory internships of Maxillofacial Surgeons.

     Re-implantation of severed fingers/ wrist/ forearm are done on a routine basis with a success rate of around 60-70% depending various factors namely the timing of bringing the patient to the hospital, type of injury etc.

All faciomaxillary injuries, burn cases and post-burn deformities are being handled on a regular basis. Reconstructive surgery of all the congenital abnormalities like cleft + craniofacial anomalies, hand & ear anomalies, genitourinary anomalies are being routinely performed. In adults & peadtrices brachial plexus injuries, smile reconstruction for facial palsy, head and neck cancer reconstruction, new breast reconstruction after mastectomy are being routinely performed.

Microsurgical operations for free tissue transfer are being regularly done as a standard procedure. In cosmetic surgery body contouring, breast modification, facebit , brachial plexus, scar revision and related plastic reconstruction are being routinely done.

Annually in main operation theaters about 2500 major and 1000 minor surgical procedures are performed. While in emergency OT we performed 1034 OT in year of 2019 out of which 577 were major and 547 were minot OT.

And in trauma on year of 2019, total admissions were 2239. On an average we admit 75 maxillofacial & 100 Extremity injuries cases per month. In the same year we operated total 1717 cases of them, of which 1432 Major & 285 were minor cases.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

The department has an active academic schedule with daily morning classes consisting of Seminars, Journal Clubs and Case Presentations. We also have guest lectures from international and local faculties. During the COVID times, the department has been holding online webinars with participants from around the country. It is compulsory for every  resident to have two research activities to be published in journals of international repute during their tenure. The faculty is repeatedly invited as speakers in leading national and international conferences.

The department has received international acclaim across the globe. The faculty has published and presented their scientific work both at the national and international platform. It is indeed an honor and a privilege for the department that its faculty has been invited as key-note speakers in both national and international conferences and seminars. National and international conferences bringing in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons from across the globe to the arena of S.M.S. Hospital, Jaipur are being organized on a routine basis for exhaustive intellectual deliberations.

Plastic Surgery Emergency Operations

Emergency OT of SMS hospital which houses 3 state-of-the-art operation theaters, a preoperative assessment unit with 4 beds with 2 recovery rooms. Emergency OT equipped with modern equipment to offer safe & effective surgery to patients who needs emergency intervention which includes patients from general surgery, ENT & plastic surgery. One table is reserved for plastic surgery department for carrying out emergency surgeries related to burn and trauma patients. Work load in Emergency OT is increasing with every passing year as SMS hospital is major tertiary centre in Northern India. The work data is shown in the graph below:

EOT DATA

Department of plastic & reconstructive surgery have put together a team of highly qualified & dedicated plastic surgeons to deliver the best care at free of cost to general public. We at SMS hospital are committed to public service with high standards. Emergency OT also serves as a breeding ground for young plastic surgeons as well.

Main Plastic OT complex

Annually about 2500 major and 1000 minor surgical procedures are performed. The range of surgical services provided by the OT complex include reconstructive microsurgery, Aesthetic surgery, maxillofacial and cleft surgeries, in addition to taking care of patients with burn wounds. All type of elective plastic surgery procedures are carried out in this state of the art operation theatre complex comprising of 3 modular OT and a pain clinic. All OT’s are equipped with an electronically adjustable table with ultra-modern set of lights and well trained staff. OT complex also consists of 2 highly advanced top of the line microscopes for super microsurgery.

Number of patients operated in last 4 years are as follows:-