Clearing a cancer safely can leave a gap that will not close on its own. Reconstruction fills it with living tissue so that speech, swallowing, movement and appearance are restored as far as they can be.
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The plan is made alongside the oncology team, so that clearance comes first and reconstruction supports it.
The full pathway, from planning with oncology to recovery.
Read more →Jaw, cheek, floor of mouth and neck defects after clearance.
Read more →Closing facial and scalp defects after skin cancer removal.
Read more →Immediate and delayed reconstruction after mastectomy.
Read more →Restoring bulk and movement to support speech and swallowing.
Read more →Consented examples of reconstructive results.
Read more →Consultations run at the clinic in Surat, and surgery is carried out at the associated hospital depending on what your procedure needs. Both centres are listed alongside, with timings and a map for each.
If you are travelling in from outside the city, send your reports on WhatsApp before the visit. Assessment, tests and, where it is possible, admission are then grouped into the same trip so that you are not asked to return repeatedly.
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Dr. Ashutosh Shah is a Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgeon (DNB) practising in Surat, Gujarat. The work covered by this site is reconstructive, which means restoring form and function after birth differences, burns, injury, cancer surgery, infection and chronic wounds.
Consultations are unhurried. You are told what the problem is, which options genuinely apply, what each involves, and what it will realistically achieve, including where an operation is not the right answer.
Where reconstruction is carried out in the same sitting as the cancer operation, the estimate is prepared jointly so you see one figure rather than two separate ones.
Patients are referred by oncologists and cancer centres in Surat and across south Gujarat, often while the clearance operation is still being planned.
Each page below covers one kind of work at the Surat clinic, with the questions patients ask about it, the cost band and how to reach the team.
These are the questions asked most often once a cancer operation has been advised. If yours is not here, send it on WhatsApp and the team will reply, usually the same day.
Ask your question →Often yes. Reconstructing straight after removal usually gives a better shape and a quicker recovery, and it avoids a second admission. Sometimes it is delayed until the pathology report is back or further treatment is finished, and the reason is explained.
The plan is made with the oncology team so that further treatment starts on schedule. Healing has to be settled before radiotherapy, which is one reason the operation is chosen to suit the treatment calendar rather than the other way round.
Most people regain useful speech and swallowing, though both change and both need therapy. How much tongue was removed matters more than anything else. Speech and swallow assessment starts in hospital and continues after discharge.
Follow up is planned with that in mind. Examination and scans still pick up recurrence, and the reconstruction is designed so the area can be assessed. Your oncology follow up continues exactly as it would have done otherwise.
Yes. Delayed reconstruction is common, and many women come forward once treatment is behind them. Previous radiotherapy and the state of the skin influence which method suits you, and the options and their trade offs are set out before you decide.
Small defects close directly or with a graft. Larger ones need tissue rotated in from the cheek, forehead or neck so that colour and thickness match. The plan takes the eyelid, nostril and lip margins into account, since these distort easily.
Reconstruction carried out as part of cancer treatment is generally considered under mediclaim subject to policy terms, and scheme cover may apply for eligible families. Pre authorisation is raised along with the cancer operation where both are planned together.
