Rebuilding form and function after injury, cancer, and congenital difference — with honest limits.
The reconstructive plastic surgery service of Chongqing West District Hospital rebuilds what trauma, tumour surgery, burns, and congenital conditions have taken: scar revision, ear and breast reconstruction, skin cancer repair, facial reanimation, and hand reconstruction — planned stage by stage, backed by the full resources of a tertiary general hospital.
Function first, staged planning, and the full safety net of a tertiary general hospital behind every reconstruction.
- Evidence-based care
- Function before appearance
- Honest risk and benefit discussions
- Tertiary-hospital safety net
Reconstruction that starts with the problem, not a technique
Whether it is a tight burn scar, a missing ear, or a defect after skin cancer, every reconstructive pathway follows the same three principles.
Assess & stage
Structured assessment of the defect, the tissue available, and what matters most to you — and an honest statement of what reconstruction can and cannot restore. Many problems are solved in planned stages, not one operation.
Rebuild safely
Real reconstruction deserves real safety: hospital-grade anesthesia, imaging and laboratory workup, microsurgical monitoring, and the intensive-care backup of a tertiary general hospital behind every operation.
Rehabilitate & refine
Healing is staged and honest — grafts and flaps settle over weeks, scars mature over a year or more, and rehabilitation is prescribed with the same care as the operation. We stay with you through that whole arc.
Dedicated specialists within a tertiary hospital
The leadership team of the Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics Medical Center brings together specialists in plastic and reconstructive surgery, aesthetic surgery, skin and laser care, and dermatology, with the full safety net of a tertiary general hospital behind every operation.
Shaoliang Wang, MD (王韶亮)
Reconstructive Plastic Surgery · Center Director
Center Director and lead of this site's reconstructive content; scar revision and comprehensive scar management, skin tumour excision and repair, and complex wound reconstruction, with 20+ years of tertiary-hospital surgical experience.
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Tongchun Mao, MD (毛彤春)
Aesthetic Surgery · Deputy Director
Deputy Director and head of aesthetic surgery; detailed facial-feature surgery and repair, aesthetic closure principles for reconstructive excisions, and natural contour refinement across 700+ operations a year.
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Ke He, MD (何锞)
Skin & Laser Aesthetics · Deputy Director
Head of skin and laser aesthetics; leads scar prevention and laser scar management after reconstruction, and optimizes skin quality before and after surgery, with 20+ years of laser experience.
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Yongbo Jia, MD (贾勇波)
Dermatology · Deputy Director
Head of dermatology; preoperative skin assessment, skin tumour triage, and the dermatologic aftercare that reconstructed skin depends on — trained at the Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.
View profile →Reconstruction, explained honestly
Start with the basics: what each procedure can and cannot achieve, the scars and downtime it costs, the risks worth knowing, and what honest long-term follow-up looks like.
The Reconstructive Ladder: How Plastic Surgeons Choose a Repair
The reasoning framework behind reconstructive plastic surgery: from simple closure to skin grafts, local flaps, and microsurgical free tissue transfer, and why the simplest safe option usually wins.
Read the guide →Scar Revision: What It Can Realistically Improve
What scar revision can realistically improve: excision and re-closure, Z-plasty and W-plasty repositioning, and the timing and limits of surgical scar improvement.
Read the guide →Hypertrophic Scars and Keloids
How hypertrophic scars differ from keloids, why that distinction drives treatment, and the realistic role of injections, pressure, laser, surgery, and radiation.
Read the guide →Burn Scar Reconstruction: Staging and Contracture Release
The staged reconstruction of burn scars: contracture release, grafts and flaps, tissue expansion, and the honest timeline of months to years of staged care.
Read the guide →Tissue Expansion in Reconstructive Surgery
How implanted expanders grow new skin next to a defect, why the colour and texture match is unmatched, and the real costs: months of inflation, two operations, and a visible temporary bulge.
Read the guide →Microtia and Ear Reconstruction
Rebuilding an underdeveloped or missing ear: autologous rib cartilage frameworks versus synthetic implants, the staged timeline, and honest expectations for symmetry and detail.
Read the guide →We will not sell you certainty we do not have
No surgeon can promise a perfect reconstruction, an invisible scar, or that one operation will solve everything. Anyone who does is not giving you honest medical advice. Our job is to help you make a well-informed decision — even when that decision is to wait, or to stage the plan.
Ready to discuss your reconstruction questions?
Reach out for a consultation. We will assess your condition, explain the options, and plan reconstruction or long-term management with you.
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