Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 20: Department of Burns & Plastic Surgery at AIIMS Jammu is emerging as a major centre for advanced reconstructive and hand surgery services, catering to patients not only from Jammu & Kashmir but also from neighbouring states including Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.
The department is routinely managing complex hand injuries, tendon repairs, congenital hand deformities, post-burn contractures, microsurgical procedures, flap reconstructions, artificial skin substitute applications and skin grafting surgeries with multidisciplinary support from Orthopaedics and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PMR).
Dr Rahul Gorka, Assistant Professor and Officiating Head, Department of Burns & Plastic Surgery, said that several referred and difficult cases, including paediatric hand trauma and deformity patients, are now being treated successfully at AIIMS Jammu using advanced reconstructive techniques, microsurgical precision, staged rehabilitation and careful surgical planning. He stated that many patients had long-standing deformities, delayed presentation or had earlier been considered high-risk or difficult for surgical correction elsewhere.
Highlighting a recent case, Dr Rahul Gorka said that a four-year-old child was brought to the institute with severe post-burn hand contracture deformity that had caused fusion of the thumb and fingers following childhood burn injuries. After detailed evaluation and surgical planning, the child underwent a successful reconstructive procedure involving contracture release, separation of fused digits, local flap coverage, multiple Z-plasties and full-thickness skin grafting under a single surgical plan aimed at restoring hand function and mobility.
Doctors said the child has shown significant functional recovery and improvement following surgery and rehabilitation.
Prof Dr D N Sharma, Executive Director and CEO, AIIMS Jammu, emphasized that early treatment of burns, hand injuries and congenital deformities is essential to prevent permanent disability and improve long-term functional outcomes.
He reiterated that AIIMS Jammu remains committed to providing affordable and advanced reconstructive plastic surgery care focused on restoring function, confidence and quality of life for patients.
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