Plastic Surgery
The Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Peking University Shenzhen Hospital was established in 1999. Over more than 20 years, under the leadership of three department directors, it has developed rapidly since its establishment. The department currently has three chief physicians, three deputy chief physicians and four attending physicians, all of whom have received formal, systematic training in plastic surgery. It currently operates 15 beds and has an independent specialty outpatient clinic and outpatient operating room covering 400 square metres. Outpatient volume is nearly 20,000 visits per year, and more than 5,000 operations of various types are performed annually. After years of development, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery has become a professional discipline with a rational talent structure, strong technical capabilities and comprehensive development in medical care, education and research, with considerable influence in Shenzhen and surrounding areas. The department is currently the affiliated unit of the Shenzhen Medical Quality Control Center for Plastic and Aesthetic Medicine, the chair unit of the Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery Committee of the Shenzhen Medical Doctor Association, the deputy-chair unit of the Plastic Surgery Branch of the Guangdong Medical Association, a key discipline of Shenzhen, a peak discipline of a high-level hospital in Guangdong, a specialist alliance with Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, a training site for professional master’s students in plastic surgery, and a training base for specialist physicians in cosmetic surgery in Guangdong Province. The team has contributed to and co-edited more than 10 books, published more than 40 papers in the past five years (including 19 SCI papers), obtained five patents, and hosted six national, provincial and municipal conferences. In the 2023 China Hospital Science and Technology Value Ranking, our department ranked 48th nationally, 4th in Guangdong Province and 1st in Shenzhen. Our routine diagnostic and treatment scope mainly includes correction of common congenital malformations; excision of scars and malignant tumours of the body surface and trauma repair; repair of defects using expanders and tissue reconstruction; ear reconstruction; breast plastic surgery and breast reconstruction after breast cancer surgery; external genitalia reconstruction; liposuction, contouring, grafting and filling; facial aesthetic procedures for the eyes and nose; facial contouring; facial rejuvenation and minimally invasive aesthetic procedures; and repair of various complex cosmetic complications. The department has particular expertise in eye and nose plastic surgery, breast plastic surgery, fat grafting and complex cosmetic complication repair.