Plastic Surgery

What we do

In our department, we support various diseases on the body surface. One of the characteristics of this clinic is that there are many skin cancers. In recent years, blepharoptosis and intractable ulcers are also increasing as diseases associated with the aging of society. The main target diseases treated in our department are as follows.

Birth defects
Surgery for inborn dysplasia on the body surface (mainly dysplasia of cleft lip and / or palate, auricle, limbs, etc.) Laser treatment of large-scale bruises (hemangiomas and nevus of Ota) may be given with general anesthesia.

Skin tumor surgery
Removal of benign and malignant tumors. Radiation and chemotherapy may be added if malignant.

Reconstructive surgery
In reconstructive surgery after breast resection or head and neck cancer resection, free flap surgery is mainly performed using a microscope. For treatment of intractable ulcers and traumatic ulcers after surgery, diabetic foot lesions, and local negative pressure wound therapy is used together to reduce the burden of surgery.

Trauma
Surgery for facial fractures and skin soft tissue damage. Extensive burn treatment working together with the emergency department.

Beauty
Laser treatments for spots and bruises, hair removal treatments using phototherapy equipment (IPL), piercings, double eyelid surgery, etc

Conditions we handle

1. Burns & Acute Trauma

Thermal burns and scalds
Facial bone fractures and soft tissue injuries
Hand and foot trauma / injuries

2. Congenital Anomalies

Cleft lip and cleft palate
Congenital hand and foot anomalies (e.g., syndactyly, polydactyly)
Congenital ptosis (drooping eyelids)
Auricular (ear) deformities (microtia, accessory ear, cleft earlobe, preauricular fistula, cryptotia)
Accessory breast tissue
Umbilical prominence and umbilical hernia

3. Benign Skin Tumors & Birthmarks

Moles and nevi
Port-wine stains (Nevus flammeus) and strawberry hemangiomas
Lipomas and epidermal cysts (atheroma)

4. Cutaneous Malignancies & Reconstruction

Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)
Malignant Melanoma
Extramammary Paget’s Disease
Head and neck defect reconstruction
Breast reconstruction (post-mastectomy)

5. Scars, Ulcers & Wound Healing

Hypertrophic scars, keloids, and scar contractures
Pressure ulcers (bedsores) and intractable chronic ulcers
Incisional ventral hernia / abdominal wall defects

6. Aesthetic Surgery & Dermatology

Medical body piercing
Hyperpigmentation, age spots, and freckles
Double eyelid blepharoplasty (suture/burial method and incisional method)
Medical laser/IPL hair removal

7. Other Specialized Conditions

Facial nerve palsy reconstruction
Lymphedema (micro-lymphatic surgery)
Blepharoptosis (acquired ptosis / drooping eyelids) and blepharospasm
Pilonidal sinus disease
Ingrown toenails (onychocryptosis)
Osmidrosis (axillary odor / bromhidrosis) and axillary hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)
Inverted nipples

Number of cases

Total Outpatient Consultations: 9,234 patients
Total Inpatient Admissions: 4,086 patient days (or admissions)

(FY2024 Record)

List of Doctors

Chif of Plastic Surgery

Yumi TANABE

Subspeciality
Plastic Surgery

Department name	Plastic Surgery
Medical School	University of Tsukuba Faculty of Medicine
Special Qualifications	Board Certified Specialist and Advanced Certified Speialist of Japan Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Board Certified Specialist of The Japanese Association for Chest Surgery Board Certified Specialist of Japan Society for Surgical Wound Care
Education & Career	1992 Apr. Graduated from University of Tsukuba Faculty of Medicine 1992 May. Plastic Surgery，Tokyo Women's University School of Medicine 1994 Apr. Surgery，Saiseikai Kanagawa Hospital 1997 Jul. Research Fellow of Plastic Surgery，Massachusetts General Hospital 1999 Feb. Plastic Surgery，Tokyo Women's University School of Medicine 2012 Jul. Plastic Surgery，Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East 2013 Oct. Vice Chief of Plastic Surgery，Kameda Medical Center 2015 Apr. Chief of Plastic Surgery，Kameda Medical Center

Andrology