Patient Stories: Microvascular Surgery

• Garrett La Fever

  Man Replaces Severed Thumb With Toe

  UCSF Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery -  by Sarah Krumholz - June 05, 2009

  

  The Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at UCSF provides service to patients from literally head to toe. Surgeons have the technical expertise to perform a wide array of cosmetic procedures and also provide highly specialized surgical procedures for a host of other problems including craniofacial and cleft lip surgery, microvascular reconstruction, and treatment of complex wounds. For patients like Garrett La Fever, who lost his thumb in a woodworking accident, this expertise can mean all the difference. Using a novel technique, Dr. Scott Hansen collaborated with Dr. Charles Lee[...]

  Story Tags: Microvascular Surgery