Microsurgery is the operation of minute structures
under the microscope with the use of extremely small instruments.
With increasingly sophisticated operating microscopes, surgeons
are able to perform tissue transfers without the cumbersome standard
transfer procedures that were once necessary to ensure adequate
blood supply to the grafted part. Microvascular surgery permits
anastomosis of peripheral blood vessels less than 2 mm in diameter.
Similarly, microneural techniques allow the surgeon to re-establish
sensation by repairing or replacing severed and damaged peripheral
nerves. Because of the advances in microsurgery, it is possible
to reattach amputated parts, provided the health status of the
patient and the condition of the amputated part are favorable.
If you are a Munson Healthcare patient and have a compliment,
concern, or complaint, please contact one of our Patient
Liaisons.
