 Hi, this is Dr. Ashok B.C. I am a consultant plastic surgeon here at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore. My name is Dr. Srikanth V. I am a practicing consultant at Manipal Hospital. I have been here since the last 12 years. Hi, I am Dr. Anantheshwar. Greetings to you. I wish you a very happy National Plastic Surgery Day. On this occasion, I would like to give you a little brief about what we are doing at our hospital. We are at the forefront of cosmetic surgery and reconstructive surgery. We run the entire spectrum of the plastic surgery that is the various birth defects which are associated with the children and various trauma that means accident-related cases pertaining to the hand as well as to the face and other parts of the body and maxillofacial or the craniomaxillofacial surgery in which various injuries of the face per se are treated with. To add to this, we also have the cosmetic surgery or what we call it as the aesthetic surgery in the real sense. What is it we can do for you in cosmetic surgery? Hair transplant for you in case you are growing bald. If you have male boobs that is gynecomastia, we can make you look completely normal and of course the rest of the other plastic surgery like liposuction, tummy tuck, face lift and eye lift which goes for both male and for females. When we say cosmetic surgery, it means procedures like rhinoplasty that is reshaping of the nose or correcting of the nose, liposuction that is removing excess fat from different parts of the body. The other commonly done cosmetic surgery is a breast reduction. Today we have a treatment known as reduction mammoplasty wherein the breast size is reduced significantly. Breast augmentation is another procedure which women commonly come into here. Reconstructive surgery is also a very very large part of plastic surgery and the reconstructive surgery in plastic surgery we cover everything from head to toe. Manipal Hospital Bangalore has got one of the oldest running departments in plastic surgery. We are here for the last 25 years. My special interest is in breast surgeries and lymphedema surgeries. Breast surgeries which I am interested are augmentations, reductions and reconstruction of the cancer surgeries. We had special training in Japan for this and we have started a Manipal lymphedema clinic specifically for this and every Wednesday we conduct this clinic. Hand surgery is a very important part of plastic surgery and it is important for the patient to go to a person who is trained in hand surgery to get the best possible result. Brachial plexus in duties is another thing which plastic surgeons treat. Now photo brachial plexus is a set of nerves which goes from the neck all the way down to the hand. They control all the movements of the hand and the upper limb. Ours was the first department to start the microvascular flap surgery in the entire state and our department was the first one to start the fellowship program in plastic surgery way back in 1999. Subsequently we are the only department in the entire state who are catering to the teaching needs that means we are providing a DNB in that is a Diplomat National Board certification program in plastic surgery since the last 12 years. As we know all surgeries have some kind of unreliable outcomes and doing these kind of surgeries in a place where there is lot of expertise available and in a safe environment like Manipal Hospital where the equipment and nursing staff is excellent will make these surgeries much more safer and more pleasant experience for the patients. I ably sum up that you know the Manipal Hospital Plastic Surgery Department we have grown in strength and we offer one of the world class treatment available at a very very nominal rates. It's a myth that you know the plastic surgery is always only for the economically very high level of patients which is not so. We are available round the clock for you at any time of the day or night you will be given the best possible treatment that is afforded by you. The other reason why you can choose should choose Manipal Hospital is our operation theaters are fully equipped for any kind of emergency and for any number of emergencies to make your surgery safe as possible.