 Hi, this is Dr. Ashok B.C. I am a consultant plastic and cosmetic surgeon associated with Manipal Hospital for the last 14 years. In our department, we cater to almost all plastic and cosmetic surgeries except acute burns. My specialty or my special interest is breast reconstruction, aesthetic breast and lymphedema. I have been trained in Japan to do this supramicro surgery which involves anostomosing very small blood vessels and lymphatic vessels. This is a new area of surgery where lymphedema which is also called elephantiasis in layman terms can be treated. Lymphedema in our country is common due to parasitic infections and also due to cancer surgeries. During cancer surgeries, the oncosurgeons remove lymph nodes from certain parts of the body to prevent spread of cancer. In such cases, over a period of time, these unfortunate patients will develop lymphedema or swelling of the limbs. This leads to loss of or decrease in quality of life. By doing and assessing these kind of surgeries, we should be able to treat these patients. This is a new kind of surgery that has been developed in the last 5 to 6 years and I am very happy to tell Manipal Hospital is one of the few hospitals in India which is offering this surgery. Thank you.