Plastic Surgery Department

The Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery and Laser Medicine at Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, was established in 1983, with a history of over thirty years. Originally founded as the Laser Department, it was one of the earliest specialized departments in China to apply advanced laser technology for clinical surgical treatment.

Through the unremitting efforts of four generations, outstanding contributions have been made in the clinical application, research, and education of laser medicine, producing numerous experts, scholars, and technical personnel, including nationally renowned experts such as Li Junheng, Zhao Shude, and Li Wenzhi.

In 1997, under the direction and leadership of the hospital director, Dr. Li Wenzhi was transferred from the Plastic Surgery Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences to Anzhen Hospital, taking over the Laser Department. The department's focus then shifted from pure laser surgery to plastic and cosmetic surgery and aesthetic laser procedures, resulting in the establishment of the Department of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery and Laser Medicine.

After more than a decade of development, the department has achieved significant progress in both infrastructure and expertise, becoming a professional unit integrating medical care, education, and research, with a technical team of nearly 30 members, including experts, doctoral and master's degree holders. The scope of services covers plastic surgery, medical aesthetics, cosmetic laser, conventional laser, and head and neck/hand trauma, encompassing hundreds of procedures.

The department is equipped with advanced facilities, distinctive features, comprehensive treatment options, and exquisite skills. In 2008, thanks to its excellent environment and strong technical expertise, it became one of the first departments in a Beijing Class A tertiary hospital to be recognized as a medical aesthetics department, further elevating its development. Currently, the department offers hundreds of treatment items, primarily including the following:

I. Plastic Surgery
1. Repair of various congenital defects and deformities:
Such as microtia, torticollis, and vaginal atresia.
2. Correction of various acquired tissue and organ defects and deformities, and organ reconstruction:
Such as large skin patches, nevi, hemangiomas, neurofibromas, and post-burn deformities. Comprehensive treatment using tissue expanders, skin grafting, dermabrasion, and other measures can achieve optimal results.

II. Cosmetic Surgery
1. Various injection and minimally invasive treatments:
Mainly involving botulinum toxin, collagen, and hyaluronic acid injections for facial rejuvenation, improving facial appearance and boosting confidence through minimally invasive means, such as wrinkle removal, skin rejuvenation, facial slimming, nasal augmentation, and facial contour improvement.
2. Various cosmetic surgical procedures for the whole body:
(1) Facial rejuvenation surgery, including partial rhytidectomy (e.g., forehead, temporal, cheek, neck, and various combinations) and full face and neck lift.
(2) Breast augmentation and reduction mammoplasty.
(3) Eyelid surgery, including blepharoplasty (double eyelid creation), epicanthoplasty, lower eyelid blepharoplasty (bag removal), ptosis correction, canthoplasty for microphthalmia, eyebrow lift, lateral and medial canthoplasty, eyelid defect repair, and correction of entropion/ectropion of upper and lower eyelashes.
(4) Plastic and cosmetic surgery of the nose, chin, ears, lips, and cheeks, including rhinoplasty, hump nose correction, crooked nose correction, correction of nasal tip and alar deformities, partial or total nose reconstruction, genioplasty (chin augmentation), otoplasty for prominent ears, repair of ear defects, lip augmentation and reduction, and mandibular angle and zygomatic arch contouring.
(5) Liposuction and body contouring for various body areas.
(6) Hair transplantation.
(7) Various plastic and cosmetic surgeries for male and female perineal regions.

III. Non-invasive and Minimally Invasive Aesthetic Laser, Ultrasound, and Radiofrequency Procedures
With mature surgical techniques and equipment from the United States, Germany, Israel, South Korea, and other countries, treatments include:
(1) Various hyperpigmentation disorders.
(2) Vascular lesions of the skin and soft tissues.
(3) Aesthetic treatments such as hair removal, skin rejuvenation, and wrinkle reduction.
(4) Body slimming and contouring, including laser-assisted liposuction, radiofrequency-assisted liposuction, various non-invasive lipolysis, and cryolipolysis.
(5) Laser scar treatment.
(6) Treatment of various superficial body tumors.

IV. Traditional Laser Surgery
Using CO2 and YAG lasers, traditional surgical procedures include:
(1) Laser treatments performed in collaboration with internal medicine and surgery departments using various endoscopes, such as for esophageal, tracheal, and intestinal tumors, polyps, strictures, and bleeding.
(2) Laser treatment of superficial body tumors.
(3) Laser treatment of gynecological diseases.
(4) Laser-assisted healing and pain relief for refractory wounds, diabetic foot, and chronic ulcer wounds.

V. Surgical Treatment of Head and Neck and Hand Emergency Trauma
As plastic surgery primarily focuses on the head and neck region, years of specialized training have endowed the department's physicians with clear anatomical knowledge, meticulous surgical techniques, accurate tissue reduction, and the ability to perform tissue transplantation for defect repair. Applying the perspective and skills of plastic and cosmetic surgeons to trauma repair undoubtedly provides ideal outcomes for patients with head and neck injuries.