RCJ opens burns and plastic surgery clinics

JUBAIL: The Royal Commission for Jubail Hospital has opened clinics for plastic surgery and burns within its general surgery department.
Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Kharashi, director of RCJ’s Health Services Program, said: “These new services aim to provide an appropriate therapeutic environment for patients and support integrative work between the hospital and beneficiaries.”
“This initiative is part of the ongoing development of the medical and engineering plan at the hospital to provide comprehensive and integrated health services for the Jubail community,” Al-Kharashi said.
The new service includes plastic surgery, tissue rebuilding to repair scars on the face, neck, body and hands for adults and children, congenital malformation correction in children, treatment of various occupational injuries, fractures and tendon laceration, skin-contouring treatment, and burns treatment.
About 158 diagnostic and therapeutic cases were registered at the hospital since the launch of the new service a month ago, with 33 percent suffering from different types of burns. The medical team conducted recently four successful reconstructive surgeries for patients exposed to injuries and deep wounds to the hands and face.
The new clinics are under the supervision of Saleh Al-Ghamdi, a specialized consultant plastic and reconstructive surgeon, associate member of the German Society for Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery in craniofacial and microsurgery.