Reconstructive and hand surgery covers a different category of work than cosmetic procedures. This is repair, not enhancement: fixing traumatic injuries, correcting congenital conditions, restoring function after cancer removal, treating carpal tunnel and other nerve compressions, repairing tendons and fractures in the hand and wrist, and rebuilding tissue after burns or skin cancer excision. Richmond Hill has 9 practices offering this kind of work, ranging from surgeons who split time between reconstructive and cosmetic cases to those who focus almost entirely on hand and upper-extremity repair.
Because outcomes here affect how a hand grips, a joint bends, or a graft heals, the questions to ask are different from a cosmetic consult. Confirm the surgeon's specific training in hand or microsurgery (a general plastic surgery certification doesn't guarantee this), ask how many similar cases they've handled in the past year, and find out whether they work with a hand therapist for post-op rehab, since recovery from tendon or nerve repair depends heavily on structured therapy afterward. Ask about complication rates for your specific procedure and what the revision policy looks like if a repair doesn't hold.
Our scores weigh training credentials, procedure-specific experience, patient feedback, and transparency about risks and recovery timelines, so you can compare providers on more than star ratings alone. See how we calculate this on the methodology page, or jump straight to the ranked guide to Richmond Hill plastic surgeons to see where these 9 practices land against the full field.
