Surgery at Birmingham Children's Hospital

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

The Plastic Surgery team sees children locally and from all over the West Midlands region and works within other services at the Children's Hospital. Plastic surgery repairs areas of the body that have been injured in some way.

Cleft team

The regional Cleft Service is based at the Children's Hospital. More than 100 new babies per year are seen by the well-established team.

Craniofacial team

The  Craniofacial Service is also well-established and one of only four in the country. This service is growing and currently has a weekly operating list and weekly clinic.

Hand and Upper Limb team

The Hand and Upper Limb Service treats hand deformities present at birth, complex forearm anomalies, obstetric brachial plexus palsy injuries (a type of injury caused at birth) and arthrogryposis (where the joints do not develop properly in the womb). The service also provides expert advice for children with epidermolysis bullosa and rheumatoid arthritis as well as complex upper limb trauma.

Contact details

0121 333 8129