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Pediatric plastic surgery provides treatment and procedures for infants and children in need of restorative or reconstructive surgery, as a result of either acquired or inherited deformities.

Craniofacial surgery is an operation to fix congenital defects of the skull, or injuries to the soft tissue and bone in the head and neck.

Treats congenital birth conditions such as duplicated, missing or fused fingers, traumatic injuries, burns, and thumb reconstruction.

Pediatric ear, nose and throat (ENT), or pediatric otolaryngology, is a medical sub-specialty focused on the diagnosis and treatment of ailments of the ears, nose and throat in infants, children, and adolescents.

Our pediatric pulmonologists are here to care for your child's issues related breathing and lung diseases, such as asthma or COVID.

Pediatric urology is a sub-specialty dedicated to treating illness and conditions affecting the genitourinary systems of infants, children and adolescents.

Voice disorders are medical conditions involving abnormalities of the sound produced by the larynx, affecting speech production. These include: puberphonia; chorditis; and vocal fold nodules. Swallowing problems may be the result of brain dysfunction, loss of sphincter control, or narrowing of the esophagus. Treatment of voice, airway and swallowing problems are offered for adult and pediatric patients. Voice Clinic The SIU Medicine Voice Clinic is dedicated exclusively to the diagnosis, treatment and management of laryngeal and voice disorders. Services are available for people with vocal

Pediatric audiology services provide routine hearing assessment examinations for infants and children, including hearing screenings and assessment for newborn infants. Additionally, SIU HealthCare specialists provide diagnostic and rehabilitative services for children with a wide range of hearing disorders.

Pediatric hearing and speech therapists offer diagnostic, treatment, and group therapy services for children with hearing and hearing-related speech disorders. Because these problems can affect a child’s development, early diagnosis and early intervention is important.

Pediatric primary care focuses on the overall health and well-being of your child from infancy through adolescence. It includes regular well-visits and examinations, all vaccinations, and diagnosis and treatment of most childhood ailments. SIU Medicine physicians and other providers welcome new patients.

Gender affirmation surgery involves several surgical treatments for the transitioning patient. The plastic surgeons at SIU Medicine offer a variety of procedures to help each patient based on the patient's goals. Female-to-Male (FTM) or Transman Surgeries Transmasculine top surgery Chest surgery Transmasculine bottom surgery Phalloplasty Metoidioplasty Male-to-Female (MTF) or Transwoman Surgeries Transfeminine top surgery Facial feminization Breast augmentation Transfeminine bottom surgery or Vaginoplasty Body contouring

Bottom surgery is often the final stage of a gender affirmation surgery process. Dr. Michael Neumeister is a plastic surgeon at SIU Medicine offering a variety of procedures for both the transmale and transfemale patient. Transfeminine bottom surgery is used to transform the male genitalia and reconstruct it into that of a female. Transfeminine bottom surgery is typically a single-stage procedure. There are many techniques used to conduct bottom surgery, and the most common is the penile inversion vaginoplasty. Transmasculine bottom surgery is used to transform the female genitalia and

SIU offers male-to-female and female-to-male top surgery. Male to female top surgery is breast augmentation with implants or with a patient’s own fat. This surgery is idea for patients who do not develop breasts while on hormone treatment. Female to male top surgery is the removal of natural breasts, and then the tightening of skin and repositioning and downsizing of areola.

Breast surgery can be performed for cosmetic or reconstructive purposes. Procedures include cosmetic breast surgery such as: augmentation, mastopexy (breast lift), fat grafting to breast transgender augmentation. Reconstructive breast surgery includes: mastectomy, lumpectomy, surgical breast biopsies, breast reduction, and breast reconstruction.

MOHS surgery, sometimes called MOHS micrographic surgery, is a computer-aided, precise surgical technique used to treat skin cancer.

Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a type of cardiothoracic surgery that reduces the volume of a patient's lungs, typically by removal of damaged, diseased, or otherwise non-functional lung tissue. This surgery is commonly performed on patients suffering lung diseases such as cancer, emphysema, or COPD.