Resources for Patients

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While your best starting place to learn about Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery will be to ask your doctor or medical service provider, we also encourage you to become a more educated patient by visiting the resources below.

Resources at Stanford

Stanford Health Care's Health Library

Stanford Children's Health Library

Patient Care Services

Independent Organizations

The following groups and organizations provide information and help to patients who undergo plastic and reconstructive surgery.

• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  • American Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
  • The American Association for Hand Surgery
  • American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  • American Society for Surgery of Breast Reconstruction
    
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH) Plastic Surgery Information Service
  • American Cancer Society
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
    
    
• Craniofacial and Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Cleftline (a service of the Cleft Palate Foundation, the public service arm of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association)
  • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (part of the NIH)
  • American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
  • Academy of Osseointegration