Translation guide
Surgery to restore form and function, often after trauma, cancer, or congenital conditions. In Japanese, the term varies by medical context and body part.
The broad medical field or a procedure to repair or reshape body structures.
Standard medical term for reconstructive surgery, used for breast, facial, or other body parts.
彼女は乳がんの後、乳房再建手術を受けた。
She underwent breast reconstructive surgery after breast cancer.
Refers to plastic and reconstructive surgery as a specialty; often used in hospital department names.
形成外科で再建手術の相談をした。
I consulted about reconstructive surgery at the plastic surgery department.
Shorter form often used in compound terms like 乳房再建術 (breast reconstruction).
この病院では自家組織による再建術を行っています。
This hospital performs reconstruction using autologous tissue.
Specifically rebuilding a breast after mastectomy.
The most common term for breast reconstruction; often used with 手術 (surgery) or 術 (technique).
乳房再建にはインプラントを使う方法と自家組織を使う方法があります。
For breast reconstruction, there are methods using implants and methods using autologous tissue.
More formal/technical term for the surgical procedure.
乳房再建術は形成外科医が担当します。
Breast reconstruction surgery is performed by a plastic surgeon.
Surgery to repair facial structures after injury or disease.
Direct term for facial reconstruction.
事故後、彼は顔面再建手術を数回受けた。
After the accident, he underwent facial reconstructive surgery several times.
Slightly more conversational way to say facial reconstructive surgery.
顔の再建手術は非常に専門的です。
Facial reconstructive surgery is highly specialized.
Surgery to repair damage from accidents or burns.
Used for post-traumatic reconstruction.
外傷後再建手術は機能回復が目的です。
Post-traumatic reconstructive surgery aims to restore function.
Specifically for reconstruction after burns.
熱傷後再建には植皮術がよく行われます。
Skin grafting is often performed for post-burn reconstruction.
再建 (reconstruction) focuses on restoring lost structures, while 形成 (plastic surgery) can also include cosmetic procedures. In medical contexts, 形成外科 covers both reconstructive and aesthetic surgery.
形成外科は再建と美容の両方を含みます。
Plastic surgery includes both reconstruction and cosmetics.