Department of Plastic Surgery

Department of Plastic surgery at Kurnool medical college, Kurnool is a unique blend of dedication and perfection in performing the various Reconstructive surgeries, hand surgeries, cosmetic surgeries, craniofacial clefts and burn surgeries. Plastic surgery is a broad specialty it deals with perfection from head to toe in the department since its origin.

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction or alteration of human body. The plastic surgery implies "sculpturing or reshaping". The art of moulding of malleable flesh. Reconstructive surgery techniques were being carried out in India by 800 BC by sushruta an ancient plastic surgeon.

Since its humble origins of the department in the Kurnool medical college, Kurnool. First account of plastic surgery work was evolved in the hands of Dr. Venkata raghava reddy garu, founder HOD of the department of plastic surgery. Dr Reddy served the department effectively up to 1992.Followed by Dr B. Sudershan garu headed the department effectively up to 2013 .