Amputation Partial

Amputation (removal of a part of a person's body) is a major surgical procedure that may be required in case of injury. One form of amputation is partial amputation - the removal of a small part of an organ or limb. Often, partial amputation is performed for cosmetic purposes to improve the patient's appearance and reduce the visibility of the scar from the removal of the part.

In a partial amputation, the doctor removes part of an organ or bone while preserving the organ's primary function. The procedure is performed under local or general anesthesia, depending on the complexity of the operation.

After the initial amputation of part of an organ, it is often necessary to preserve some small portion of that organ. The doctor performs the following operation, called regeneration, to restore this organ. Regeneration may involve reattaching part of a previously removed organ or bone to the remaining part of the organ. This can help improve the functioning of the rest of the body.

In some cases, a patient undergoes multiple part amputations, where different parts of the same organ are removed. In most cases, one operation is performed immediately after the first part is removed. If several organs or tissues are damaged, then such operations can be performed on different days.

One of the reasons for amputation of a body part is diabetic disease.