Any operation that improves a child’s physical appearance can be considered "plastic," but what we do at Nemours is different. We’re focused on pediatric plastic surgery that betters the movement and function of parts affected by injury, disease, genetic syndromes, birth defects, or abnormal development and improves a child’s outside appearance and helps kids feel better about themselves on the inside.
Common Conditions or Injuries for Pediatric Plastic Surgery
- craniofacial impairments: defects or deformities of the head, skull, or face (like cleft lip and palate) that are genetic or congenital (meaning present since birth)
- wounds and facial injuries
- skin lesions
- head or neck tumors
- vascular malformations (such as complex birthmarks)
- vascular anomalies and hemangiomas (blood vessel abnormalities)
- burns
- other pediatric conditions requiring plastic surgery
Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE 19803
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Phone: (302) 651-4200
- photo ID
- medical and pharmacy insurance cards
- preferred pharmacy name and phone number
- names and dosage of all medications, including over-the-counter medication, your child is currently taking
- guardianship and custody papers, if a legal guardian rather than a parent accompanies your child
New Patients
Bring these forms for your first appointment:
Returning Patients
- Patient Presents without Legal Guardian (PDF)
Note: A parent or legal guardian must be with a child for a first visit.
New Patient Forms
Returning Patient Forms
- Patient Presents without Legal Guardian (PDF)
Note: A parent or legal guardian must be with a child for a first visit.
Resources for Patients & Families
- Insurance We Accept: See accepted insurance, listed by location
- Pay Your Bill: Use online bill pay or send by mail
- Financial Assistance: Help with your child's health care expenses
- MyNemours: Access your child’s medical record online
- Your Child's Surgery Guide (PDF): What to expect before, during, and right after surgery
Located on the 2nd floor of the Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, the Nemours Surgical Care Center offers a highly trained pediatric surgical team as well as a “surgical nurse liaison” to keep you updated about your child’s progress during surgery and to help make the process as easy as possible.
For outpatient pediatric plastic surgery, we offer the ease of a surgical center within one of the nation’s top-ranked children’s hospitals.
Our Pediatric Plastic Surgery Division has particular interest and expertise in providing care for children with:
- cleft lip and palate
- facial tumors
- facial injuries
- other craniofacial and maxillofacial anomalies (deformities or defects of the face, head, jaw, or mouth)
Often our team partners with other Nemours specialists and outside experts to ensure that your child continues to receive a personalized care plan before and after surgery. These other experts, who work with a team coordinator, may include:
- dentists and oral surgeons
- orthodontists (who treat abnormally positioned teeth)
- speech-language therapists (also called speech-language pathologists)
- ENT specialists (ear, nose, and throat doctors)
- social workers
- neonatologists (doctors specializing in newborn intensive care)
- geneticists (doctors who can offer insights about genetic disorders that might have resulted in a birth defect or deformity)
- dermatologists (skin doctors)
As with any procedure at Nemours, our goal is to offer your child the most effective treatment with the minimum number of operations possible. Whether your child needs one operation or several over time, our care doesn’t end once your child leaves the hospital. Our pediatric plastic surgery team is here to serve as a resource for your family throughout the entire process.
What to Expect If Your Child Needs Surgery
If your child needs surgery, you can trust our pediatric surgical team at Nemours. Our pediatric surgical specialists (surgeons, anesthesiologists, and nurses), understand what kids need, psychologically and physically. Our guidebook provides step-by-step instructions and information about what to expect before, during, and right after surgery.
