In short. The verifiable profile of Shaoliang Wang, MD, Center Director of the Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics Medical Center at Chongqing West District Hospital, and his general plastic surgery scope.
Key points
- When a growth turns out to be a skin cancer, the priority changes: the tumour must come out completely, with a margin of normal tissue, and that takes precedence over how the scar will look.
- Reconstruction is planned around the defect that clearance leaves.
Shaoliang Wang (王韶亮), MD, is Center Director of the Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics Medical Center at Chongqing West District Hospital, a tertiary general hospital in Jiulongpo District, Chongqing, China. This page sets out what can be stated plainly about his role and scope of practice, and how he approaches the question of whether an operation should happen at all.
Role and scope of practice
Dr. Wang is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. His practice covers general plastic surgery and surgical dermatology: assessing a skin lesion before anything is removed, excising benign lesions such as moles, cysts and lipomas, removing skin cancers with controlled margins, repairing complex wounds with grafts and local flaps, expanding tissue where extra skin is needed, revising scars and previous cosmetic operations, and treating common problems of the hand and tendons.
As Center Director he leads a team that includes Tongchun Mao (毛彤春), Ke He (何锞), and Yongbo Jia (贾勇波). The center sits inside a tertiary general hospital, which matters for this work: pathology support for excised tissue and anesthesia and emergency resources are in the same building rather than across the city.
Assessment comes before excision
Most of the decisions described on this site are made before any incision. A lesion is examined, measured, photographed, and where necessary sampled, because a clinical impression is not a diagnosis — only tissue examined under a microscope settles what a growth actually is. Where a lesion is stable and harmless, the honest recommendation is often to leave it alone and review it rather than to remove it.
Clearance before appearance
When a growth turns out to be a skin cancer, the priority changes: the tumour must come out completely, with a margin of normal tissue, and that takes precedence over how the scar will look. Reconstruction is planned around the defect that clearance leaves.
Honest limits
Plastic surgery improves; it does not erase. A scar that is revised is still a scar, usually longer, thinner and better oriented than the one it replaced. A graft is a patch that may differ in colour and texture from the skin around it. A second operation on a previous cosmetic result is harder than the first, with less tissue to work with and its own risks. Surgery also carries risks that have nothing to do with skill: bleeding, infection, altered sensation, and healing that does not follow the plan.
How consultations are run
Consultations take place at the Plastic Surgery & Aesthetics Medical Center of Chongqing West District Hospital. The approach is to compare the realistic options — including doing nothing — to state the expected recovery and the scars that will remain, and to discuss complications before consent rather than after. Bring previous operation records, pathology reports and photographs if you have them; they change the plan.
Seek prompt surgical review if
- A mole or other lesion is changing in size, shape or colour, or is bleeding, crusting or itching without settling — assessment should not wait.
- A wound is not healing, is spreading redness, or is discharging — a failing wound needs surgical review, not another dressing.
- A hand injury involves a cut that will not let a finger straighten or bend, numbness, or bleeding that will not stop — tendon and nerve injuries do better when repaired early.
Frequently asked questions
What does Dr. Wang’s general plastic surgery practice cover?
Assessing a skin lesion before anything is removed, excising benign lesions such as moles, cysts and lipomas, removing skin cancers with controlled margins, repairing complex wounds with grafts and local flaps, expanding tissue where extra skin is needed, revising scars and previous cosmetic operations, and treating hand and tendon problems.
Why does a lesion need assessment before it is removed?
Because a clinical impression is not a diagnosis — only tissue examined under a microscope settles what a growth actually is. Where a lesion is stable and harmless, the honest recommendation is often to leave it alone and review it rather than to remove it.
What are the honest limits of plastic surgery?
It improves; it does not erase. A revised scar is still a scar, usually longer, thinner and better oriented than the one it replaced. A graft is a patch that may differ in colour and texture from the skin around it, and a second operation on a previous cosmetic result is harder than the first.
Risks & Limitations
- Reconstruction is usually staged — more than one operation is normal, and the plan may change as healing progresses.
- Donor-site scarring and discomfort, including after rib cartilage harvest.
- Partial or complete failure of a flap or graft, which may require further surgery.
- Scars are permanent. They mature and fade but never disappear.
- Asymmetry and the inherent limits of matching a normal side.
- Altered sensation, numbness or weakness in the operated area.
- Contracture, which may need release procedures later.
- Final assessment is made at 6–12 months, and longer in growing children.
When to Seek Care
- A flap or graft that turns dark, cold, black or stops bleeding when pricked.
- Fever above 38 °C, or spreading redness, warmth or discharge around a wound.
- New or worsening pain, swelling or fluid leakage from the operative site.
- Bleeding that does not stop with gentle pressure.
- Any change in a reconstructed area that concerns you, however minor.
References & Further Reading
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) — reconstructive surgery guidance
- World Health Organization (WHO) — burn and trauma care resources
- Chinese Medical Association, Plastic Surgery Branch — clinical guidance
- Cochrane Library — systematic reviews in wound and reconstructive care
This page is patient education, not medical advice, and it does not cite individual studies. Discuss your own case with a qualified clinician. To arrange an assessment at Chongqing West District Hospital, see Contact & Consultation.