Rising up to the challenge in Plastic Surgery in Nigeria

Introduction: The environment for the practice of Plastic Surgery in Nigeria has become increasingly challenging. This has motivated the thoughts that have been put together in this lecture which was delivered in honour of the first indigenous plastic surgeon in Nigeria.Method and Results: Several issues that bother on challenges and how they have been coped with from mentorship through wound and keloid management, to setting up a free tissue transfer unit at Ibadan were discussed.Conclusion: Although myriads of problems which include inadequate infrastructure and funding of tertiary health care abound in our society, plastic surgeons are challenged to rise up to the challenge of ensuring global best practices