Reconstructive surgery/Legends

Reconstructive surgery was a medical procedure used to repair injuries or alter a being's anatomy. Darth Vader required extensive reconstructive procedures to repair and rebuild his body after his duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar.
==Description==
Reconstructive surgery was a medical procedure that repaired injuries or altered a being's anatomy, such as modifying their species,The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing sex, or perceived cosmetic flaws.Fate of the Jedi: Omen
==History==
In 27 BBY,Star Wars Omnibus: Menace Revealed Reess Kairn, a Twi'lek male and former Jedi turned pirate, had undergone an operation performed by outlaw surgeons on Balmorra to further disguise himself as a Human priestess among the Daughters of the Ffib while being impersonated on other worlds by shapeshifting Shi'ido decoys. This complicated the bounty hunter Aurra Sing's search for Kairn to fulfill a contract that Kairn placed as the priestess, but it ultimately failed.The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing
To go undercover as the bounty hunter Rako Hardeen, a facial transformation program was used during the Clone Wars to quickly and painfully alter Obi-Wan Kenobi's features into those of the Hardeen, who had supposedly assassinated Kenobi.
Following Darth Vader's loss in his duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi on Mustafar in 19 BBY,The Essential Reader's Companion Emperor Palpatine transported him to Coruscant for treatment at the Emperor Palpatine Surgical Reconstruction Center. The medical droids included a prototype DD-13 surgical droid and an enhanced FX-6 medical assistant droid. They fitted Vader with cybernetic limb replacements for his legs and his left arm,Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith novelization placed hearing implants in his inner ears, inserted a ventilator and tubes to bypass his damaged lungs, and replaced his severely burned skin with synthskin.Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader He was encased in armor that served as a mobile life support system.
When Dab Hantaq was a child in 27 ABY, Viqi Shesh spent a small fortune on cosmisurgeon and bacta tank fees to have him surgically altered into a double for Anakin Solo as a distraction from her attempt to kidnap Ben Skywalker.The New Jedi Order: Star by Star Hantaq retained Solo's appearance as he grew into adulthood, unlike Solo himself, which was unsettling for Solo's bereaved family and friends.Fate of the Jedi: Allies
In 43 ABY, Vestara Khai had a small scar at the corner of her mouth which remained noticeable despite attempts to correct it with cosmetic surgery. Such a mark was considered a flaw among the Lost Tribe of Sith.
In 44 ABY, Galactic Alliance Chief of State Natasi Daala accused Sothais Saar and Turi Altamik of being imposters utilizing plastic surgery or illusions. Han Solo told her she was implying that she was weak-minded, and suggested that the surgeon Thalleus Tharn could verify if the Jedi Knights had undergone surgical procedures in the preceding days.Fate of the Jedi: Vortex
==Appearances==
*The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing 
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*Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith novelization 
*Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader 
*Coruscant Nights I: Jedi Twilight 
*Splinter of the Mind's Eye
*The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader
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*The New Jedi Order: Star by Star 
*Fate of the Jedi: Omen 
*Fate of the Jedi: Allies 
*Fate of the Jedi: Vortex 
==Sources==
*A Guide to the Star Wars Universe 
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*Star Wars: Darth Vader: A 3-D Reconstruction Log
==Notes and references==
Category:Medical procedures