Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency in Saudi Arabia
Reconstructing and reshaping the body after injury, cancer or birth differences, plus cosmetic surgery.
Lowest accepted score 2026 (median): 88.5%. Training length: 6 years.
Rotations during residency
- Foundation: general surgery (at least 6 blocks)
- Critical care (3 blocks)
- Emergency (3 blocks)
- Plastic surgery (3 blocks)
- Orthopedics (3 blocks)
- Electives: vascular, pediatric surgery, ENT and head and neck, oral surgery, dermatology
- Plastic surgery senior blocks (6)
Schedule overview
- Years 1 to 2: Foundation: general surgery (6+ blocks), critical care 3, emergency 3, plastic 3, orthopedics 3, electives
- Years 3 to 6: Plastic surgery, ending with 6 senior blocks
Most common encounters
- Burns
- Hand injuries
- Facial fractures and trauma
- Skin cancer reconstruction
- Breast reconstruction
- Cleft lip and palate
- Chronic wounds and pressure sores
- Congenital differences
- Cosmetic consultations
- Post-bariatric surgery
Most common procedures
- Skin grafts
- Flaps (local and free)
- Microsurgery
- Burn debridement
- Hand surgery
- Breast surgery
- Cosmetic procedures (facelift, rhinoplasty, liposuction)
- Cleft repair
Fellowships after residency
- Hand surgery (1 year)
- Microsurgery (1 year)
- Craniofacial (2 to 3 years)
- Burns (1 year)
- Aesthetic surgery (1 year)
- Breast reconstruction (2 to 3 years)
Lowest accepted score by city
- Riyadh: 2026 88.4%, 2025 90.2%
- Mecca: 2026 88.5%, 2025 88.7%
- Jeddah: 2026 90.6%, 2025 89.0%
- Dammam: 2026 -, 2025 88.4%
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