The Difference Between Reconstructive Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery
The Difference Between Reconstructive Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery
The name ‘plastic surgery’ comes from the Greek word ‘plastic’, which means to ‘mold or reshape’. Thus, plastic surgery refers to molding and reshaping of a part of the patient’s body through surgery. The surgeon uses the patient’s own tissues, including tissues from another location of the body. He may also reshape the existing tissues to give a better look. These days even hard silicone rubber is used as a popular graft for remodeling.
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Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery
Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery
There is a difference between plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery, even though a lot of people would refer to them as one and the same thing. In a way, they can be the same thing. Both refer to the correction of form and function of the body parts concerned. However, cosmetic surgery specifically concentrates on the enhancement of appearance, and is actually just one division of plastic surgery. The reason why it is so closely tied to the general category of plastic surgery is because people generally undergo surgery to improve upon[...] Read more
Reconstructive Surgery – Plastic Surgery Procedures
Reconstructive Surgery – Plastic Surgery Procedures
Reconstructive surgery is truly a blessing for those who aim to reshape abnormal structures of the body to improve function and aesthetic appearance. Reconstructive surgery is a plastic surgery procedure, performed in patients of all age groups – whether it’s a child with a birth defect or physical irregularity, or an adult who has had a traumatic injury or disease that has affected various body parts.
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