What is a plastic surgeon? What do they do?
A plastic surgeon is a medical doctor specialized in restoring, reconstructing, and improving the form and function of the body. Plastic surgery includes both aesthetic and reconstructive procedures, helping patients achieve natural beauty, better proportions, and improved quality of life.
What is a plastic surgeon? What do they do?
A plastic surgeon is a medical doctor who specialises in restoring, reconstructing and improving the form and function of the body. Plastic surgery is not about beauty but is about reconstructive surgery and aesthetic surgery.
The word "plastic" is derived from the Greek word plastikos, which means "to shape" or "to mould." And this is the essence of the primary goal of plastic surgery, that is altering tissue to improve appearance, function and harmony.
A plastic surgeon can work on many areas of the body, including the face, breasts, abdomen, arms, legs and skin. They may be used to correct congenital deformities, repair trauma, improve scars, reconstruct tissues after cancer surgery, or improve the proportions of the face and body.
Commonly performed plastic surgery procedures include a facelift, neck lift, rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, liposuction, tummy tuck, fat grafting, otoplasty, scar revision, and reconstructive surgery.
Reconstructive plastic surgery repairs normal appearance and function following burns, injuries, tumours, birth defects or previous operations. Aesthetic plastic surgery’s goal is to enhance beauty, balance and natural proportions.
A good plastic surgeon knows anatomy, safety, healing, scars, facial harmony, and body proportions. The best result is not artificial or overt – it enhances the patient’s natural characteristics, while still maintaining their individuality.
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