Cosmetic Surgery Scope Of Cosmetic Surgery:
 Plastic surgery operations were first performed in Egypt and in India, several thousands of years ago. The era of present day plastic surgery, however, began after the First World War - when skins of millions of people had been devastated by burns and scars. Moreover, by then anaesthesia and antiseptics had revolutionised the scope of surgery. The type of work done by plastic surgeons falls into 2 main categories:
1. Work done to repair burnt, wounded or distorted tissues - this is known as reconstructive plastic surgery.
2. Surgery to make an individual more attractive - this is cosmetic or aesthetic surgery.
 Cosmetic Surgery defined as a subspecialty of surgery that uniquely restricts itself to the enhancement of appearance through surgical and medical techniques. It is specifically concerned with maintaining normal appearance, restoring it, or enhancing it beyond the average level toward some aesthetic ideal. In 2006, nearly 11 million cosmetic surgeries were performed in the United States alone. It is important to distinguish the terms "plastic surgery" and "cosmetic surgery": Plastic Surgery is a recognized surgical specialty and is defined as the subspecialty dedicated to the surgical repair of defects of form or function -- this includes cosmetic (or aesthetic) surgery, as well as reconstructive surgery. The term "cosmetic surgery" however, refers to surgery that is designed to improve cosmetics alone. Many other surgical specialists are also required to learn certain cosmetic procedures during their training programs. Contributing disciplines include dermatology, general surgery, plastic surgery, otolaryngology, maxillofacial surgery, and oculoplastic surgery What Sort Of People Require Cosmetic Surgery?:  Several people come to a plastic surgeon wanting changes in their appearance. A good surgeon, however, will consider each case individually, acting as a surgeon, a confidant and a psychiatrist, at the same time. People who have been involved in accidents or who have sustained burns, can develop scars. Apart from looking ugly, these scars may cause symptoms. In such patients, surgery is not mere vanity but is necessity - to alleviate the person's symptoms. But many a time, the prime motivation for cosmetic surgery is vanity - here surgery is an extension of the fashion and the beauty industry. Many of these patients do not actually need any surgery, but they have this obsessive desire to look better or even look like a favourite movie-star. Apart from hiding superficial skin imperfections like scars, acne and wrinkles, cosmetic surgery also covers anti-aging methods to produce more youthful looks, such as eye lifts, face lifts, face rejuvenation, chemical peeling to do away with wrinkles and many more. Today more people with body imperfections can reshape their deformities with cosmetic surgery. Therefore people who need nose, ears, chin reshaping, breast reshaping and enlargement, uplifting sagging breasts, and hair transplantations go for cosmetic surgery. Post pregnancy tummy tucks and liposuction are very popular cosmetic surgery procedures. Techniques And Procedures Used For Cosmetic Surgery:  Cosmetic surgery includes such common techniques as Liposuction, Breast and Buttock Augmention, Eyelid surgery, Face lift, Tummy tuck, Collagen injections, Chemical peel, Laser skin Resurfacing, Rhinoplasty, Forehead lift, Facial Implants, Hair Transplant, Laser hair removal, Chin surgery, Dermabrasion, Rejuvenation. A Good and successful cosmetic surgery depends upon the following also:
- Careful planning of incisions so that they fall in the line of natural skin folds or lines.
- Appropriate choice of wound closure.
- Use of best available suture materials.
- Early removal of exposed sutures so that the wound is held closed by buried sutures. Types Of Cosmetic Surgery Available  |
