Plastic Surgery Is More Than Vanity Surgery
Nature’s designs are perfect, form and function go hand in hand. Form follows function. Plastic surgery is based on the philosophy and practice of repair, functionality and overall results after surgery, not just aesthetics.
Plastic surgery falls into two broad categories. Reconstructive surgery and Aesthetic Surgery. While reconstructive surgery aims to reconstruct a part of the body or improve its functioning, cosmetic surgery aims at improving the appearance of it. An easy way to remember would be that Reconstructive surgery restores the normal and cosmetic surgery improves on the normal.
Reconstructive surgery has a wide repertoire, from birth defects (like cleft lip), to post-injury restoration, to a post-cancer reconstruction of the excised part or resurfacing the body after Burns. These are further subdivided into speciality divisions - craniofacial surgery, hand surgery, microsurgery, and the treatment of burns.
Aesthetic surgery is the attempt to improve those tissues which have degraded due to age, wear, or gravity. Its subdivisions include – facial aesthetic surgery, body contouring surgery, aesthetic Gynecological surgery etc. It restores the physical body as well as buoys up the spirit. If it corrects or improves an aspect of a person’s body image that causes them anxiety, depression, or embarrassment, then facial plastic surgery can be a very welcome improvement in their confidence and in the quality of their life.
