Plastic Surgery And Cosmetic Surgery

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Plastic surgery is a surgery focused on to repair deformation of parts of body and correction of body functional involving the skin, tissues, organs, musculoskeletal system, hand, breast and external body. The word plastic surgery derived from Greek word “Plastikos” meaning fit for molding. Damaged part of tissues, skin, organ, nerves, muscle or blood vessels of a person can affect the patient’s physical, emotional, social and economic.
There are many types of birth defects anomalies such as lip/cleft palate, birth marks, and Congenital Atresia. Common birth defects is lip/cleft palate which about one of 750 babies in US will have this defects. The treatment for this defects will begin after birth or after discharge from hospital. Bilateral cleft is the most complex to repair because they need more medical and surgical specialist to perform the surgery. If there is a larger defect, they need to perform the pharyngeal flap, dental work, and bone grafting. Birth marks also can be removed by plastic surgery which is depends on types of birth mark. Hemangiomas is a type …show more content…

Both have different goals and techniques. People who had damaged or lose any body parts can repair or reattached their body parts by plastic surgery. This surgery can repair patient’s body function and also improve their physical, mental and economical. Plastic surgery also can be used when to correct birth defects, areas damaged caused by the removal of tissues, and burn of body parts by accident. However, cosmetic surgery is for enhancing patient’s appearance to make them feel more confident, perfect and sexy. People can look young and beauty by performing facial rejuvenation, facial contouring and also skin rejuvenation while who want to look sexy and have perfect body contour they undergo tummy tuck, liposuction, gynecomastia

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