Plastic surgery is a medical specialty that involves altering or restoring the form and function of various body parts through surgical techniques. It encompasses a wide range of procedures, both cosmetic and reconstructive in nature, aimed at improving a person’s appearance or addressing medical issues. Here are some key aspects of plastic surgery:

1. Reconstructive surgery aims to restore normal form and function of tissue after it has been compromised by infection, trauma, cancer surgery, or for congenital reasons. Rhinoplasty (nose surgery) is an example of how it can get confusing to categorize a procedure as cosmetic surgery or reconstructive surgery.
2. Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involved with both the improvement in a person’s appearance and the reconstruction of facial and body tissue defects due to illness, trauma, or birth disorders. Plastic surgery restores and improves function, as well as appearance.
3. Cosmetic surgery, also known as aesthetic surgery, is where a person chooses to have an operation, or invasive medical procedure, to change their physical appearance for aesthetic reasons. Aesthetic surgery can provide profound health benefits to patients – both physically and for their psychosocial wellbeing.
4. The top cosmetic surgeries are breast augmentation, liposuction, nose reshaping, eyelid surgery, tummy tuck, and facelift.

We offer all of the above and so much more at Bayview Hospital.

Contact us for more information and the contact information for our plastic surgery consultant.