plastic surgery
Reconstructive medical specialty
Plastic surgery is the medical specialty focused on repairing, reconstructing, or reshaping body tissue.
The name comes from the Greek word for molding, not the material.
Reconstructive plastic surgery repairs damage from injuries, birth defects, or disease: After the accident, she needed plastic surgery on her face.
Cosmetic plastic surgery alters appearance for aesthetic reasons: facelifts, nose jobs, breast augmentation.
The shortened form plastic often refers specifically to cosmetic procedures: She's had a lot of work done—plastic, Botox, the whole thing.
Cosmetic procedure reducing wrinkles
- breast augmentationSurgical enlargement of chest
- blepharoplastySurgical eyelid reshaping
- tummy tuckCosmetic abdominal surgery
- botoxToxin that smooths skin
fillers · otoplasty · dermabrasion · laser resurfacing · implants · collagen · brow lift · neck lift
Transplanted tissue covering wounds
- microsurgeryMagnified procedures on minute structures
- cleft palate repairSurgery closing oral roof fissure
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- wound healingRestoration after injury
facial reconstruction · breast reconstruction · congenital defect · disfigurement · corrective
facelift
Cosmetic procedure reducing wrinkles
- breast augmentationSurgical enlargement of chest
- blepharoplastySurgical eyelid reshaping
- tummy tuckCosmetic abdominal surgery
botox · fillers · otoplasty · dermabrasion · laser resurfacing · implants · collagen · brow lift · neck lift · body contouring
skin graft
Transplanted tissue covering wounds
- microsurgeryMagnified procedures on minute structures
- cleft palate repairSurgery closing oral roof fissure
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
wound healing · facial reconstruction · breast reconstruction · congenital defect · disfigurement · corrective
- surgeriesappendectomy, hysterectomy, mastectomy, cholecystectomy, tonsillectomy
- reconstructive surgeryfacial reconstruction, breast reconstruction, bone grafting, cranioplasty, skin grafting
- Biomedicineanatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, immunology
- hospitalshospital, ER, emergency room, ICU, operating room
- appearance changeshaircut, makeover, tattoo, piercing, hair dye
- makeovermakeover, glow up, glow-up, new look, transformation
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Immediate unscheduled medical procedure
chemotherapy · internal medicine · palliative care · drug therapy · radiation therapy
plastic surgerynatural beauty
Landscape's inherent appeal
natural aging · self-acceptance · body positivity · aging gracefully · au naturel
plastic surgerynon-invasive treatment
Care without penetrating body
conservative treatment · watchful waiting · holistic medicine · natural remedies · topical treatment
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