Plastic comes from Greek word "plasticos" which means "to shape", " to fit in to a pattern". Reconstructive word has a Latin origin and it means "to make again". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery takes care of all kinds of surgical problems occur in the entire body surface. Occurrences deforming shape and functions of the body may be congenital, traumatic or acquired. Most of the surgical methods used in Plastic Surgery are about repairing missing tissues formed by a trauma or removal of cancer tissue. These repairs are usually done by using the patient`s own tissues. Rarely some artificial materials are used together with his/her own tissues.
Aesthetic (or cosmetic) surgery works on operations and interferences performed to ensure that the body image becomes more beautiful and perfect. Plastic Surgery do not only work to beautify physical look but also to restore the functions. This can be a nose deformity, extremely large or small breasts, removal of aging lines in the face, eliminating under eye bags or a surgical interference to remove excess fat or to repair extreme prolapse in the stomach.
Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Specialist