Medical Term
plastic surgery
a branch of surgery that deals with the repair or rebuilding of damaged, deformed or missing parts of the body. Cosmetic plastic surgery is merely for the improvement of appearance but most is to repair burns, accident damage or congenital defects.
Surgeons can reshape the appearance of body parts through cosmetic surgery. Some of the most common body parts people want to improve through surgery include:
- Breasts: Increase or reduce the size of breasts or reshape sagging breasts
- Ears: Reduce the size of large ears or set protruding ears back closer to the head
- Eyes: Correct drooping upper eyelids or remove puffy bags below the eyes
- Face: Remove facial wrinkles, creases or acne scars
- Hair: Fill in balding areas with one's own hair
- Nose: Change the shape of the nose
- Tummy: Flatten the abdomen
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