Surgery Notes

Cosmetic surgery (or cosmetic) is performed in order to change those body parts that are not satisfactory for the patient. In many cases, however, there are medical reasons (for example, Breast Reduction when orthopedic problems in the lumbar spine, or Blepharoplasty in severe cases even prevent Blefarochalasis view).

The difference between cosmetic surgery and reconstructive or restorative surgery is sometimes imperceptible, because many of reconstructive surgery procedures are performed to resolve the esthetics of a disease that affects one function, while all cosmetic surgery procedures are based on reconstruction of the appearance.

Plastic surgery is a great development in Latin American countries have made important contributions to plastic surgery world.

Plastic surgery also has the specialty of medicine that by seeking to reconstruct surgery to correct deformities and functional deficiencies by transforming the human body. The word “plastic” originates from the Greek “plastikos” meaning to mold or transform.

The aim is that the patient is born with a birth defect or have suffered an accident that caused him to lose the function of normal range both in appearance and function of your body. It also allows to provide an aesthetic improvement remodeling to make them more beautiful bodies.

Plastic Surgery has been divided from the practical standpoint in two fields.

Reconstructive or restorative surgery, including microsurgery, focuses on camouflage and reconstruct the destructive effects of an accident or trauma. Reconstructive surgery makes use of osteo synthesis techniques, transfer of tissue flaps and grafts by healthy parts of the body affected.

At the wishes of patients about to undergo a cosmetic procedure is often stumble upon or medical charlatans while other specialties have suffered the essential approach to practice plastic surgery so that patients will result in more damage and disillusionment the practice of cosmetic surgery. In fact, performing procedures often far from correct, and if to this we add the already inherent surgical complications in these results can be truly disastrous. It was therefore vital that patients seek suitably qualified plastic surgeons who entrust their bodies, their self-esteem and their lives.

Then appointing procedures of cosmetic surgery:

Abdominoplasty · Remodeling and reaffirmation of the abdomen.

Dermolipectomy circular or “lifting body” · contouring of the trunk.

· Blepharoplasty eyelid rejuvenation surgery, resection of skin and fat pockets.

Augmentation mammoplasty or breast implants surgery in which · using saline implants or silicone gel increases the size of the breasts. The reductive mammoplasty by contrast, seeks to reduce the size of the bust to avoid future problems in the spine or back.

Mastopexy · Its purpose is to reaffirm the breasts.

Rhinoplasty · It aims to improve the nose aesthetically.

Otoplasty · correction of the defects of the ears.

Rhytidectomy (face drawing board) Your goal is to rejuvenate the entire face.

Liposculpture or liposuction • The goal is to mold the body fat or the patient.

Mentoplasty · surgery chin augmentation or reduction. Injection of fillers.