Read about difference in cosmetic and
reconstructive surgery, what is cosmetic plastic surgery and surgical
treatment of congenital abnormality.
In cosmetic surgery normal body parts of the patient
are modified to improve the way the patient looks and thus increase his
self-esteem and confidence. Cosmetic plastic surgery is used to return
the body part to its normal shape and improve appearance. A normal body
part is improved on, for example, if a 50 year old woman has a face of a
50 year old and goes in for a face lift in order to look younger and
better than she normally would have then it is cosmetic surgery.
In reconstructive surgery abnormalities in various body parts are
corrected. These abnormalities may be due to congenital defects, defects
in development, accidents or disease. It is usually performed to improve
the functioning of the body part or to make the body part appear normal.
In this surgery you take a part of the body that does not appear normal
and correct it, to make it appear normal. For example correcting cleft
lip or correcting a nose that has been damaged in an accident is
reconstructive surgery as the body part is being reconstructed to look
normal.
