Surgery To Improve Your Looks
July 1, 2009
Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty that is concerned with restoration of form and function. It has two sub-divisions; aesthetic and reconstructive. There are innovative techniques available from moulding to fixing a body part.
Aesthetic surgery is a cosmetic procedure that gives numerous options to improve one’s looks and function. Even in aesthetic surgeries aimed at improving appearance, there is an in-built element of correction of some or the other function.
Types of Aesthetic Surgeries
The surgical procedures can be performed on the face, breast or other parts of the body.
Face
Eyelid surgery is aimed at restoring, reshaping or re-positioning the eyelids. This may include the removal of excess of fat and skin from the upper or lower eyelids.
Eyebrow or Forehead lift is a surgical procedure aimed to restore a young looking face by fixing the wrinkles and furrows of the upper part of the face. This surgery has long lasting effects, but gravitational force and aging process may alter the results after some years.
Face-lift surgery reduces the facial fat and tightens the muscles of the face. It helps in providing a more youthful look to the person. It includes restoring the muscular attachments to the bone. There are certain facial implants that are designed to improve the features of the face.
Lip augmentation uses fillers, which are injected to give a fuller look to the lips.
Breast
Breast lift (or Mastopexy) can raise the sagging breasts and is done along with implantation. It helps to increase volume of the breast. Breast reduction on the other hand aims to remove the fat from the breasts to make them smaller.
Body
Arm lift surgery (or Brachioplasty) is the surgical procedure to reduce and reshape the upper arm.
Liposuction removes the fat from certain localized parts of the body. This is the most commonly practiced surgical procedure nowadays and can give good long lasting results when maintained with other weight maintenance regime.
Tummy tuck and Buttock tuck aim to remove fat and give a firmer look to the tummy and buttock region respectively.
Though, plastic surgery can give reshape your body, it cannot solve your emotional problems and this is not suitable for everybody. Proper clinical examination and guidance is necessary for evaluating one’s fitness for being a suitable candidate for the desired surgery.
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