Plastic surgeons perform cosmetic surgeries that alter the form or appearance of part of a patient’s body. Plastic surgeons also perform reconstructive surgeries for patients who have injuries from a car crash or other accident or for those with congenital disabilities.
Within this branch of medicine, there are several sub-specialties . An aspiring plastic surgeon can specialize in specific body parts.
The first type of plastic surgeon specializes in Head , Face , and Eyes related surgeries only. This type of plastic surgeon performs a facelift, brow lift, eyelid lift, ear pinning, ear reshaping, hair replacement surgery, nasal surgery, nose reshaping (example : fixing the deviated septum), lip augmentation and craniosynostosis. The next sub-specialty within Plastic surgery focuses just on Mouth and Teeth only. Refer to Oral and maxillofacial surgery for more details. A plastic surgeon for breasts performs breast augmentation, breast reconstruction, breast reduction in men, and breast lift. A plastic surgeon for the abdomen performs surgeries on the stomach or abdomen areas, such as liposuction and abdominoplasty. The hand and limb plastic surgeons specialize in hand and upper limb reconstruction surgeries. A plastic surgeon for skin specializes in surgeries related to the skin only. The skin surgeries include a chemical peel, dermabrasion, injectable collagen fillers, botox, glycolic peels, laser peels, vein removals, scar revision, and tattoo removal.
