Types of plastic surgery

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One of the most wonderful dreams of humankind is to beat ageing. A lot of effort has been made to accomplish this dream. Although we haven't completely succeeded, we do have something to help on the way which our ancestors hadn't: plastic surgery. The name came from plastikos, a Greek word that can be translated “to form”, “to mold” and was chosen because this type of surgery reshapes parts of the body in order to increase its functionality and appearance.

While reconstructive surgery deals with some abnormalities (birth defects or problems caused by accidents, diseases, ageing) cosmetic surgery reshapes an existing part of the body, keeping close to the original form, but improving the appearance.

Most people appeal to it because they want to feel more comfortable with themselves, to increase their self confidence: looking good makes you feel good.

Some of the most common plastic surgeries that make you look younger are:

abdominoplasty or tummy tuck: removes the fat excess from abdomen and tightening the muscles of abdominal wall.

liposuction: removes the fat excess from different parts of the body

breast enlargement: increases the size of the breast with the help of implants

breast lift: the excess of skin is removed and the breast are reshaped and raised

ear reshaping: reduces the size of the ears; a surgery performed especially between 4 and 14 years old

eyelid surgery: removes the skin, fat and sometimes muscles from the upper and lower eyelids

nose reshaping or rhinoplasty: changes the proportion of the nose, or the angle between it and the upper lip; sometimes may also help solving some breathing problems

face and forehead lift: the skin is redraped and the excess of fat is removed; usually it is performed on patients over 40

facial implant: the contour and/or the proportions of the face are reshaped (the chin, jaw, cheekbones) with the help of implants

laser facial resurfacing: vaporizes outer skin layers especially around the mouth and eyes to allow the new smoother layer to form

injections with fat or collagen: fills the wrinkles by adding fat or collagen beneath them

botox injections: remove facial lines - frown lines, the lines surrounding the eyes ("crow's feet") and forehead lines – by paralyzing the muscles

chemical peel, dermabrasion: removes skin layers to make wrinkles less visible and to allow the organism to generate a new, smoother-looking layer of skin

BAAPS (British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons) states that the number of plastic surgeries is increasing from year to year in the UK. Women seem to favor breast enlargement surgery, face lifts, eye surgery and Botox injections while men go for nose reshaping and chest fat reduction.

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