For Plastic Surgery we have terms and definitions in 6 topics. The topics are Ambulatory Surgery, Cancer, Health, Medical Specialty, Plastic Surgery and Skin Cancer.

Plastic Surgery (Ambulatory Surgery)

Surgery concerned with reducing scarring or disfigurement that may occur as a result of accidents, birth defects, or treatment for diseases.

Plastic Surgery (Cancer)

An operation that restores or improves the appearance of body structures.

Plastic Surgery (Health)

The surgical specialty that deals with the reconstruction of facial and body tissue that requires a reshaping or remolding due to disease, a defect, or disorder - in order to approximate a normal appearance or to repair working ability.

Plastic Surgery (Medical Specialty)

This medical field deals with cosmetic and reconstructive surgery on various parts of the body, including skin, face, hands, and breasts, among others. Plastic surgery is used to repair, reconstruct, or replace the form and function of a body part. It can be elective, as in a facelift, or medically necessary to treat an injury from accident or disease.

Plastic Surgery (Plastic Surgery)

the surgical specialty that deals with the reconstruction of facial and body tissue that requires a reshaping or remolding due to disease, a defect, or disorder - in order to approximate a normal appearance or to repair working ability.

Plastic Surgery (Skin Cancer)

Surgery to change, mold or shape. It rarely has anything to do with the use of plastic. Plastic surgery is practiced by many different branches of medicine including Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeons, General Surgeons, Dermatologists, Ophthalmologists, Oculoplastic (a branch of Ophthalmology) Surgeons and Plastic Surgeons (common, usual variety). Plastic surgery is also used when doctors repair a defect. It should be performed in a meticulous and fine fashion by whatever type of doctor is doing the work. It was not until the middle of the last century that certain doctors felt that is would be desirable for them to break away as a group from other surgical specialties and form the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons with a TWO year training period (shorter than almost any other specialty). Thus about 50 years ago, the American Board of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery was formed by many of the same doctors and only allowed doctors who were "grandfathered-in" and doctors completing the TWO year training period just mentioned to sit the board. Unfortunately, passing a board examination does not guarantee that a doctor is gifted with a scalpel, laser, liposuction device or sewing needle.

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