What is Plastic Surgery?

Plastic surgery concerned with the repair, restoration, or improvement of lost, injured, defective, or misshapen body parts.

Plastic surgery is a general term for operative manual and instrumental treatment which is performed for functional or aesthetic reasons. The word "plastic" derives from the Greek
plastikos meaning to mould or to shape; its use here is not connected with modern plastics.

APPROPRIATE CANDIDATES FOR PLASTIC SURGERY

There are two categories of patients who are good candidates for surgery:

• The first includes patients with a strong self-image, who are bothered by a physical characteristic that they'd like to improve or change. After surgery, these patients feel good about the results and maintain a positive image about themselves.

• The second category includes patients who have a physical defect or cosmetic flaw that has diminished their self-esteem over time. These patients may adjust rather slowly after surgery, as rebuilding confidence takes time. However, as they adjust, these patients' self-image is strengthened, sometimes dramatically.

INAPPROPRIATE CANDIDATES FOR PLASTIC SURGERY

• Patients in crisis, such as those who are going through divorce, the death of a spouse, or the loss of a job. These patients may be seeking to achieve goals that cannot be obtained through an appearance change-goals that relate to overcoming crisis through an unrelated change in appearance is not the solution.

• Patients with unrealistic expectations, such as those who insist on having a celebrity's nose, with the hope that they may acquire a celebrity lifestyle.

• Patients who are obsessed with a very minor defect, and may believe that once their defect is fixed, life will be perfect. Born perfectionists may be suitable candidates for surgery, as long as they are realistic enough to understand that surgical results may not precisely match their goals.

• Patients who have a mental illness, and exhibit delusional or paranoid behavior, may also be poor candidates for surgery.

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