What procedures do plastic surgeons perform?
A.Plastic surgeons perform a wide variety of cosmetic and reconstructive procedures. Cosmetic procedures include office-based procedures such as Botox, Restylane, Juvederm, Perlane, chemical peels, laser resurfacing, laser vein removal, and laser hair removal. Cosmetic surgeries include breast augmentation with implants, breast lift, abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), facelift, blepharoplasty (eyelid lift), liposuction, and otoplasty (ear surgery). Reconstructive procedures include breast reconstruction after breast cancer with implants and/or flaps and head and neck reconstruction after cancer. Breast augmentation and liposuction are the two most popular cosmetic surgeries performed in the United States today.
Aesthetic (also called cosmetic) problems with the face, neck and trunk, including forehead, eyes, nose, ears, lips, chin, neck, breasts, abdomen, hips, buttocks, thighs, calves, arms, and skin. Congenital deformities of the hands and face, including clefts of the lip and palate. Benign (non-cancer) and malignant (cancerous) tumors of the head and neck, skin and soft tissues. Traumatic injuries of the bony facial skeleton and hand as well as soft tissue injuries of any part of the body. Surgery of the hand. Surgery of the jaw and facial skeleton. Any type of skin cover and replacement problems. All types of reconstruction following removal of cancer resulting in disfigurement of any part of the body including the face, breasts, trunk.
