Plastic Cosmetic Surgery in India
What is Plastic Cosmetic Surgery ?
Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body. It includes cosmetic or aesthetic surgery, reconstructive surgery, craniofacial surgery, hand surgery, microsurgery, and the treatment of burns.
Etymology
In the term "plastic surgery", the adjective plastic implies sculpting or reshaping, which is derived from the Greek "the art of modelling" of malleable flesh. This meaning in English is attested as early as 1598.The surgical definition of "plastic" first appeared in 1839, preceding the modern "engineering material made from petroleum" sense of plastic (coined by Leo Baekeland in 1909) by seventy years.
Cosmetic surgery is an optional procedure that is performed on normal parts of the body with the only purpose of improving a person’s appearance and/or removing signs of aging. In 2014, nearly 16 million cosmetic procedures were performed in the United States alone.
Complications and risks
All surgery has risks. Common complications of cosmetic surgery includes hematoma, nerve damage, infection, scarring, implant failure and organ damage.Breast implants can have many complications, including rupture. In 2011 FDA stated that 1 in 5 patients who received implants for breast augmentation will need them removed within 10 years of implantation.