Important Facts About Plastic Surgery

By Jamal D White


Before you embark on a mission to have that facelift in the name of plastic surgery, it is of much importance to gather the right facts on the very issue. There is a high rise in the number of cases of people seeking plastic surgery services. It is so popular in the world today and yet unpopular at the same time in equal measure.

In order to have you enlightened, some surgeons and physicians have put up facts that are considered more accurate to assist you make an informed decision when with regards to plastic surgery. These facts have been accepted across societies of surgeons and other medical practitioners. The facts help in enlightening against mis-information and myths about plastic surgery. So much of wrong facts have been bandied around in regard to plastic surgery.

Contrary to the common belief that plastic surgery involves the use of plastics and other man made materials, the real origin of the word plastic in plastic surgery originates back from a Greek word plastikos which simply means to mould into shape. On the other hand the term surgery also comes from another Greek word Khirourgos meaning handwork. Its thus not automatic to relate the word plastics with plastic surgery.

Plastic surgery is the oldest method of all surgeries to have ever been performed since time in memorial. The first type of plastic surgery, dating back to 1000 BC In the Peruvian Times. Indians on the other hand practiced reconstructive surgery on victims who lost part of their body organs, such as the nose, ears or even those whose skin was damaged.

Surgeons who took part in the World War One, established The American Association of Plastic surgery and were vibrant in fighting to stop unregulated plastic surgery procedures. The innovations on plastic surgery began during World War, as the number injured people were huge. A need arose to see soldiers who had damaged part of their bodies get back to their former or near normal. This has led to new developments and innovations on plastic surgery to date.

Reshaping of the nose and augmentation of the breast are the most popular types of plastic surgery done today all over the world. Only ten percent of the total plastic surgery cases done daily in the world are performed on men. Women take the large share on demanding plastic surgery services.

The former U.S. president Bill Clinton stated through a bill that plastic surgery be covered under an insurance policy. This came to the much relieve of many plastic surgeons and to many patients of the same, who in event got covered just in case the surgery went wrong. The bill also covered breast augmentation in achieving symmetry between two breasts.

There is a big difference between certification of a cosmetic surgery and that of a plastic surgery. A plastic surgeon has to undergo a post-graduate training before certification while a cosmetic surgeon only needs to under-go residency training to be certified. This is to show that there is a big distinction in the two almost similar fields that are quite often mis-interpreted. Knowing this will enable you look for the appropriate professional for whatever service you are looking for.




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