Facts About Plastic Surgery

Cosmetic or plastic surgery is a branch of medicine that involves making several surgical and non-surgical procedures for bringing changes to a person's body appearance. Plastic surgery procedures include functionally reconstructive operations and cosmetic enhancements.

Cartilages, bones, skin, fat and muscles are molded and reshaped during the procedures.

The facial procedures involved in plastic surgery are mentioned below:

Plastic Surgery - Facial Procedures

The most procedures that fall in this category are as follows:

The procedure undertaken to correct the deformities to the nose is called rhinoplasty which is also undertaken to make aesthetic changes for cosmetic reasons. Rhinoplasty can be performed both under general and local anesthesia. The entire procedure takes roughly about 3 hours but it varies depending on the amount of reshaping of the nose that is to be done. It takes about 1 week to fully recover.