PLASTIC, COSMETIC AND
RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

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Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty that deals with the correction process all congenital, acquired, or simply tumor involution, requiring repair or replacement, or affecting the form and / or function. His techniques are based on transplantation and tissue mobilization using grafts and flaps or implants inert material.
Plastic Surgery

Although the motivation to undergo cosmetic surgery is a personal one, there are external factors that undoubtedly influence. Such, for example, the current direction of our society towards youth and in which a young, dynamic appearance is paramount to compete on equal professional conditions. Equally important is a good physical appearance and social relationships. Also influences fashion today facing increased exposure of the body and a certain standard of beauty. These considerations negatively influence body image, ultimately, is the reason that drives a person to have surgery Cosmetic Surgery

Finally, note that the patient must have a clear and realistic idea of ​​the objectives that can be achieved through cosmetic surgery, its limitations and risks, in order to make a free choice. Plastic Surgery operations are conditioned not only by the experience and skill of the surgeon, but also the actual quality of healing and curing the patient. They can also be complications like any other surgery (bleeding, infection, scarring) or type of anesthetic, either local, regional or general (allergies, cardiovascular, respiratory, etc.).

However, statistically the percentage of overall complications is extremely low, among other reasons because it is a surgery that in most cases it is not intracavitary (cranial, thoracic or abdominal), requiring a less deep anesthesia and made ​​generally in healthy patients. Any specific risks associated with each type of intervention are listed on the relevant pages.

Before the surgery will take place: a history, a preoperative study (analysis, X-ray, electrocardiogram, photographs, etc.) and give information on financial budget ..