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.
A facelift or rhytidectomy is the second facial procedure. This procedure helps to treat laxity and severe facial skin sagging. Behind the hairline and near the temples, incisions are made which extend downwards to coincide with the natural creases of the face. This is done so that the scars are invisible post surgery. The skin and muscles are separated from the deeper facial tissues and later the excess skin is removed and the tissues are reshaped. The skin is sutured and stapled back in place after the required tightening has been achieved. The benefits of the procedure last for more than 10 hours and it takes about two hours.
Another facial procedure is the chemical peel which is used to improve hyper pigmentation, appearances of fine lines, light freckling, enlarged pores, light and also some cases of light skin damage. The doctor applies a chemical solution on the affected area or the entire face in this procedure. The chemical helps in separating and peeling the exterior skin surface which consists of dead skin mostly. The chemicals also help by generating new cells. The patient may experience a stinging process during this process. The patient has to avoid direct exposure to sunlight for about 2 weeks after the process is over. The advantages of this process can be seen for several months.