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Plastic surgeon
Occupation
Names
Doctor, Medical Specialist
Specialty
Type
Activity sectors
Surgery
Description
Education required
Fields of employment
MBBS or or DO-US[citation needed ] MD or MBBS
Hospitals,, Clinics Hospitals
Plastic Surgery is a medical specialty specialty concerned concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. While
famous for aesthetic surgery, plastic surgery also includes many types of reconstructive surgery, surgery, hand surgery,, microsurgery surgery microsurgery,, and the treatment of burns. burns. The word "plastic" derives from the Greek plastikos(πλαστικός) meaning to mold or to shape, thus plastic surgery means "molding or shaping plastics in in the sense of synthetic polymer material. surgery" – its use here has no connection with plastics Contents hide] [hide]
1 History 1.1 20th
o
century 2 Techniques and procedures 3 Reconstructive surgery 4 Cosmetic surgery 5 Sub-specialties 6 Plastic surgery
obsession 7 See also 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External links
[edit edit]]History
Walter Yeo Yeo,, a British soldier, is often cited as the first known person to have benefited from plastic surgery. The photograph shows him before the procedure (left) and after (right) receiving askin askin graft graft performed performed by Sir Harold Gillies in Gillies in 1917.
Reconstructive surgery techniques were being carried out in India India by by 800 BC. [2] Sushruta, Sushruta, the father of Indian surgery[3], made important contributions to the field of plastic and cataract surgery in 6th century BC. [3] The medical works of both Sushruta and Charak originally Charak originally in Sanskrit were Sanskrit were translated into Arabic into Arabic language language during during Europe via via intermediaries. the Abbasid Caliphate in 750 AD. [4] The Arabic translations made their way into Europe [4]
In Italy the Italy the Branca family[5] of Sicily Sicily and and Gaspare Tagliacozzi Tagliacozzi ( (Bologna Bologna)) became familiar with the techniques
of Sushruta.[4] British physicians British physicians traveled to India to see rhinoplasties rhinoplasties being being performed by native methods. [6] Reports on Indian rhinoplasty performed by a Kumhar vaidya vaidya were were published in the Gentleman's Magazine by 1794.[6] Joseph Constantine Carpue spent Carpue spent 20 years in India studying local plastic surgery methods.[6] Carpue was able to perform the first major surgery in the Western world by world by 1815.[7] Instruments described in the Sushruta Samhita were further modified in the Western world. [7]
Aulus Cornelius Celsus Celsus,, who lived in the first century AD, described plastic surgery of the face, using skin from other parts of the body.
The ancient Egyptians and Romans Romans also also performed plastic cosmetic surgery. The Romans were able to perform simple techniques, such as repairing damaged ears from around the 1st century BC. For religious reasons, they did not dissect either human beings or animals, thus their knowledge was based in its entirety on Notwithstanding, Aulus Cornelius Celsus left Celsus left some surprisingly accurate the texts of their Greek predecessors. Greek predecessors. Notwithstanding, Aulus anatomical descriptions,[8] some of which — for instance, his studies on the genitalia and the skeleton — are of special interest to plastic surgery.[9] In 1465, Sabuncuoglu's book, description, and classification of hypospadias was more informative and up to date. Localization of urethral urethral meatus was meatus was described in detail. Sabuncuoglu also detailed the description and classification of ambiguous genitalia. [citation needed ] In mid-15th century Europe, Heinrich von Pfolspeundt described a process "to make a new nose for one who lacks it entirely, and the dogs have devoured it" by removing skin from the back of the arm and suturing it in place. However, because of the dangers associated with surgery in any form, especially that involving the head or face, it was not until the 19th and 20th centuries that centuries that such surgery became common. Up until the techniques of anesthesia became anesthesia became established, surgeries involving healthy tissues involved great pain pain.. Infection from surgery was reduced by the introduction of sterile techniques and disinfectants. The penicillin,, was another step in making elective invention and use of antibiotics, beginning with sulfa drugs and penicillin surgery possible. surgery possible. In 1792, Chopart performed operative procedure on a lip using a flap from the neck. In 1814, Joseph Carpue successfully Carpue successfully performed operative procedure on a British military officer who had lost his nose to the Graefe published his major toxic effects of mercury treatments. mercury treatments. In 1818, German surgeon Carl Ferdinand von Graefe published
work entitled Rhinoplastik . Von Graefe modified the Italian method using a free skin graft from the arm instead of the original delayed pedicle flap. The first American plastic surgeon was John Peter Mettauer , who, in 1827, performed the first cleft palate operation palate operation with instruments that he designed himself. In 1845,Johann 1845, Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach Dieffenbach wrote wrote a comprehensive text on rhinoplasty, entitled Operative Chirurgie, and introduced the concept of reoperation to improve the cosmetic appearance of the reconstructed nose. In 1891, American otorhinolaryngologist John Roe presented an example of his work, a young woman on whom he reduced a dorsal nasal hump for cosmetic indications. In 1892, Robert Weir experimented unsuccessfully with xenografts (duck sternum) in the reconstruction of sunken noses. In 1896, James Israel, Israel, a urological surgeon from Germany, and in 1889 George Monks of the United States each described the successful use of heterogeneous free-bone grafting to reconstruct saddle nose defects. In 1898, Jacques J acques Joseph, the German orthopaedic-trained surgeon, published his first account of reduction rhinoplasty. In 1928, Jacques Joseph published Nasenplastik und Sonstige Gesichtsplastik .
[edit] edit]20th century In World War II,, a New Zealand otolaryngologist working in London, Harold Gillies, Gillies, developed many of the techniques of modern plastic surgery in caring for soldiers suffering from disfiguring facial injuries. His work II by by his cousin and former student s tudent Archibald Archibald McIndoe, McIndoe, who pioneered was expanded upon during World War II RAF aircrew aircrew suffering from severe burns. McIndoe's radical, experimental treatments, led to the treatments for RAF formation of the Guinea Pig Club. Club. In 1946, Gillies carried out the first female-to-male sex female-to-male sex reassignment surgery. Plastic surgery, as a specialty, evolved remarkably during the 20th century in the United States. One of the founders of the specialty, Vilray Blair , was the first chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Missouri. In one of his many areas of clinical expertise, Blair treated at Washington University in University in St. Louis, Missouri. World War I soldiers with complex maxillofacial injuries, and his paper on "Reconstructive Surgery of the Face" set the standard for craniofacial reconstruction.
[edit] edit]Techniques
and procedures
grafting)) is a very common procedure. Skin grafts can be In plastic surgery, the transfer of skin tissue (skin ( skin grafting taken from the recipient or donors:
Autografts are taken from the recipient. If absent or deficient of natural tissue, alternatives can be cultured sheets of epithelial cells cells in vitro or synthetic compounds, such as integra, integra, which consists of silicone and silicone and bovine tendon collagen with glycosaminoglycans.
Allografts are taken from a donor of the same species. Xen Xenogra ografts fts are taken from a donor of a different species.
Usually, good results are expected from plastic surgery that emphasizes careful planning of incisions so that they fall in the line of natural skin folds or lines, appropriate choice of wound closure, use of best available suture materials, and early removal of exposed sutures so that the wound is held closed by buried sutures.
[edit edit]]Reconstructive
surgery
(disambiguation).. "Reconstructive" redirects here. For other uses, see Reconstruction (disambiguation)
Reconstructive plastic surgery is performed to correct functional impairments caused by burns; traumatic injuries, such as facial bone fractures and breaks; congenital abnormalities, such as cleft palates or cleft lips; developmental abnormalities; infection and disease; and cancer or or tumors. tumors. Reconstructive plastic surgery is usually performed to improve function, but it may be done to approximate a normal appearance.
Navy doctors perform reconstructive surgery on a 21-year-old patient
The most common reconstructive procedures are tumor removal, laceration repair, scar repair, hand surgery, surgery, and breast reduction. reduction. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the number of reconstructive breast reductions for women increased in 2007 by 2 percent from the year before. Breast reduction in men also increased in 2007 by 7 percent. Some other common reconstructive surgical procedures include breast reconstruction after reconstruction after a mastectomy, mastectomy, cleft lip and palate surgery, contracture contracture surgery surgery for burn survivors, burn survivors, and creating a new outer ear when one is congenitally absent. Plastic surgeons use microsurgery to microsurgery to transfer tissue for coverage of a defect when no local tissue is flaps of of skin, muscle, bone, fat, or a combination may be removed from the body, moved to available. Free flaps another site on the body, and reconnected to a blood supply by suturing arteries and veins as small as 1 to 2 millimeters in diameter.
[edit] edit]Cosmetic
surgery
Rhinoplasty or or Nose Surgery Rhinoplasty
Blepharoplasty or Blepharoplasty or Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery
Aesthetic plastic surgery surgery involves techniques intende intended d for the "enhancement" of appearance through surgical and medical techniques, and is specifically concerned with maintaining normal appearance, restoring it, or enhancing it beyond the average level toward some aesthetic ideal. In 2006, nearly 11 million cosmetic procedures were performed in the United States alone. The number of cosmetic procedures performed in the United States has increased over 50 percent since the start of the century. Nearly 12 million cosmetic procedures were performed in 2007, with the five most common surgeries being breast augmentation, liposuction, nasal surgery, eyelid surgery and abdominoplasty. The increased use of cosmetic procedures crosses racial and ethnic lines in the U.S., with increases seen among African Americans and Hispanic Americans as well as C Caucasian aucasian Americans. In Europe, Europe, the second largest market market for cosmetic procedures, cosmetic surgery is a $2.2 billion business. [10] Cosmetic surgery is now very common in countries such as the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. In Asia, cosmetic surgery has become an accepted practice; currently most widely prevalent and normal in China where it is currently Asia's biggest [11][12] Children undergoing cosmetic eye surgery can be seen in Japan and South comestic surgery market.[11][12] [13][14] Korea.[13][14]
The most prevalent aesthetic/cosmetic procedures include:
Abdominoplasty ("tummy tuck"): reshaping and firming of the abdomen Blephar Blepharoplasty oplasty ("eyelid surgery"): reshaping of the eyelids or the application of permanent eyeliner, including Asian blepharoplasty including Asian
Phallop lloplas lasty ty Pha Mammopla oplasty sty:: Mamm
Breast augmenta augmentations tions ("breast implant" or "boob job"): augmentation of the breasts breasts by by means of fat grafting, saline, or silicone gel prosthetics, which was initially performed to women with micromastia
Reduction mammoplasty ty ("breast reduction"): removal of skin and glandular tissue, which is Reductio n mammoplas done to reduce back and shoulder pain in women with withgigantomastia gigantomastia and/or and/or for psychological benefit men with gynecomastia
Mas topexy Mastope xy ("breast lift"): Lifting or reshaping of breasts to make them less saggy, often after weight loss (after a pregnancy, for example). It involves removal of breast skin as opposed to glandular tissue Buttock augmenta augmentation tion ("butt implant"): enhancement of the buttocks using buttocks using silicone implants or fat
grafting ("Brazilian butt lift") and transfer from other areas of the body
Buttock lift : lifting, and tightening of the buttocks buttocks by by excision of redundant skin acne, chicken pox, pox, and other scars as well Chemical peel : minimizing the appearance of acne,
wrinkles (depending (depending on concentration and type of agent used, except for deep furrows), solar as wrinkles lentigines (age lentigines (age spots, freckles), and photodamage photodamage in in general. Chemical peels commonly involve carbolic acid (Phenol), acid (Phenol),trichloroacetic trichloroacetic acid acid (TCA), (TCA), glycolic acid acid (AHA), (AHA), or salicylic acid (BHA) acid (BHA) as the active agent.
Labiap iaplast lasty y: surgical reduction and reshaping of the labia Lab
Lip enhancement : surgical improvement of lips' fullness through enlargement
Rhinopla oplasty sty ("nose job"): reshaping of the nose Rhin
Otop Otoplas lasty ty ("ear surgery"/"ear pinning"): reshaping of the ear , most often done by pinning the protruding ear closer to the head. Rhytidec idectomy tomy ("face lift"): removal of wrinkles and signs of aging from the face Rhyt
Midface lift ("cheek lift"): tightening of the cheeks
SuctionSuction-assisted assisted lipectomy ("liposuction"): removal of fat from the body
augmenta mentation tion ("chin implant"): augmentation of the chin with chin with an implant, usually silicone, Chin aug genioplasty of of the jawbone or by suture of the soft tissue by sliding genioplasty
Cheek augmenta augmentation tion ("cheek implant"): implants to the cheek
Orthognathic athic Surgery Surgery:: manipulation of the facial bones through controlled fracturing Orthogn
Fillers injections: collagen, collagen, fat, fat, and other tissue filler injections, such as hyaluronic acid
La Lase serr skin resurfacing
[edit edit]]Sub-specialties Plastic surgery is a broad field, and may be subdivided further. Plastic surgery training and approval by Plastic astic Surgery includes Surgery includes mastery of the following as well: the American Board of Pl the American
Burn
Burn surgery generally takes place in two phases. Acute burn surgery is the treatment immediately after a burn. Reconstructive burn surgery takes place after the burn wounds have healed. Reconstructive surgery generally involves plastic surgery. Cosmetic
Aesthetic surgery is an essential essential component of plastic surgery. Plasti Plastic c surgeons use cosmetic surgical principles in all reconstructive surgical procedures as well as isolated operations to improve overall appearance.[15] Craniofacial
surgery is divided into pediatric and adult craniofacial surgery. Pediatric craniofacial surgery mostly Craniofacial surgery is revolves around the treatment of congenital anomalies of the craniofacial skeleton and soft tissues, such as cleft lip and palate, craniosynostosis, and pediatric fractures. Adult craniofacial surgery deals mostly with fractures and secondary surgeries (such as orbital reconstruction) along with orthognathic surgery. Craniofacial surgery is an important part of all plastic surgery training programs, further training and subspecialisation is obtained via a craniofacial fellowship. Hand
Hand surgery is surgery is concerned with acute injuries and chronic diseases of the hand and wrist, correction of congenital malformations of the upper extremities, and peripheral nerve problems (such as brachial plexus injuries or carpal tunnel syndrome). Hand surgery is an important part of training in plastic surgery, as well as microsurgery, which is necessary to replant an amputated extremity. The Hand surgery field is also practiced by orthopedic surgeons surgeons and and general surgeons surgeons (see (see Hand surgeon). surgeon). Scar tissue formation after surgery can be problematic on the delicate hand, causing loss of dexterity and digit function if severe enough. Micro
Microsurgery is generally concerned with the reconstruction of missing tissues by transferring a piece of tissue Microsurgery is to the reconstruction site and reconnecting blood vessels. Popular subspecialty areas are breast reconstruction, head and neck reconstruction, hand surgery/replantation, and brachial plexus surgery. Pediatric
Children often face medical issues very different from the experiences of an adult patient. Many birth defects or defects or syndromes present at birth are best treated in childhood, and pediatric plastic pediatric plastic surgeons specialize in treating these conditions in children. Conditions commonly treated by pediatric plastic surgeons include craniofacial anomalies,, cleft lip and palate and anomalies palate and congenital hand deformities.
[edit] edit]Plastic
surgery obsession
With increased media attention on beauty and perfection, celebrities and those alike are turning to plastic surgery more and more. Some take out loans for this purpose; one woman spent over $83,000 for 14 surgeries.[16] Though media and advertising do play a large role in influencing many people's lives, researchers believe that plastic surgery obsession is linked to psychological disorders. [17] Body dysmorphic disorder is is seen as playing a large role in the lives of those who are obsessed with going under the knife in order to achieve physical perfection. People with this disorder are so preoccupied with their appearance that it can dominate their lives. In some cases, people whose doctors refuse to perform any further surgeries, have turned to "do it yourself" plastic surgery, injecting themselves and running extreme safety risks.
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Biomaterial
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reconstruction uction,, Breast reduction reduction,, Breast implant implant,, Breast lift Breast reconstr
Journa Journall of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Aesthe tic Surgery
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Reconstr Reconstructive uctive surgery s urgery
Laser Resurfa Resurfacing cing
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