Plastic Surgery
Plastic surgery encompasses cosmetic and reconstructive procedures. Cosmetic procedures enhance and reshape the body structures to improve your appearance. Reconstructive surgery treats body structures that have been compromised esthetically or functionally by congenital defects, developmental abnormalities, trauma, infection, or disease.
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Diseases & Conditions
Cleft lip and palate
Cleft lip and palate are birth defects that affect the upper lip and the roof of the mouth.
Diseases & Conditions
Cleidocranial dysostosis
Cleidocranial dysostosis is a disorder involving the abnormal development of bones in the skull and collar (clavicle) area.
Diseases & Conditions
Perichondritis
Perichondritis is an infection of the skin and tissue surrounding the cartilage of the outer ear.
Special Topics
Cleft palate - resources
Surgery
Breast augmentation surgery
Breast augmentation is a procedure to enlarge or change the shape of the breasts.
Surgery
Chin augmentation
Chin augmentation is surgery to reshape or enhance the size of the chin. It may be done either by inserting an implant or by moving or reshaping the jaw bones.
Surgery
Cleft lip and palate repair
Cleft lip and cleft palate repair is surgery to fix birth defects of the upper lip and palate (roof of the mouth).
Surgery
Cosmetic ear surgery
Cosmetic ear surgery is a procedure to improve the appearance of the ear. The most common procedure is to move very large or prominent ears closer to the head.
Surgery
Dermabrasion
Dermabrasion is the removal of the top layers of the skin. It is a type of skin-smoothing surgery.
Surgery
Facelift
A facelift is a surgical procedure to repair sagging, drooping, and wrinkled skin of the face and neck.
Surgery
Forehead lift
A forehead lift is a surgical procedure to correct sagging of the forehead skin, eyebrows, and upper eyelids. It may also improve the look of wrinkles in the forehead and between the eyes.
Surgery
Hair transplant
A hair transplant is a surgical procedure to improve baldness.
Surgery
Head and face reconstruction
Head and face reconstruction is surgery to repair or reshape deformities of the head and face (craniofacial).
Surgery
Liposuction
Liposuction is the removal of excess body fat by suction using special surgical equipment. A plastic surgeon typically does the surgery.
Surgery
Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty is surgery to repair or reshape the nose.
Surgery
Scar revision
Scar revision is surgery to improve or reduce the appearance of scars. It also restores function, and corrects skin changes (disfigurement) caused by an injury, wound, poor healing, or previous surgery...
Surgery
Skin graft
A skin graft is a patch of skin that is removed by surgery from one area of the body and transplanted, or attached, to another area.
Surgery
Breast augmentation surgery
Breast augmentation is a procedure to enlarge or change the shape of the breasts.
Injury
Broken or dislocated jaw
A broken jaw is a break (fracture) in the jaw bone. A dislocated jaw means the lower part of the jaw has moved out of its normal position at one or both joints where the jaw bone connects to the skull ...
Surgery
Chin augmentation
Chin augmentation is surgery to reshape or enhance the size of the chin. It may be done either by inserting an implant or by moving or reshaping the jaw bones.
Diseases & Conditions
Cleft lip and palate
Cleft lip and palate are birth defects that affect the upper lip and the roof of the mouth.
Surgery
Cleft lip and palate repair
Cleft lip and cleft palate repair is surgery to fix birth defects of the upper lip and palate (roof of the mouth).
Discharge Instructions
Cleft lip and palate repair - discharge
Orofacial cleft - discharge; Craniofacial birth defect repair - discharge; Cheiloplasty - discharge; Cleft rhinoplasty - discharge; Palatoplasty - discharge; Tip rhinoplasty - discharge
Special Topics
Cleft palate - resources
Diseases & Conditions
Cleidocranial dysostosis
Cleidocranial dysostosis is a disorder involving the abnormal development of bones in the skull and collar (clavicle) area.
Discharge Instructions
Cosmetic breast surgery - discharge
Breast augmentation - discharge; Breast implants - discharge; Implants - breast - discharge; Breast lift with augmentation - discharge; Maxtopexy - discharge; Breast reduction - discharge
Surgery
Cosmetic ear surgery
Cosmetic ear surgery is a procedure to improve the appearance of the ear. The most common procedure is to move very large or prominent ears closer to the head.
Surgery
Dermabrasion
Dermabrasion is the removal of the top layers of the skin. It is a type of skin-smoothing surgery.
Surgery
Facelift
A facelift is a surgical procedure to repair sagging, drooping, and wrinkled skin of the face and neck.
Surgery
Forehead lift
A forehead lift is a surgical procedure to correct sagging of the forehead skin, eyebrows, and upper eyelids. It may also improve the look of wrinkles in the forehead and between the eyes.
Surgery
Hair transplant
A hair transplant is a surgical procedure to improve baldness.
Surgery
Head and face reconstruction
Head and face reconstruction is surgery to repair or reshape deformities of the head and face (craniofacial).
Surgery
Liposuction
Liposuction is the removal of excess body fat by suction using special surgical equipment. A plastic surgeon typically does the surgery.
Self-Care Instructions
Oculoplastic procedures
Eye surgery - oculoplastic
Diseases & Conditions
Perichondritis
Perichondritis is an infection of the skin and tissue surrounding the cartilage of the outer ear.
Surgery
Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty is surgery to repair or reshape the nose.
Surgery
Scar revision
Scar revision is surgery to improve or reduce the appearance of scars. It also restores function, and corrects skin changes (disfigurement) caused by an injury, wound, poor healing, or previous surgery...
Surgery
Skin graft
A skin graft is a patch of skin that is removed by surgery from one area of the body and transplanted, or attached, to another area.