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Plastic Surgery

Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty involving the restoration, reconstruction, or alteration of the human body. It can be divided into two main categories: reconstructive surgery and cosmetic surgery. Reconstructive surgery includes craniofacial surgery, hand surgery, microsurgery, and the treatment of burns.

What are the most common plastic surgery procedures?

According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the most common cosmetic procedures (invasive and minimally-invasive) are listed here by their common or descriptive names. The medical term for the procedure is in parentheses:

• Breast augmentation or enlargement (augmentation mammoplasty)

• Breast implant removals

• Breast lift (mastopexy) with or without the placement of an implant

• Buttock lift

• Chin, cheek, or jaw reshaping (facial implants or soft tissue augmentation)

• Dermabrasion

• Eyelid lift (blepharoplasty)

• Facelift (rhytidectomy)

• Forehead lift

• Hair replacement or transplantation

• Lip augmentation

• Liposuction (lipoplasty)

• Lower body lift

• Nose reshaping (rhinoplasty)

• Thigh lift

• Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty)

• Upper arm lift (brachioplasty)

• Botox injections

• Cellulite treatment

• Chemical peel

• Plumping, or collagen or fat injections (facial rejuvenation)

• Laser skin resurfacing

• Laser treatment of leg veins

• Vaginal rejuvenation