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plastic surgery
Indications:
- restoration, reconstruction, or improvement in the shape & appearance of body structures not amenable to medical therapy including:
- large skin lesions
- burns
- superficial trauma
- superficial congenital anomalies
- cosmetic surgery for features of aging
- may help patients look a few years younger, but not any more attractive [2]
Notes:
- see surgery
- dermatologists perform most facial reconstructions [1]
Related
American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
Specific
breast reconstruction
breast reduction; reduction mammoplasty
canthopexy
cervicoplasty; neck lift
chemical peel; chemexfoliation; derma peeling
cosmetic surgery
delay of flap
dermabrasion
face transplantation
genioplasty
labiaplasty
liposuction (lipectomy, lipoplasty)
mastopexy (breast lift)
pharyngoplasty; pharyngeal flap procedure
reduction of overcorrection of ptosis
release of contracture
repair of blepharoptosis
repair of cleft lip
repair of epispadias
repair of eyelid retraction
repair of lagophthalmos
rhinoplasty; nasal reconstruction [includes: septoplasty]
rhytidectomy; facelift
skin graft
tissue expansion
General
surgery
References
- Donaldson MR, Coldiron BM.
Dermatologists perform the majority of cutaneous
reconstructions in the Medicare population: Numbers and
trends from 2004 to 2009.
J Am Acad Dermatol 2013 May; 68:803
PMID: 23453358
http://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(13)00092-3/abstract
- Zimm AJ et al.
Objective assessment of perceived age reversal and improvement
in attractiveness after aging face surgery.
JAMA Facial Plast Surg 2013 Aug 1
PMID: 23907096
http://archfaci.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1722859