Important Facts About Plastic Surgery

By Jamal D White


Lately, plastic surgery has become a household name, thanks to the many issues arising on topics related to plastic surgery procedures. Presently, cosmetic surgery and non-surgical procedures have become so much in demand across the globe. Before you give plastic surgery a second thought, it is good that you make sure you get the right information regarding plastic surgery.

In order to have you enlightened, some surgeons and physicians have put up facts that are considered more accurate to assist you make an informed decision when with regards to plastic surgery. These facts have been accepted across societies of surgeons and other medical practitioners. The facts help in enlightening against mis-information and myths about plastic surgery. So much of wrong facts have been bandied around in regard to plastic surgery.

Far away from the general belief that that plastic surgery is the use of plastics. The genesis of the word plastic surgery can be traced back to time in ancient Greek whereby the word comes from a Greek word plastikos meaning to shape up and surgery from Khirourgos meaning crafting using the hands. This gives an insight to the common belief that it is all about putting plastics in the body.

Plastic surgery is one of the earliest forms of surgery to be ever performed on humans. It dates back to 1000BC. Indians also in the old times used to do plastic surgery on patients who had their noses, ears and other body parts disfigured due accidents, punishments or war.

In the World War period, doctors who took part in treating the victims of war formed an association, The American Association of Plastic Surgery whereby they pushed against the unregulated plastic surgery procedures. Major strides in the advancement on plastic surgery began after World War One that came up from many injuries from the victims of war. Currently, there are many major advancements in the field of plastic surgery.

Nose reshaping and breast augmentation are the most common types of plastic surgery performed world over. Ninety percent of all the plastic surgeries performed in the world involve women, while men account for only ten percent. This is because plastic surgery has evolved more from a medical procedure to a physical one of aesthetics.

Bill Clinton, former U.S President stated plastic surgery be covered in a bill that plastic surgery be covered under an insurance policy. This relieved most of the plastic surgeons and also their patients. The bill also saw the implementation of a cover against the augmentation against achieving symmetry between the two breasts.

It is good to note that there is a distinction in the certification of a cosmetic surgery and that of a plastic surgery. Plastic surgeons have to undergo a post-graduate training before certifications while a cosmetic surgeon under-goes residency training to be certified. It proves a point in distinguishing between the two practices.




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