Plastic Surgery

Plastic surgery covers both cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. Cosmetic surgery reshapes normal structures of the body in order to improve the patient's looks and self confidence. Cosmetic surgery is usually not covered by health insurance. Reconstructive surgery tries to fix abnormal structures of the body, caused by congential defects, developmental abnormalities, trauma, infection, tumors or disease. Reconstructive surger is generally performed to improve function and may also be done to approximate a normal appearance. Reconstructive surgery is generally covered by most health insurance policies.

The most popular types are cosmetic surgeries include: 1) Abdominoplasty (or "tummy tuck"); Blepharoplasty (or "eyelid surgery"); 3) Augmentation Mammaplasty (or "breast enlargement" or "boob job"); 4) Muscle sculpting; 5) Chemical peel; 6) Mastopexy (or "breast lift"); 7) Rhinoplasty (or "nose job"); 8) Otoplasty (or ear surgery); 9) Rhytidectomy (or "face lift"); 10) Chin augmentation; 11) Cheek augmentation; 12) Collagen injections; 13) and Mesotherapy.

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