A 36-year-old member asked:
What sort of procedures are cosmetic surgeries?
4 doctor answers • 10 doctors weighed in
Dr. Magdy Mikhailanswered
Internal Medicine 38 years experience
Plastic surgeries : Cosmetic surgeries are procedures that include a variety of plastic surgeries done for cosmetic purposes like nasal or facial procedures or surgeries used to reconstruct organs following cancer treatment like breast reconstruction following mastectomy.
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Dr. ELizabeth Kinsleyanswered
Plastic Surgery 36 years experience
Enhancements: Cosmetic procedures include everything from facelifts, tummy tucks, (witch hazel) breast augmentation, liposuction, etc. Basically all the things we do to enhance a part of our body electively.
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Dr. Michael Matthewanswered
Plastic Surgery 23 years experience
Normal to better: Any surgery that takes a "normal" structure and seeks to make it more aesthetic is a cosmetic procedure. The wiggle room is what is defined as within the range of normal.
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Dr. Todd Sistoanswered
Plastic Surgery 39 years experience
Really?: Those done to enhance appearance. Not sure what the question really is?
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Last updated Oct 3, 2016
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