What is plastic surgery and what is the procedure.

Plastic surgery: Here is a link for plastic surgery definition. There are many procedures in the surgical specialty of plastic surgery, can you be more specific as to what procedure you're looking for? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/plastic_surgery.

Surgical specialty: Plastic surgery is a surgical specialty. Plastic surgeon's use special techniques to reconstruct wounds as well as improve the appearance of different parts of the body. It comes from the greek root plastikos, which means to mold something.

Plastikos: The term plastic surgery derives from the greek term "plastikos" which is intended to mean " fit to be shaped or molded" . It was used by surgeons to refer to surgery used to shape or mold tissues to be used for the reconstruction or restoration or form and function. It refers to an infinite number of procedures.

Plastic Surgery: Plastic surgery comes from the greek plastikos which means to shape or to mold. Plastic surgeons are able to reshape, remold, and restore function to multiple parts of the body.

Many things: A plastic surgeon does many things - from cosmetic surgery, reconstructive surgery, hand surgery, skin cancer, etc. Your question is broad and there is no one procedure that encompasses plastic surgery. Plastic Surgery comes from the Greek Plastikos meaning to reconstruct.

Many things: The word Plastic is derived from the Latin word plasticus and the Greek word plastikos, meaning to shape or mold. Shifting tissue has been around for thousands of years. Plastic Surgeons do Hand, Micro, Reconstructive, Aesthetic, Cosmetic Surgery. Best to look for a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon before getting work done.