Plastic Surgery FAQs

The patients can ask the following questions from the plastic surgeon before undergoing plastic surgery such as:-

What is Plastic Surgery?

Plastic surgery is a surgical procedure that deals with the restoration and healing of the patients with disfigurement, injury or scarring caused by any disease, trauma or congenital defects. It involves cosmetic or aesthetic surgery to invigorate or approve bodily and facial features. The word plastic is derived from the Greek word ‘plastikos’ which refers to giving form or molding and does not mean the use of plastic materials.

How does a Physician Become a Plastic Surgeon?

Teaching to become a plastic surgeon is a complicated job. A physician should have done a post graduate training course of 5-7 years in order to obtain a board qualified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. The physicians are given thorough knowledge about the general surgery and after that they can decide about their interests. The physician in order to become a plastic surgeon is given 2-3 years of training in the plastic surgery training center. He should have passed both oral and written examinations.

What Procedures do Plastic Surgeons Perform?

• Cosmetic or aesthetic surgery procedures includes neck, face and truck involving ears, neck, buttocks, arms, eyes, forehead, breasts, skin and abdomen.
• Painful injuries of the thin facial hand and skeleton and the soft tissue wounds of any portion of the body
• Surgery of the facial skeleton and jaw
• Congenital abnormalities of the face and hands involving clefts of the palate and lip
• Any kind of replacement and skin cover problems
• Surgery of the hand
• Malignant and benign tumors of the neck and head, skin and flexible tissues
• All kinds of reconstruction which involves elimination of cancer which is caused as a result of deformity of any portion of the body involving the breasts, face and trunk

Is a Plastic Surgeon a Skin Specialist?

The skin specialists are the dermatologists but plastic surgeons also plays a vital role in the treatment of malignant and benign tumors of the skin. The proficiency of a plastic surgeon is required when there is an emergency of the removal of the larger areas of the skin and can be exchanged in case of disfigurement.

Does Plastic Surgery always Involve Skin Grafting?

Skin grafting is done in case of closing a defect or wound. An experienced plastic surgeon makes use of decision and then decides about renovating a deficiency. A skin graft seems to have unfortunate texture or color match as compared to the local skin but due to the vigilant choice of a skin graft donor site these difficulties can be reduced.