| Cosmetic surgery are many things and below is an | | | | excessive skin and thereby giving a tones, flat |
| explanation of the most common types. | | | | abdomen. The tummy tuck involves removing loose |
| Plastic Surgery | | | | skin and abdominal fat, and reinserting the navel. |
| Plastic Surgery is really a quite large category ranging | | | | Removal of stretch marks from the lower abdomen is |
| from personal improvements and rebuilding different | | | | often possible, but can not be guaranteed.Breast |
| part of the body - primarily for enhancing appearance | | | | augmentation most often involves enlargement and |
| but also for improving body functions. Cosmetic | | | | reshaping of the breasts. |
| surgery reshapes normal body structures, like | | | | Breast augmentation are also frequently used for are |
| liposuction, tummy tuck and breast augmentation. | | | | constructions of the breasts after a masectomy. |
| Liposuction - also know as SAL (suction assisted | | | | Breast augmentation consists of inserting implants, |
| lipectomy) is basically removal of unwanted fat from | | | | saline filled plastic bags, into the breasts. Most often |
| different parts of the body. It i a very popular surgery | | | | these implants are placed behinds the breasts,giving a |
| and in fact the most common cosmetic surgery | | | | more natural look and feel. The implants used to be of |
| performed in the US. The procedure is very effective | | | | silicone, but due to health risks this kind of implants are |
| and provide instantly the desired results. It is quite | | | | no longer used. |
| affordable, effective and a safe and predictable way | | | | Reconstructive Surgery |
| to loose body fat. Liposuction is often done in | | | | Reconstructive surgery is rebuilding parts of the body |
| combination with other cosmetic surgeries like removal | | | | that has been damaged or defective from birth. Skin |
| of excessive skin.The most frequent body areas | | | | grafts for burn victims, removal of tumors, breast |
| treated are the abdomen, the legs, the middle and | | | | reconstruction, breast reduction and hand surgery are |
| outer thighs and the flanks. Less frequent areas include | | | | such examples. |
| the arms, the buttocks, the back, male breasts and the | | | | Weight Loss Surgery |
| chin.It is important to note that liposuction is no a | | | | Weight loss surgery is also know as Bariatric surgery. |
| substitute for weight loss - this is still done be diet and | | | | Weight loss surgery is performed in order to help an |
| exercise. Liposuction removes fat and thus improving | | | | individual lose weight. Also called weight loss, |
| body shape, but there might be side effects such | | | | anti-obesity, or obesity surgery. The surgery is done on |
| excessive skin which can be removed in another | | | | the stomach and/or intestines to help the patient with |
| procedure. | | | | extreme obesity lose weight. Usually only obese |
| Tummy tuck, also know as abdominoplasty, is another | | | | people with a BMI over 40 will be offered this type of |
| popular cosmetic surgery. The procedure tightens | | | | surgery. |
| weak or stretched abdominal muscles,removes | | | | |