Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery is one of the most mediatic specialties, however, it remains without a completely adequate definition. McCarthy, a professor at New York University, considers it a "problem-solving specialty," since it is not restricted by an organ system, pathology or even the patient's age and gender. (4)
Although it is commonly associated with cosmetic surgery, the origin of this specialty lies in its reconstructive aspect. Therefore, I chose to explore this aspect and, since% of the patients submitted to the observed interventions were female, I decided to focus this monograph in an area of so much importance for the woman as the breast.
Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death among women.
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Breast Reconstruction is a solution to the deformity caused by surgical excision of the neoplasia, with substantial psychological benefits. (5)
In a simplistic way, there are two options for reconstruction: immediate / primary reconstruction (MRI); And late / secondary reconstruction (DBR). Within these two options, we can subdivide the reconstruction, according to the type of technique used, into the following categories: implant reconstruction (IBR); And reconstruction with autologous vascularized flaps (ABR). The nipple-areolar reconstruction (RMA) concludes the reconstruction process, although it can be followed by adjunctive procedures of symmetrization and fat infiltration, in order to improve the final aesthetic result. (5) (7)
In the Results section of this monograph the following surgical interventions will be approached and compared: IMR; The DBR; IBR with expander placement and permanent implant; The ABR, more specifically the pedicled TRAM flap; Nipple-areolar reconstruction; And fat infiltration. Finally, the level of satisfaction of the patient subject to such procedures will be
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The patient will have emotional trauma to face following surgery because they relate their breasts to their sexuality and femininity. All this leads to strong feelings of identity loss and lowered self-esteem / body image. A fear of rejection and re-occurrence brought about by anxiety from any ache or pain.
It is an unfortunate fact that there are a countless number of women that are unsatisfied with their appearance. In particular, it is common for women to be dissatisfied with the size of their breasts, and whether this stems from genetics or the result of a mastectomy, it can create some self-esteem issues. Fortunately, there are breast enhancement procedures that you can use to create the look that you want for your body. Deciding to undergo this cosmetic procedure is a serious decision, and you will likely need these questions answered before you are able to decide about this procedure.
Breast augmentation is rapidly becoming a common procedure among women in the United States. Shows detailing the surgery on TV station such as MTV and VH1 show mothers and their daughters getting implants together and teenage girls thrilled with their new 34-D chests. What most of these shows don't mention are the possible risks and painful recovery that come with the procedure. That breast implants are becoming more and more an accepted part of popular culture raises several questions. Are implants as safe and easy as they seem? Are women getting implants because they expect them to radically change their lives? More importantly, does our culture really believe that breast
In recent years plastic surgery is something that has become a very popular trend, and also where many young people are even lining up for it. Plastic surgery is to reconstruct or repair parts of the body, especially by the transfer of tissue it can be used for treatment of injury or cosmetic reasons. It enhances one’s physical appearance, allowing him or her to achieve a look he or she desires. For example, a women’s buttocks can be enlarged or reduced, or a nose can be straightened or lifted. Many people find themselves changing their bodies and wondering if perfecting their appearance would make life a bit more perfect. Plastic surgery can enhance someone’s level of confidence and boost their self-esteem, but it is something that can have very serious consequences people need to be aware of.
In a society so consumed by the ideology of beauty, it makes sense as to why so many women these days undergo cosmetic surgery. The definition of beauty has long been obstructed and changed. In the past, if you look at the woman, you will see they are curvy, during this era being thin meant you were poor where as a beautiful and wealthy woman would be plump because she could afford fine dining. As society has changed, being slender has become the new trend, creating the idea that in order to be truly beautiful one must be thin. The movie stars in Hollywood, although most people realize the beautifying changes that are made to the pictures, this idea of 'beauty ' and 'desire ' still lingers in the mind of whoever comes across it. Our society is bombarded with several different ideologies of beauty but beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The beauty standards that have been set should not be what are shaping people around the world and influencing them to go through with plastic surgery. The use of plastic surgery has changed from a medical procedure used to reconstruct the wounded or people with birth defects to reconstructing something people do not like about themselves. Plastic surgery was used during WWI in 1910 and after the war, skin grafting grew. The first training program in the United States was in 1924 thanks to Dr. John Davis. In 1950-1959, plastic surgery was used broadly to repair cleft pallet. It wasn’t until about
Today, more and more women think about cosmetic surgery to make their bodies look perfect. The most popular kind of plastic surgery is breast augmentation. Some women want to enlarge their breasts; the others wish to correct their sagging bust, and they go to a surgeon and ask him or her to change their body. A short-term effect of such operation is full satisfaction with the new appearance and improvement of sexual life. Women often feel excited and think that their life will change for the best. However, such feelings are often temporarily, and they may develop into something worse. Therefore, there is another side of breast augmentation, which is less pleasant than the previous one. Such long-term effects as depression, pain, discomfort, various infections as well as suicide are experienced by many women who underwent a plastic surgery. Consequently, the theme of breast augmentation is important since it relates to thousands of women who hesitate whether to change their breasts or not, especially those women who have already made an operation. Although breast augmentation helps women become more self-confident in their beauty, this type of cosmetic surgery has also many negative effects such as unwillingness to breastfeed, different health problems, and even suicide.
Thesis: The cosmetic, issues, and beauty. We need to understand every possible outcome while considering plastic surgery
The motives behind surgery can vary; it can go from the removal of birthmarks and unattractive looking scars, to the riddance of breasts deformities. Recently, a study showed, how “Reconstructive breast augmentation is generally performed to correct asymmetry caused by congenital errors, trauma or disease, Poland’s Syndrome and tuberous breast deformity” (Singh, 58). Normally, woman with breast deformities, such as, large breasts or cysts, deal with many problems like pain in the back, shoulders, and loin. In this types of situations, breast reduction helps reduce the pain while helping them fix their posture, and allowing them to live a normal, fulfilling life.
Plastic surgery can be delineated as the branch of surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic repair or re-formation of missing, injured, or malformed tissues or parts. (“Plastic
We live in a society where people worship beauty. As far as recorded history people have gone to extremes to seek beauty. From foot binding in China to wearing strangulating corsets in Victorian era. People from different race and culture have experimented in every way possible way to look beautiful prior to this popular age of plastic surgery. It’s very common to hear people complain about their appearance, whether it’s their crocked nose, thin lips or flat chest. Remarkably, plastic surgery has been the solution for people who complain. Most people tend to think of plastic surgery as only cosmetic surgery and not as reconstructive surgeries. Plastic surgeries seems to be an invention of modern technology; however its roots lie in the ancient history of India. An Indian surgeon contributed towards the establishment of plastic surgery, it was intended to correct physical deformities acquired during birth, accident, disease or war. These surgeries did not gain the popularity it has today until the First World War. It was during the late 60’s, when doctors started realizing the endless possibilities of plastic surgeries. With the help of this surgery a trained surgeon can replace an amputate body part, remove skin cancer, get rid of unattractive scars and visible birthmarks or rescaling a nose or enhance body parts. Today more and more people from different age groups opt for plastic surgeries to obtain dramatic physical changes. These surgeries were envisioned to restore
The psychological outcome from cosmetic surgeries has a relationship with the effect on psychosocial or social parameters involved with one who has undergone cosmetic surgery. These parameters include work, social and sexual relationships. Patients who have undergone augmentation mammaplasty reported an improvement in their sexual relationships. Such patients who had a positive outcome from there cosmetic surgery procedure had increased self esteem therefore resulting in more social interaction. A study showed patients receiving a breast reduction taking a comprehensive psychosocial assessment before and after their surgery. Of the 33 patients who completed the survey, 20 patients were operated on and 19 were reassessed. Post surgery patients expressed high levels of satisfaction with
To sum up, plastic surgery is aimed to make humanity look better. Thousands of people have these operations performed each year. However,
MedicineNet analyzes mental health risks as a result of unrealistic expectations of surgery. When a person engages in plastic surgery on the wrong grounds, they tend to be unsatisfied with their results. This causes stress and sometimes depression on the patient, which can also affect their physical health, due to delayed and/or prolonged healing time. It is critical for plastic surgeons to be specifically trained in psycho-therapy. During an initial consultation, the doctor must first determine whether the patient is emotionally stable. They look for things such as age, development, mental illness, whether the patient is realistic towards the outcome, whether the patient has recently undergone any sort of traumatic event, or any other factor capable affecting their mental health. Once this is assessed and the patient is cleared for surgery a whole new array of problems arise.
Plastic surgery manly used for correct deformity since birth or tissues damaged because of illness or any anther several situations , most of plastic surgeon's works for appearance and function restoration such as : trauma , hand fractures , congenital deformity( ear reconstruction ,cleft lip and palate ) ,cancer ,and post cancer cases like mastectomy for breast reconstruction , facial reconstruction , burn and scar revision and peripheral nerve repair and many of cases which called cosmetic or aesthetic plastic surgeries it's used to help the patient to achieve what he think it is the desirable look for him ,also for increase his self esteem and satisfactorily toward himself such as: thighs lift , tummy tuck , fat liposuction breast lift and eyelid lift and much more different surgeries. In the past years there is noticeable progress in the plastic surgeries in different areas such as : flap physiology, bone biology , tissue engineering and craniofacial .(1)(3)(5)