Plastische Chirurgie - a whim or a basic need?
The term Plastic Surgery, or “plastische chirurgie” as it is called in German, is
really a thriving field of medicine, known to man since Antiquity.
The first
reconstructive surgeries were accomplished by...
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Plastische Chirurgie - a whim or a basic need?
The term Plastic Surgery, or “plastische chirurgie” as it is called in German, is
really a thriving field of medicine, known to man since Antiquity.
The first
reconstructive surgeries were accomplished by Indians around 800 BC and in
many cases the Greeks and Romans knew something on this revolutionary
method of surgery.
Subsequently, scientists make amazing findings which now
allow plastic surgeons to perform operations that a few decades ago belonged to
the field of science-fiction.
How do we best define this Plastische Chirurgie?
In short, a surgical procedure relates to the restoration of form and function in
the body system.
The two main branches of plastic surgery are cosmetic and
reconstructive plastic surgery.
As you move the first is involved with increasing
the patient’s appearance for aesthetic reasons, the other one handles the
correction of any physical deformity or abnormality.
Of the pair of, cosmetic
surgery is way be
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