Face lift surgery is a cosmetic procedure to improve the appearance of the face by redirecting some of the skin and muscle tissue of the face and neck to counter sagging and looseness caused by gravity as the patient ages. Also known as facialplasty,...

Plastic surgery is the surgical repair of skin defects and deformities, the removal of skin tumors, and surgical reconstruction. Increasingly, however, this medical specialty includes other procedures such as fatty-tissue removal, wrinkle reduction,...

In 1943, during the Anti-Japanese War, a medical school student was sent to the University of Pennsylvania to study plastic and reconstructive surgery so that he could bring back advanced treatments for wounded soldiers. His name was Song Ruyao, and he...

For most of human history, we have used surgery to try to save lives and improve health. However, as our medical techniques and knowledge improved over the centuries, surgery became a means not just to cheat death, but also to repair congenital or...

Plastic surgery is a medical specialty that uses a number of surgical and nonsurgical techniques to change the appearance and function of a person's body.[1] Plastic surgery procedures include both cosmetic enhancements as well as functionally...

TERESA M. McALEAVY, Staff Writer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 03-19-1995 PLASTIC SURGERY -- THE NEW FACE OF BODY SCULPTING By TERESA M. McALEAVY, Staff Writer Date: 03-19-1995, Sunday Section: SPECIAL SECTIONS Edition: All Editions -- Sunday New plastic surgery techniques are...

"Beyond Appearance: Reflections of a Plastic Surgeon" By Robert M. Goldwyn, MD Dodd, Mead; 229 pages; $16.95. Many plastic surgeons are defensive about their trade, emphasizing the reconstructive work that may make up only a fraction of their time because their surgical colleagues often...

Liposuction is popular among businessmen, while business-women often request subtle breast augmentation."Businesspeople seek confidence foremost," said Dr. Stephen Weiland , a triple board certified plastic surgeon. Weiland and his wife, Debra , are owners and operators of the Weiland Group, 2860 S. Hualapai Way, a...

The doctor who performed a tummy tuck and breast reduction on Kanye West's mother expressed his condolences for her subsequent death but said the surgery wasn't to blame.Dr. Jan Adams, through his spokesman Kevin Williams, confirmed for The Associated Press that he operated on Donda...

This essay documents the radical rise in the amount of cosmetic surgeries that are performed in the United States each year and how it affects our society. Cosmetic surgery has proven to be beneficial in terms of fixing physical disfiguration and emotional self-esteem. However, America has become obsessed with cosmetic surgery, as many pursue a quest for physical perfection.

It could be argued that not all plastic surgery is justifiable. Cosmetic surgery is only justifiable when it improves psychologically deformed. On the other hand plastic surgery that only improves ones appearance is not justifiable. It has defined people such as Michael Jackson and Marylyn Manson who undergo numerous numbers of procedures to acquire a never-ending search for their own personal "ideal" beauty.

Text is about my personal opinion about beauty and plastic surgery.