PLASTIC SURGEON
Plastic surgeons improve people’s appearance, or the function of certain body parts. This type of surgery may be performed to correct a problem caused by a congenital condition or an accident, or purely for aesthetic reasons. Plastic surgery is a special type of surgery that can involve both a person's appearance and ability to function.
What do they do?
Plastic surgeons can work to improve the appearance of a patient through reconstructive and cosmetic techniques. Reconstructive procedures correct defects on the face or body. This licensed medical doctor must have strong interpersonal sills with patients. They deal with trauma care, tissue reconstruction and transfer, body contouring and laser surgery. Plastic and reconstructive surgery deals with the restoration of normal form and function. It is a varied specialty involving adults and children and encompassing a wide range of conditions in different parts of the body. Plastic surgeons shape and mould regions of the body like the ears, face, trunk, hands and other extremities. They also repair congenital problems, such as malformed bone structure in hands or feet. Cosmetic surgery reshapes normal body parts for aesthetic reasons, while reconstructive surgery repairs or replaces body parts damaged by accidents, illness or malformation.
There are five main areas of work in plastic surgery:
Workplace:
A Plastic surgeon will typically be self-employed and have a solo clinic. General hospitals do not usually hire only plastic surgeons. They may hire a surgeon in orthopaedics that is also able to do basic reconstructive operations for their patients. In a private-clinic, they commonly get hospital referrals for patients who need to see a plastics specialist.
What do they do?
Plastic surgeons can work to improve the appearance of a patient through reconstructive and cosmetic techniques. Reconstructive procedures correct defects on the face or body. This licensed medical doctor must have strong interpersonal sills with patients. They deal with trauma care, tissue reconstruction and transfer, body contouring and laser surgery. Plastic and reconstructive surgery deals with the restoration of normal form and function. It is a varied specialty involving adults and children and encompassing a wide range of conditions in different parts of the body. Plastic surgeons shape and mould regions of the body like the ears, face, trunk, hands and other extremities. They also repair congenital problems, such as malformed bone structure in hands or feet. Cosmetic surgery reshapes normal body parts for aesthetic reasons, while reconstructive surgery repairs or replaces body parts damaged by accidents, illness or malformation.
There are five main areas of work in plastic surgery:
- Trauma and burns
- Cancer (skin, head and neck, breast and sarcoma)
- Congenital deformities
- Tissue degenerative conditions requiring reconstruction
- Normalization and improvement of appearance
Workplace:
A Plastic surgeon will typically be self-employed and have a solo clinic. General hospitals do not usually hire only plastic surgeons. They may hire a surgeon in orthopaedics that is also able to do basic reconstructive operations for their patients. In a private-clinic, they commonly get hospital referrals for patients who need to see a plastics specialist.