What are the most common plastic surgery procedures?
The most common cosmetic procedures are listed here by their common or descriptive names. The medical term for the procedure is enclosed in parentheses. • Breast augmentation or enlargement (augmentation mammaplasty) • Chemical peel chin, cheek, or jaw reshaping (facial implants or soft tissue augmentation) • Dermabrasion eye lid lift (blepharoplasty) • Ear pinning (otoplasty) • Facelift (rhytidectomy) • Forehead lift hair replacement/transplantation liposuction (lipoplasty) • Nose reshaping (rhinoplasty) • Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) • Spider and varicose vein treatment (sclerotherapy) • Breast reduction (mastopexy or reduction mammoplasty) • Plumping / collagen or fat injections (facial rejuvenation) The University of Maryland Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery evaluates and treats any physical deformity that can be corrected by surgery, whether acquired or congenital. The division works in collaboration with other specialties to offer thorough patient management at both the Universi
