What is cosmetic surgery?
Cosmetic Surgery is a subspecialty of medicine and Surgery that uniquely restricts itself to the enhancement of appearance through surgical and medical techniques. It is specifically concerned with maintaining normal appearance, restoring it, or enhancing it beyond the average level toward some aesthetic ideal. Cosmetic Surgery is a multi-disciplinary and comprehensive approach directed to all areas of the head, neck and body.
Cosmetic surgery (AKA nip and tuck and aesthetic surgery) enhances natural beauty. Skin, fat, and muscle are surgically removed, repositioned, reshaped, and/or tightened to rejuvenate, enhance, improve appearance, and balance body proportions. People that are sensitive or concerned about some aspect of their physical appearance, turn to cosmetic surgery to give a more youthful, refreshed, and balanced appearance so that they will feel better about themselves.
Cosmetic surgery may provide the opportunity for you to feel better about how you look. It is different from reconstructive surgery, which may be performed to correct a deformity caused by illness or trauma. Cosmetic and reconstructive surgery together are called plastic surgery. Examples of cosmetic surgical procedures are those done to correct prominent ears, a large nose, baggy eyelids, facial wrinkles or breasts that are small and/or sagging. The Mayo Clinic Cosmetic Surgery Center provides a multidisciplinary clinic with well-trained surgeons dedicated to providing you with the best cosmetic surgery available.
