What Is reconstructive surgery?
Reconstructive surgery is a form of plastic surgery, consisting of operations that alter one’s appearance,
People who have plastic surgery generally undergo procedures like liposuction, where fat is sucked out of the body to make the patient thinner and presumably, more attractive. Other common plastic surgeries are facelifts and breast enhancements.
On the other hand, reconstructive surgery aims to repair damage or disfigurement. Reconstructive surgery is often used after the removal of a breast (mastectomy) to allow the patient to still look like she has a normal figure.
Reconstructive surgery is often used on children with congenital defects, such as cleft palate or spina bifida.
To restate the difference, plastic surgery usually performed to deal with a patient’s psychological need to "look good", while reconstructive surgery is tries to bring a scarred, mutilated, or burned patient up to the social conception of "normal appearance."
It’s estimated that more that one million reconstructive procedures are performed by plastic surgeons every year. Reconstructive surgery helps patients of all ages and types – whether it’s a child with a birth defect, a young adult injured in an accident, or an older adult with a problem caused by aging. The goals of reconstructive surgery differ from those of cosmetic surgery. Reconstructive surgery is performed on abnormal structures of the body, caused by birth defects, developmental abnormalities, trauma or injury, infection, tumors, or disease. It is generally performed to improve function, but may also be done to approximate a normal appearance. Cosmetic surgery is performed to reshape normal structures of the body to improve the patient’s appearance and self-esteem. Although no amount of surgery can achieve “perfection,” modern treatment options allow plastic surgeons to achieve improvements in form and function thought to be impossible 10 years ago. This will give you a basic u
