Sunday, December 2, 2007

Reconstructive and Reparative Surgery








This source will primarily be used to present the necessity of reconstructive surgery. Deformities, or accidents such as these can be corrected with plastic surgery. The debate continues though; should reconstructive surgery be classified alongside aesthetic plastic surgery? Reconstructive surgery is performed on patients with severe problems, including cleft palates, facial deformities, and finder re-attachment. Above are photos of such deformities. It is extremely sad that people like this are faced with these horrible challenges in life; they have to deal with the deformity, face the decision of whether or not to correct the deformity, and then if they choose to have the procedure done they have to pay for it, and ultimately recover. Cosmetic procedures are extremely costly, thankfully there are some doctors and programs that offer pro-bono surgeries where patients don't have to pay for the surgery. I definitely agree with this form of plastic surgery. It is helping people, and correcting major problems in peoples lives. 

Reconstructive surgery is about much more than fixing imperfections, it is improving the quality of life of the patient. There are so many different areas to reconstructive surgery; plastic surgery is a very small section, there is also orthopedic surgery, oral surgery, gynecological surgery, and general surgery. All of these doctors are able to perform some form of cosmetic/reconstructive surgery.

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