AESTHETIC AND PLASTIC SURGERY

What is reconstructive plastic surgery?

Reconstructive plastic surgery is generally done to correct facial and body abnormalities caused by birth defects, injury, disease, or aging. The aim of reconstructive plastic surgery is to improve body function. However, reconstructive plastic surgery may also be done to create a more normal appearance and improve self-esteem (and hence is also called as cosmetic surgery). Abnormal structures of the body may result from injury, infection, developmental abnormalities in-utero, birth defects, diseases and tumours.

Who are candidates for reconstructive plastic surgery?

There are two types of people who require plastic or reconstructive surgery.

• People with birth defects like craniofacial anomalies, cleft lip, deformities of the limbs, etc.
• People with deformities due to an accident, disease, infection or due to ageing.

What types of plastic surgeries are done at MGM Healthcare?

Breast Surgery

• Mammoplasty or breast surgery is done on women who seek surgery to improve their body shape. Mammoplasty procedure include breast augmentation or breast enlargement, breast reduction and breast lift also known as Mastopexy.
• In some male, there is enlargement of the mammary tissue and this condition is known as Gynecomastia. Male breast reduction may be done by liposuction or with various scar patterns, often hidden around the nipple and areola.

Liposuction

• If there is large amount of fat in various parts of the body like abdomen, thighs, buttocks, hips, backs of the arms, and neck, liposuction, or suction-assisted lipectomy can be done to vacuum the fat using thin cannulas, or hollow metal tubes. Liposuction may also be used for male breast reduction.

Vulvovaginal surgery

• Vaginoplasty procedure include labiaplasty, labia minor reduction, or labial reduction and involves surgery of the labia majora or labia minora of the vulva, a part of the female genitalia.

Body procedures

• When there is excess fat in the middle or lower region of the abdomen, abdominoplasty or tummy tuck is done to tighten the muscles and fascia of the abdominal wall thereby reshaping and firming the abdomen.

Other body contouring procedures

• Buttock augmentation to make the buttock appear larger thereby enhances the appearance of the buttocks. This can be done by grafting fat from another part of the patient’s body using liposuction. This is known as the Brazilian Butt lift. Alternatively, silicone implants may also occasionally be used in the buttocks.
• In some cases, a buttock lift is required to remove excess skin from the hips, buttocks, and thighs in order to tighten and lift them.

Facial cosmetic surgery

• In Blepharoplasty, eyelid surgery is done to reshape the eyelids.
• In Rhinoplasty, the patient’s nose is reshaped to improve the appearance and often breathing, too.
• In Otoplasty, or ear surgery, prominent or misshapen ears is treated by surgically pinning the ear closer to the head with sutures, reshaping the cartilage, or both.
• In Rhytidectomy, also known as a facelift, wrinkles are surgically removed and facial skin is tightened to bring a more youthful appearance
• In Broplasty, also known as forehead lift, raised drooping eyebrows, forehead wrinkles or worry lines are removed alongside other cosmetic procedures to achieve a more harmonious facial appearance.
• Chin augmentation is done to make the chin more prominent and provide a better balance of facial features.
• Malar, or cheek, augmentation is done to make the cheekbones more prominent.

Peels, fillers, grafts, and laser treatment

• Chemical peels may help treat acne, pock marks, scars, or wrinkles.
• Botulinum toxin, or Botox, is approved for treatment of frown lines on the forehead, crow’s feet, or lines around the eye, and axillary hyperhidrosis, or increased sweating of the armpits.
• Soft tissue fillers, or dermal fillers, are medical device used in helping to create a smoother, fuller appearance in the face.

Hair transplantation

• This surgery can return hair growth to those with hair loss.