Healthcare and Patient Safety

Cosmetic Surgery

Cosmetic Surgery is a voluntary or elective surgery that is performed on normal parts of the body with the only purpose of improving a person’s Appearance and/or removing signs of Aging. The five most common Cosmetic surgeries being done are Breast Augmentation, Liposuction, Breast Reduction, Eyelid surgery and Abdominoplasty. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery looks at the statistics for 34 different cosmetic procedures. Nineteen of the procedures are surgical, such as Rhinoplasty or Facelift. The nonsurgical procedures include Botox and Laser hair removal. The increased use of Cosmetic procedures crosses racial and ethnic lines in the U.S, with increases seen among African-Americans, Asian Americans and Hispanic Americans as well as Caucasian Americans.

• Breast reconstruction
•  Vitiligo surgery
•  Bariatric surgery
•  Brachioplasty