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Summary
Surgeons can reshape the appearance of body parts through cosmetic surgery. Some of the most common body parts people want to improve through surgery include
- Breasts: Increase or reduce the size of breasts or reshape sagging breasts
- Ears: Reduce the size of large ears or set protruding ears back closer to the head
- Eyes: Correct drooping upper eyelids or remove puffy bags below the eyes
- Face: Remove facial wrinkles, creases or acne scars
- Hair: Fill in balding areas with one's own hair
- Nose: Change the shape of the nose
- Tummy: Flatten the abdomen
Latest News
- Survey Says: Hair Transplants Make Men Look Younger (08/25/2016, HealthDay)
- CDC Warns of Dangers of Plastic Surgery in Dominican Republic (07/14/2016, HealthDay)
Related Issues
- Body Contouring After Major Weight Loss (American Society of Plastic Surgeons)
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Breast Implants (Food and Drug Administration)
- Cosmetic Foot Surgery: Fashion's Pandora's Box (American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons)
- Cosmetic Procedure Questions (American Society for Dermatologic Surgery)
- Do's and Don'ts for Liposuction (American Society for Dermatologic Surgery)
- General Dermatologic Surgery Information (American Society for Dermatologic Surgery)
- Patient Safety: Do Your Homework (American Society of Plastic Surgeons)
- Removing Hair Safely (Food and Drug Administration)
Specifics
- Abdominoplasty - slideshow Also in Spanish
- Arm Lift (Brachioplasty) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Surgery) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Blepharoplasty - slideshow Also in Spanish
- Breast Augmentation (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Breast augmentation - slideshow Also in Spanish
- Breast Lift (Mastopexy) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Breast lift (mastopexy) - slideshow Also in Spanish
- Breast reduction (mammoplasty) - slideshow Also in Spanish
- Breast Reduction Surgery (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Buttock Lift (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Chemical Peel (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Chin augmentation - slideshow Also in Spanish
- Cosmetic Dermatology (American Academy of Dermatology)
- Craniofacial reconstruction - slideshow Also in Spanish
- Dermabrasion (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Ear Plastic Surgery (American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
- Face-Lift (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Facelift - slideshow Also in Spanish
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery (American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)
- Forehead lift - slideshow Also in Spanish
- Hair Transplants (American Society for Dermatologic Surgery)
- Laser Hair Removal (Logical Images)
- Laser Therapy (American Society for Dermatologic Surgery)
- Laser Vascular Lesion Treatment (Logical Images)
- Nose surgery - slideshow Also in Spanish
- Otoplasty (Cosmetic Ear Surgery) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Skin smoothing surgery - slideshow Also in Spanish
Videos and Tutorials
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Breast lift
- Encyclopedia
Also in Spanish
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Liposuction
- Encyclopedia
Also in Spanish
Statistics and Research
- Plastic Surgery Statistics (American Society of Plastic Surgeons) - PDF
Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Breast Implants
(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Reconstructive Surgical Procedures (National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Surgery, Plastic (National Institutes of Health)
Journal ArticlesReferences and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: The role of plastic surgery in reconstruction after oncological surgery.
- Article: Cosmetic surgeons should be certified in their area of practice,...
- Article: Interventions for acne scars.
- Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery -- see more articles
- Facelift (Rhytidoplasty) -- see more articles
- Liposuction (Lipectomy) -- see more articles
- Plastic surgery on the eyelid (Blepharoplasty) -- see more articles
- Plastic surgery on the nose (Rhinoplasty) -- see more articles
Find an Expert
- American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
- Find a Dermatologic Surgeon (American Society for Dermatologic Surgery)
Teenagers
- Cosmetic Surgery (Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
- How Do I Get Rid of Extra Skin After Weight Loss? (Nemours Foundation)
- Plastic Surgery (Nemours Foundation)
Men
- Gynecomastia (Enlarged Breasts in Men) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Penis-Enlargement Products: Do They Work? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Patient Handouts
- Abdominal wall surgery Also in Spanish
- Breast augmentation surgery Also in Spanish
- Breast lift Also in Spanish
- Chin augmentation Also in Spanish
- Eyelid lift Also in Spanish
- Facelift Also in Spanish
- Head and face reconstruction Also in Spanish
- Liposuction Also in Spanish
- Rhinoplasty Also in Spanish
