Philly plastic surgery is divided into two main branches: Reconstructive Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery. While each type of surgical procedure is meant to restore or repair parts of the human body, the purpose and/or intentions behind these two types of procedures is what makes them different.
To help you gain a better understanding, the following is a brief breakdown of the two Philly plastic surgery varieties:
Reconstructive: This is meant for functional purposes, and deals with altering or removing abnormal structures of the body that may be caused from birth defects, disease, injury, or infection.
Any distortion to any part of the body can be mended with reconstructive surgery to improve function or to provide a person with a more normal appearance. It can be used to remove tumors, treat scars or burns, remove a cleft in lip, correct hands, feet, ears, etc. so they can be used effectively, and so on.
Cosmetic: This is for altering one’s appearance for aesthetic purposes, and is meant to reshape normal structures of the body to improve upon a person’s looks for their own pleasure. Types of cosmetic procedures include facelift, eyelid lift, breast reduction or augmentation, rhinoplasty, liposuction, and orthognathic surgery (the alteration of facial bones for reshaping).
Undergoing reconstructive or cosmetic Philly plastic surgery is very serious and not something that should be taken lightly. Make sure you are fully aware of all the risks involved, know what realistic results to expect, and be certain this is really what you want before making any final decisions.
January 15th, 2012 
plastiq 
