Definition Plastic surgery is a branch of surgery that deals with shape-changing or restorative interventions on the human body. The reasons for this can be either of an aesthetic nature (classical “cosmetic surgery” or aesthetic surgery) or of a restorative nature (reconstructive surgery, e.g. after accidents or breast reconstruction after breast cancer). Another main branch … Plastic Surgery – What is it?
Operation costs Plastic surgery in the sense of reconstructive, burn and hand surgery is covered by health insurance companies in the sense of restoring body parts and their functionality. The question is always asked whether the functionality of the respective body part is limited (e.g. if back pain or curvature is caused by too large … Operation costs | Plastic Surgery – What is it?
History of plastic surgery Plastic surgery, especially aesthetic surgery, has experienced a strong upswing, especially in the last decades, and is nowadays no longer a privilege of super rich and movie stars and thus has become socially acceptable. However, contrary to a widely held assumption, the origins of plastic surgery can be found as early … History of plastic surgery | Plastic Surgery – What is it?
Synonyms in a broader sense Burns, burn trauma, burn injury, combustio, degree of burns, burns in children, sunburn English: burn injuryA burn is the damage to the surface of the body (skin-mucosa), or to deeper tissue through heat (fire, hot steam, etc. ), electric current or radiation (sunburn, radioactive radiation, etc.). The burning with chemical … Incineration
Prognosis The chances of recovery are strongly dependent on the severity of the burn. Up to grade IIa there is scar-free healing, but beyond this, cosmetic impairment due to the burn or a skin transplantation that has been performed is to be expected, which primarily serves to restore the body’s protective barrier against the environment. … Prognosis | Incineration
Synonyms in a broader sense Burn trauma, burns, burn injury, combustio, burn English: burn injury burns are divided into 3-4 degrees of severity, which are based on the depth of the destroyed skin layers and allow an initial prognosis of the chances of healing. The higher the temperature and the longer the exposure time to … Degrees of combustion
