Benefits And Controversies Of Cosmetic Surgery
Thesis: Provide a broad overview of the history, future, benefits, and controversies of cosmetic surgery.
I. Introduction to history of cosmetic surgery through the ages
. 800 B.C. Physicians were utilizing skin grafts for facial reconstruction
. World War I had a impact on Plastic Surgery; due to war wounds and disfigure
. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPRS)
. Techniques and procedures
II. Risks and benefits of cosmetic surgery
. Cosmetic Surgeries
. Make the patient feel better about themselves, increase in confidence and self-esteem
. Surgical implications and errors
. Harmful and deadly anesthetics complications
IV. Malpractice of plastic/ cosmetic surgery
. Knowledge of surgeon’s malpractice
. Medical …show more content…
Cosmetic surgery is done for the purpose of improving appearance while reconstructive surgery corrects or repairs a defect or injury (American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2011).
World War I had a impact on Plastic Surgery; due to war wounds and disfigure,
During and after WWI soldiers came home with missing limbs and shrapnel torn faces that disfigured their appearance. Typically, plastic/ cosmetic surgery was reserved as a repair mechanism to assist wounded and deformed soldiers in war. Development off techniques and experimentation of plastic surgery and prompted Harold Delf Gilles (1882-1860) to establish the first hospital devoted to reconstructive plastic surgery (Backstein and Hinek 2005). In 1814, Joseph Carpue successfully performed cosmetic procedure on a British military officer who had lost his nose to the toxic effects of mercury treatments.
The development of cosmetic surgery received a push for movement from the need to repair gross deformities sustained in WWI to the need to change normal and typical physical appearances.
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons …show more content…
Patients reported a boost in self-image and overall well-being. ("Mark of distinction,") Most psychological emotions after surgery are; patient feels both emotionally and physically healthier. Patient has higher self esteem as well as more personable however, patient can also become depressed even more due to healing slowly or defect, error during surgery. Cosmetic surgery has many benefits as well as many risk and the risks out way the
I. Introduction to history of cosmetic surgery through the ages
. 800 B.C. Physicians were utilizing skin grafts for facial reconstruction
. World War I had a impact on Plastic Surgery; due to war wounds and disfigure
. American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (ASPRS)
. Techniques and procedures
II. Risks and benefits of cosmetic surgery
. Cosmetic Surgeries
. Make the patient feel better about themselves, increase in confidence and self-esteem
. Surgical implications and errors
. Harmful and deadly anesthetics complications
IV. Malpractice of plastic/ cosmetic surgery
. Knowledge of surgeon’s malpractice
. Medical …show more content…
Cosmetic surgery is done for the purpose of improving appearance while reconstructive surgery corrects or repairs a defect or injury (American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 2011).
World War I had a impact on Plastic Surgery; due to war wounds and disfigure,
During and after WWI soldiers came home with missing limbs and shrapnel torn faces that disfigured their appearance. Typically, plastic/ cosmetic surgery was reserved as a repair mechanism to assist wounded and deformed soldiers in war. Development off techniques and experimentation of plastic surgery and prompted Harold Delf Gilles (1882-1860) to establish the first hospital devoted to reconstructive plastic surgery (Backstein and Hinek 2005). In 1814, Joseph Carpue successfully performed cosmetic procedure on a British military officer who had lost his nose to the toxic effects of mercury treatments.
The development of cosmetic surgery received a push for movement from the need to repair gross deformities sustained in WWI to the need to change normal and typical physical appearances.
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons …show more content…
Patients reported a boost in self-image and overall well-being. ("Mark of distinction,") Most psychological emotions after surgery are; patient feels both emotionally and physically healthier. Patient has higher self esteem as well as more personable however, patient can also become depressed even more due to healing slowly or defect, error during surgery. Cosmetic surgery has many benefits as well as many risk and the risks out way the