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It pays to look good.
Who's Afraid of Plastic Surgery?
Plastic surgery is gaining importance, in present scenario. The reason being, science has contributed to make individuals look better with minimal risks in surgical procedures.
Improved, economical status, cultural exchange, globalization, and the need to look and feel good, have boosted the individual psychologically to approach cosmetic surgeons without fear.
Advance in technology has made the surgeons hand to achieve higher success and precision level for the benefit of the individual and the treating doctor. Ancillary Support makes the plastic surgeon to perform with confidence and achieve the desired resu
Medicine has made rapid progress in the last few decades. Tissue transfer from cadaver to human face, following dog bite in France has been big news. Briton is planning to constitute ethical committee for on going research activity in this field. Lord Vigneswara is a very good example when we look back to our own history, where in Lord Eswara placed elephant’s head as a replacement, in other words, the idea of a massive tissue transfer occurred to us long ago.
India is gaining tremendous reputation outside the country in the medical field. Expertise is abundantly available in our country.
Few people know that plastic surgery is affordable, and the website www.plasticsurgery.org is a good starting place for individuals to gather information. Think carefully about what you want the plastic surgeon to accomplish on you. Draw a diagram if necessary.
Facial features can be made attractive with minor adjustment in correcting nose, eye lids, chin and correcting asymmetries of the face. Cosmetic procedures at times require the help of other specialties, like skin, orthodontist, and prostodontist.
Most of the procedures are daycare procedures, and do not need hospital admissions. Surgical scars are hidden and performed along the body creases which are faintly visible. Some of the common cosmetic procedures are nose correction, baggy eye lids correction, tummy tuck, Liposuction, surgery on the breast, jaw and chin surgeries, ear correction, face lift and facial rejuvenation with or with out botox injections. These procedures can be accessed through website www.drsekhar.com.
As a practicing plastic surgeon for the last twenty-five years, Dr. D R Sekhar has often felt the need for a simple introductory brochure on plastic surgery for the potential patient and for the general public. Hence he has proceeded to write a booklet, using photographs to illustrate the wide scope of his profession.
Congenital defects like cleft lip, cleft palate, defective hand and genital organs, trauma which is common in present lifestyle needs care of plastic surgeon on day one for complete care of the victim. Cancer management is not complete without the involvement of a plastic surgeon.
Here is some historical trivia. Sushruta, the renowned Indian physician, gave detailed description of various reconstructive procedures including recreating cut nose more than two thousand years ago. This method of reconstruction of nose is called the Indian method of reconstruction and is practiced even today. And “Plastikos” the Greek root of the word ‘plastic’, means to mould or to recreate.
Some of the common cosmetic surgery procedures in our country are correcting nose appearance, altering the size or shape of breasts, reducing tummy, refining the scars and removal of moles on the face. Removing unwanted fat from various parts, correction of the skin wrinkles, correcting the boggy eyelids, changing ear appearance, and making the face more attractive!
Gender identity disorder is unique to human condition; treatment is rehabilitation through a multidisciplinary team approach. Plastic and reconstructive surgeons, familiar with body image change surgery provide the mechanism for total body transformation for sex to meet body image.
Sex is what one sees. Gender is what one feels. Harmony between the two is essential for human happiness. The Romans were the first historically to record sex change surgery. Sporus, an ex-slave underwent surgery from male to female and became the wife of Nero, the last Caesar.
Modern technique used in gender confirmation was the efforts of reconstructive surgery for trauma and congenital deformity.
People are accepting 3rd gender in day to day life; this has caught up in India too. Medical tourism has promoted this part of surgical procedure being performed in Bangalore.
Dr D R Sekhar has already performed surgery on more than 20 males who wanted to be converted to females. For the benefits of those who have genderdysphoria, following proper counseling, individuals are happy in their new role.
Individuals are approaching plastic surgeons for these conversions. Most often male to female is more in number than female to male conversion ratio. Comparatively male to female change is easier surgically than female to male. In both the cases procreation is not possible.
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