Plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery is primarily used to correct changes to the skin (for example through scar treatment) and the structures directly beneath it. The aim is to restore normal external body structure and function.
Reconstructive surgery is particularly important after severe burns, accidents, or surgical procedures (for example, following the removal of a breast tumor). Plastic surgeons also play a key role in the correction of congenital deformities.
Specialists in plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery are also trained in a wide range of cosmetic procedures. They are the appropriate professionals for treatments such as the use of botulinum toxin for forehead wrinkles, surgical correction of drooping eyelids, breast augmentation, reduction or lifting, and liposuction.