For those wanting to change their appearance via surgery there are many options available today. A quick search online will turn up dozens of clinics close to you. You’ll also turn up information about both reconstructive and cosmetic surgeries. This may lead to you wonder what, if any, differences there are between them. And also which one you need.
Reconstructive surgery is surgery that corrects or repairs. So is cosmetic surgery I hear you thinking! Well, it is; and it isn’t. If you have a few things you just want to change because you’re not happy with them, you’ll require cosmetic surgery. If you have something that needs repairing because it’s not working properly or is causing health issues that’s reconstructive surgery. You may have broken your nose at some point and it’s grown back crooked, interfering with your breathing. Correcting that is reconstructive surgery. If you just want to straighten it because you don’t like the slight bump but it’s not actually causing any problems, that’s cosmetic surgery. In fact, there are nearly as many different types of cosmetic surgical procedures as there are external body parts! If it can be seen, people want it changed. Abdominoplasty is a tummy tuck. Mammoplasty refers to ‘non essential’ breast surgery (reduction, enlargement, lift). Your retroussè nose correction job is referred to as rhinoplasty. Removing unwanted fat calls for liposuction and if you’re going in for a rhytidectomy, that’s medical ‘speak’ for a facelift! Cosmetic surgery can fix crooked teeth, give your sagging eyelids a new lease on life, remove those unsightly jowls, restore hair to balding pates, and plenty more besides. In other words, cosmetic surgery is more about esthetics and less about function. However, the health benefits of cosmetic surgery shouldn’t be overlooked either. If something about your appearance is causing you a great deal of stress, and correcting it will alleviate that stress, then that’s a considerable health benefit too. Reconstructive surgery, whilst sharing many of the same names as cosmetic surgery, is used as previously mentioned to perform necessary repairs and fix abnormalities. One of the most common examples of reconstructive surgery is a breast reconstruction. There are many reasons why women choose to have this. They may have been diagnosed with breast cancer requiring a mastectomy or removal of the breast. They may have a family history of breast cancer so opt for a prophylactic or preventative mastectomy before they get breast cancer. After surgery many women opt to have reconstructive surgery done to restore the breast, or breasts, to a more normal appearance. On the other hand, if you just want bigger, or smaller, breasts for esthetic reasons, you would undergo cosmetic surgery. But – correcting overly large breasts that are causing other health problems such as putting excessive strain on shoulders, back, or neck, is reconstructive surgery! Other types of reconstructive surgery include surgery to correct birth defects as well as abnormalities created through accidents, illness, or disease. Burn victims often require reconstructive surgery on their scarring. Car accident victims may require reconstructive surgery to repair bones and limbs damaged in the accident. Sports people may suffer injuries that require reconstructive surgery on a joint or their tendons. Which one you require also makes a difference to what you’ll pay for the surgery too. Cosmetic surgery is also typically not covered by insurance whereas many reconstructive procedures are. That’s because the former is considered an option, the second a necessity. Insurance may also make a difference to your choice of treatment options. So, before you go booking yourself into a clinic for a breast reconstruction in Costa Rica, check with your insurance company first as they may have certain requirements! If they don’t, then Costa Rica has some of the best medical facilities for these types of surgeries you’ll find anywhere.
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