Any operation directed at improving appearance, except when required for the prompt repair of accidental injury or for the improvement of the functioning of a malformed body member. The term would not apply to surgery in connection with treatment of severe burns or repair of the face following a serious automobile accident, or to surgery for therapeutic purposes which coincidentally serves some cosmetic purpose, but would include reshaping an ugly nose. Most health insurance plans and programs do not cover cosmetic surgery.
A surgical operation to improve a person’s appearance.
A surgical operation performed primarily to change (and, in the eyes of the patient, improve) appearance, rather than to make the body better able to function; a form of plastic surgery. Cosmetic surgery would, for example, change the way a nose looks, rather than make it easier to breathe through. Two common kinds of cosmetic surgery performed on children, especially teenagers, are rhinoplasty on the nose and otoplasty on the ears.
Any surgical procedure to improve the appearance of a part, especially to remove scar tissue, a birthmark, or excessive tissue, as on the face (face-lifting) or the nose (rhinoplasty).
Any procedure to enhance the appearance or beauty of a person rather than to resolve a medical problem. Common examples are face-lift, chemical peel, and eyelid surgery.
Surgery performed to revise or change the texture, configuration, or relationship of contiguous structures of a feature of the body.
Cosmetic surgery refers to a range of surgical interventions aimed at enhancing one’s appearance rather than treating or curing a medical condition. Various techniques are employed in cosmetic surgery, including the removal of skin imperfections or dermabrasion, rhinoplasty to modify the size or shape of the nose, face-lifts, mammoplasty for breast reduction or augmentation, body contour surgery to eliminate excess fat and tissue, hair transplants, blepharoplasty to eliminate excess skin from the eyelids, and mentoplasty to modify the size or shape of the chin.
Like any surgical procedure, all types of cosmetic surgery come with inherent risks of potential side effects from anesthesia and complications that may arise during the operation itself.
A field of plastic surgery focused on enhancing a person’s appearance, including procedures like nose reshaping, breast reduction, facelifts, and similar treatments.