February 25, 2015

Today for the beginning of the class period I registered for Advanced Placement Exams and then spoke to my high school counselor about some college choices. After this I devoted my attention to continue research on my senior thesis project. Below is a summary of my findings as well as a link to an interesting video that I started watching. 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G0LvImAGAg
Reconstructive plastic surgery is performed for patients with conditions that may be present from birth, such as birthmarks on the face, cleft lip and palate, protruding ears, and a crooked smile. Other conditions that are the result of accidents, trauma, burns, or previous surgery are also corrected with this type of surgery. In addition, some reconstructive procedures are required to treat existing diseases like skin cancer.

Different Types: 

Blepharoplasty— Surgery of the upper and/or lower eyelids to improve the function and/or look of the eyes.
Rhytidectomy— Surgery of the skin of the face and neck to tighten the skin and remove excess wrinkles.
Browlift— Surgery to improve forehead wrinkles and droopy eyebrows.
Liposuction— Surgery to remove excess fat under the chin or in the neck.Facial implants —Surgery to make certain structures of the face (cheek, lips, chin) more prominent and well defined.
Otoplasty— Surgery to reshape the cartilage of the ears so they protrude less.
Skin surface procedures —Surgery using lasers, chemical peels, or derma-abrasion to improve the smoothness of the skin. 
Facial reconstruction —Surgery to reconstruct defects in facial skin as a result of prior surgery, injury, or disease. This includes reconstruction of defects resulting from cancer surgery, scar revision, repair of lacerations to the face from prior trauma, removal of birth marks, and correction of congenital abnormalities of the skull, palate, or lips.
Non-surgical procedures —Techniques such as chemical peels, microdermabrasion, and injectables. Injectables are medications that can be placed under the skin to improve the appearance of the face, such as Botox™,Cosmetic, Dysport™, Restylane™, Juvederm™, Radiesse™, Sculptra™ and other fillers.

Reconstructive or Plastic?

Cosmetic facial plastic surgery is surgery performed to enhance visual appearance of the facial structures and features. Common procedures include facelifts, eye lifts, rhinoplasty, chin and cheek implants, liposuction, and procedures to correct facial wrinkles. An otolaryngologist surgeon is well trained to address all of these problems.

Rhinoplasty/Septoplasty— Surgery of the external and internal nose in which cartilage and bone are restructured and reshaped to improve the appearance and function of the nose.