Cosmetic surgery or more commonly known as plastic surgery (there is a difference though) is a branch of medical surgery that reshapes body tissues for aesthetic or reconstructive reasons.
It repairs deformities and corrects functional deficits.
The practice dates back to ancient times and has played a vital role in shaping cultures.
The difference between cosmetic surgery and plastic surgery is that cosmetic surgery is primarily used for beauty reasons.
This would include all of the procedures which make people feel better about themselves, when there really is not a medical problem.
Plastic surgery is when there is a problem with a deformity or disfigurement that needs to be corrected.
Several Ancient Indian Sanskit texts were found to narrate and describe the procedures for repairing noses and ears that were lost because of war or punishment.
It involved cutting a portion of skin from the cheeks or forehead, twisting that skin and sewing it to place.
Later on, it became the Indian method of rhinoplasty.
While in Egypt, the Egyptians applied the principles of cosmetic surgery in preparing the dead.
It is found out that Rameses II's mummy has a small bone and a handful of seeds inserted in his nose.
This is to make his most prominent feature to also stand out in the afterlife.
In A.
D 129-216, cosmetic surgery became popular because of human's obsession with their bodies.
This is also the time when rhinoplasty was performed to wealthy people who simply wanted a new nose.
However, most medical records were lost after the fall of Rome.
Later on, people started seeing plastic surgery as a sinful practice because of blood loss and surgeon's power over the human body that believed to be connected to magic.
Cosmetic surgery was then reborn in the Renaissance period when early medical practitioners performed advanced studies and experiments.
It then rapidly pushed forward in the 40's because of World War II injuries such as broken jaws, broken noses, and gaping holes in the skulls.
Today, the practice has expanded to liposuctions, nose lifts, tummy tucks, double eyelids and breast augmentation or reduction.
It now also includes non-invasive procedures such as microdermabrasion, laser hair removal, Botox, collagen injections and chemical peels.
So if you want to enhance your appearance or repair some physical deformities that bother you, the best place to start is at a medical spa that not only offers quality service guided by advanced technology and expert cosmetic surgeons but also free consultation.