Plastic surgery has its roots in the creation of new tissue, improvement of form and function and reconstruction following accident or injury. This expertise is the fundamental asset of a plastic surgeon. Plastic surgery includes aesthetic surgery or cosmetic surgery. Not only can congenital and traumatic deformities and function be corrected but also aesthetic improvements of the face, body and extremities can be performed. A Canadian plastic surgeon is a well-trained, qualified specialist who has passed the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons examinations and is certified to practice.&nbsp; Education is an important part of the activity of these organizations both to the membership and the general public. Annual scientific meetings are held to share knowledge and expertise in order to improve our quality of care and advance the practice. This kind of surgery involves practicing technically demanding surgery that is also an art. Our primary aspiration with our knowledge and experience is to help our patients understand what can be done, fully inform them as to benefits and risks and perform This kind of surgery with the highest standards. Our goal is for a successful outcome and a satisfied patient The Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons looks forward to sharing new technologies and implementing new techniques as they are discovered in Canada and the world. Our members are involved in international organizations in aesthetic surgery, burns, breast surgery, cancer, hand surgery, maxillofacial surgery and trauma. An important part of our activity is in providing charitable service, where needed, to underprivileged countries and in so doing facilitating good relationships between these countries and Canada. A is a surgical specialist who has completed a minimum of 5 years of study and training in surgery after receiving a medical degree. He or she is thus specifically qualified to practise reconstructive and aesthetic. You may verify that your surgeon is a qualified specialist in this kind of surgery by contacting the Canadian Society, in Quebec, the Quebec Association of Specialists in,the Canadian Society for Aesthetic (Cosmetic). The techniques employed in aesthetic are derived from those used in this kind of&nbsp;procedure . In fact, aesthetic surgery is an extension of reconstructive surgery. It requires competent surgical skill, a sense of harmony of the body parts and good aesthetic judgement. Annual scientific meetings are held to share knowledge and expertise in order to improve our quality of care and advance the practice of plastic surgery. This kind of surgery involves practicing technically demanding surgery that is also an art. Our primary aspiration with our knowledge and experience is to help our patients understand what can be done, fully inform them as to benefits and risks31 year old Anamais's face and hands are dark and weather-worn, a product of 28 years as a "pescadoro", fisherman on the Brazilian Amazon river. He is stocky and muscular, but his face carries the look of an abused puppy, scared and apprehensive. He enters the speech therapy area, his eyes darting left to right, his head hung as if in defeat. Anamais knows he has missed official screening days, where patients go to the Operation Smile mission site <A href="https://admin.mzo.ca:444/www.plasticsurgery.ca">home page</A><A href="https://admin.mzo.ca:444/index.aspx">Canadian Society of Plastic Surgery </A><H1>cosmetic plastic surgery</H1><H1>reconstructive surgery</H1><H1>Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons</H1><H1>Société Canadienne des Chirurgiens Plasticiens</H1><H1>liposuction</H1><H1>face lift</H1><H1>breast augmentation</H1><H1>tummy tuck</H1><H1>nose job</H1><H1>breast implant</H1><H1>rhinoplasty</H1><H1>Société Canadienne des Chirurgiens Plasticiens</H1><IMG alt="The Canadian Society of Plastic Surgeons looks forward to sharing new technologies and implementing new techniques as they are discovered in Canada and the world. Our members are involved in international organizations burns, breast, cancer, hand, maxillofacial surgery and trauma">
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People are sometimes left with empty hanging folds of skin after pregnancy, serious weight loss, or sometimes just with aging. When this loose skin is surgically removed from the belly, it is called abdominoplasty or tummy tuck or body contouring. When the skin is removed around the whole waist to raise the buttock, lateral thighs and trim the tummy, it is called body lifting. From the upper arms, we call it brachioplasty. Thigh lifting is for loose inner thigh skin or posterior thigh skin.

 

This surgery is designed to tighten loose and flabby skin. Body

contouring surgery changes the texture of the skin by stretching

it thereby making the looseness and wrinkling less apparent.

Body contouring surgery may be combined with liposuction.

Liposuction is designed to improve fat bulges, not to tighten

loose skin. In fact, liposuction alone can make the appearance

of the skin worse in patients with poor skin elasticity.

 

As with liposuction, body contouring surgery is not intended

to correct obesity; patients should be at normal or near-normal

weight before surgery.

 

Although abdominoplasty is sometimes done under local

anesthesia, most other body contouring surgery requires

general anesthesia.

 

Loose skin cannot be removed without leaving scars, and

body contouring often means long incisions that result in long

scars. Your plastic surgeon will make every effort to give you

the best scars possible, and to conceal them in the least visible

areas.

 

Your doctor will advise you during your consultation about the

type of scar you are likely to get.

 

Although scars will fade over time, you should know, that the

scars will be permanent and that their final width, height and

color are not entirely predictable.

 

The most common complications of body contouring surgery

are hematoma (an accumulation of blood under the skin),

seroma (fluid accumulation under then skin) and numbness

of the skin. Most of the feeling usually comes back. Hematoma and seroma may require intervention to drain the blood or serum that has accumulated if it is a large amount. Problems with healing after surgery are also possible, especially if you are a smoker.

 

Normal activities can usually be resumed within a couple of weeks and many people return to work the third week after surgery.

 

It can take 6-12 months to see the final result of body contouring surgery.

 

For further information about body contouring, please click here: American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

 
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