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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More than one in four fair skinned Canadians who are currently alive will get a skin
cancer in their lifetime. Plastic surgeons are involved in removing a large share of
these as most of them occur on the "sun belt" of the face which includes the
nose, the cheeks, the temples and the ears. Almost all skin cancers are caused
by sunburns. Aging Canadians should also not burn as the damage caused by
ultraviolet light is not as well reversed by DNA repair enzymes as you age. In
other words, the older you are when you get sunburn, the more likely you are to
get a skin cancer from the sunburn. This is why no one should sunburn anymore.

The longer you wait to have a skin cancer removed, the bigger it gets, and the
more complicated the reconstruction becomes to make the patient look as close
to normal as possible. This is why it is best treated early while it is still small.

Basal cell skin cancer is the
most common kind of skin
cancer. It is usually a smooth
pink or red flat or lumpy area.

Basal skin cancer does not go away but gradually gets larger and larger.  These
cancers generally do not know how to spread elsewhere (metastasize). They
therefore do not generally get into the blood and do not spread to the lungs, liver
or brain as do many cancers such as breast or bowel cancer.

Basal cell skin cancers do not tend to grow deeply and usually what you see is
what you've got.  Because of this, basal cell skin cancer generally never kills
people unless you refuse to do something about it and you let it grow out of
control, as it will not stop growing. The cure rate with removing these surgically is
over 95%. Those who are not cured, simply have not had all of the cancer cells
removed and will require additional surgery to remove the leftover cancer for cure.

Squamous cell skin cancer is
very much the same as basal
cell skin cancer in appearance
except the red areas tend to
have hard rough spots on
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Squamous cell skin cancers also have a slightly higher risk of metastasizing than
basal cell skin cancers. However, the risk of metastasis and death is usually less
than 5% if the squamous cell skin cancer is in a sun induced area (i.e. not on the
genitals, inside the mouth or in the anal areas).  Squamous cell skin cancers on
the hand, the lip, and the ear do have a higher risk of metastasis than sun induced
squamous cell skin cancers on the rest of the face and body.

Malignant melanoma occurs in 1% of fair skinned Canadians. This kind of cancer
does know how to metastasize and result in death. However, if you catch it early
and have it removed, the cure rate is high.

There are three things that make
melanoma obvious, as this is
not a subtle skin cancer in most
instances:

1) Melanoma is usually black or has black in it, and arises from moles 1/3 of the
time.

2) Melanoma tends to grow quickly and will often double in size over weeks.

3) Melanoma tends to have an unusual shape such as the shape of Newfoundland
or Prince Edward Island, as opposed to benign moles which are usually round or
oval. If you have a thin melanoma (<1mm thick), your plastic surgeon will usually
recommend a 1cm excision of normal looking skin around the tumour followed by
no further treatment. If you have an intermediate thickness melanoma (1-4mm
thick), you will usually have 2cm of normal looking skin removed from either side
of the tumour followed by a sentinel (first relay) lymph node dissection.

Your plastic surgeon will discuss the details of this with you.

Remember sunscreen. Don't leave home without it!

For further information about hand surgery, please click here: American Society
of Plastic Surgeons.


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