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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Body & wound reconstruction

Every year, thousand of wounds are reconstructed by Canadian plastic surgeons.
One of the most common types of wounds that are reconstructed are after skin cancer excision. Most skin cancers occur on the "sunbelt of the face" as they are caused by sunburns. This is the nose, cheeks, temples and ears; the areas you have seen
sunburned the most often. After cancer excision and cure, plastic surgeons use a
variety of skin grafts and flaps to make these areas look as normal as possible.

One common cancer in smokers is cancer inside the mouth. In order to cure these
cancers, ENT surgeons often have to remove a part of the jaw, tongue, or any other
area inside the mouth or throat. Plastic surgeons will often harvest a piece of bone
(fibula) from the leg to rebuild the jaw, skin and fat from the belly to reconstruct the
tongue, or skin and fat from the forearm to reconstruct the inside of the mouth or throat.
Small blood vessels that keep these tissues alive are sewn to blood vessels in the face
or neck with microsurgery to keep the reconstructed body parts alive. This type of
reconstruction gives the cancer victim a chance of normal appearance, speech and
swallowing.

After ATV accidents and other forms of trauma, broken legs are often missing skin and
the exposed fractured bone fragments can become infected. Plastic surgeons will often
transfer muscles, skin and bone from other parts of the leg, back, hip or abdomen to
rebuild the mutilated legs. This type of reconstruction will often permit the patients to
keep the leg for walking, whereas years ago, amputation was much more common.

Plastic surgeons also reattach body parts that have been accidentally severed. If the
parts cannot be replanted, they can sometimes be reconstructed.

For example, if a person has lost his thumb, the first
or second toe can be transferred to the hand to
provide excellent hand function as a "thoe."
Photos right: hand missing a thumb; great toe will
go on hand to replace thumb. 		hand-toe-pair1.jpg (15297 bytes)

Photos above: toe now on hand, patient working in a refinery
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