With plastic surgery development people have got the possibility to change their faces like masks at a masked ball. Each part of the face can be replaced by the better and the newer one, even the color of eyes can be altered with the help of contact lenses.
The most popular facial plastic surgery operation is eyelid surgery or blepharoplasty which reshapes eyelids. In some cases the excess skin on the upper eyelid can result in the loss of peripheral vision (and it is one of several exceptions when cosmetic plastic surgery cost is covered by insurance). The lower eyelid is operated for aesthetic reasons in order to remove the so-called “bags” and to smooth the winkled skin. This operation is successfully performed by plastic surgery specialists of Florida, Chicago, New York and San Diego.
Rhinoplasty or “nose job” can also be performed for both cosmetic and reconstructive purposes. The surgeon makes neat incisions inside the nostrils or on the columella, a tiny membrane between the nostrils. First soft tissues are removed, then bone and cartilage can be reshaped. Sometimes, if the nose was exposed to big damage, a synthetic implant is used. This procedure is rather popular among celebrities. The best-known examples are Jennifer Grey, Paris Hilton, Angelina Jolie, Michael and Janet Jackson.
Very often rhinoplasty is performed with such plastic surgery as chin augmentation. Being performed to keep the facial proportion this procedures is considered comparatively simple. Using surgical implants one can change not only the chin, but also the cheeks, making the cheekbones more prominent.
One of the most widespread plastic surgery procedure among teenagers is otoplasty – an operation changing the appearance of external ears. Modern plastic surgery specialists can change the shape of ears, their position against the head (to bring them closer) and their size. Reconstrucive ear plastic surgery is also well-developed and involves the replacement of damaged tissues. Otoplasty, as well as rhinoplasty, was first performed by Indian physician Sushruta, about 600 BC.
Due to today's advertising and Hollywood's standards, full lips are considered ideal, and people, especially aged women, resort to lip filling. This plastic surgery procedure is performed with Gore-Tex implants or special fat injections. So, having enough money – and sound health – one can “draw” his/her face according to the modern canons of beauty. |