Do you know the terms “cosmetic surgery” and “plastic surgery”, though are used interchangeably, refer to very different techniques, procedures and practices?
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Differences Between Cosmetic Surgery and Plastic Surgery
December 6th, 2011Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery
December 6th, 2011There is a difference between plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery, even though a lot of people would refer to them as one and the same thing. In a way, they can be the same thing. Both refer to the correction of form and function of the body parts concerned. However, cosmetic surgery specifically concentrates on the enhancement of appearance, and is actually just one division of plastic surgery. The reason why it is so closely tied to the general category of plastic surgery is because people generally undergo surgery to improve upon their appearances.
