Cosmetic surgery

Cosmetic surgery

Cosmetic or aesthetic surgery is a special branch of plastic surgery concerned with the modification or improvement of the appearance of a physical feature, irregularity, or defect.

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Cosmetic surgery

L-ascorbic acid

Beauty; Cosmetic surgery

L-ascorbic acid is a form of Vitamin C.

Brow lift

Beauty; Cosmetic surgery

A surgical procedure in which the skin of the forehead and eyebrows is tightened to eliminate sagging eyebrows or correct frown lines in the forehead.

Lip augmentation

Beauty; Cosmetic surgery

A permanent method of augmenting the lips is accomplished by surgically advancing the lip forward, with incisions placed inside the mouth. A dermal-fat graft, taken from the deeper layers of the ...

Hemangioma

Beauty; Cosmetic surgery

A type of birthmark characterised by concentrations of small blood vessels. They are commonly referred to as strawberry marks and often disappear after a few months or years.

Sun protection factor

Beauty; Cosmetic surgery

Commonly seen on suntan ingredients as "SPF," the sun protection factor is the amount of the protection a suntan product provides. The higher the SPF, the greater the protection.

Liposuction

Beauty; Cosmetic surgery

A cosmetic procedure in which a special instrument called a cannula is used to break up and suck out fat from the body. This procedure is also known as lipoplasty.

Albinism

Beauty; Cosmetic surgery

An inherited disorder in which there is no pigmentation in skin, hair, or eyes due to the absence of melanin, the substance that gives skin its color.