April 8, 2009
What is Plastic Surgery?
Most people, when asked about the meaning of plastic surgery, usually assume that it involves placing a plastic substance in the body. This has always amused me somewhat, as if to picture an entire specialty centered around the use of Tupperware. Or better yet (thanks to mass media), to assume that our surgical field revolves solely around surgical enhancement of the female body. However, the real meaning stems from the greek word ‘-plastikos’, meaning to reshape or reform. Read the rest of this page »