| India offers cutting edge Plastic Surgery for | | | | looks natural. The result often allows people to |
| everything from Face-lift to Neck contouring. | | | | look more like they feel like they should look. This |
| Indian Health care industry is undergoing | | | | may sound strange, but often a nose that is too |
| phenomenal expansion. The combination of high | | | | large for a particular person's face or a bust that |
| quality services and low cost facilities is attracting | | | | is too large or too small can blur all of this |
| thousands of international patients every year. | | | | person's other features making them seem |
| This is hardly surprising considering the cost of | | | | disproportionate. Surgeons aim to correct this by |
| cosmetic surgeries in India is 5 to 6 times lower | | | | taking each individual's body into consideration |
| than anywhere else in the world. When compared | | | | before deciding on a desired result. |
| to other popular countries; India has the | | | | The physical result of plastic surgery often |
| advantage of hospital facilities, experienced | | | | produces a healthier look and often people who |
| doctors and cost. Compared to Thailand, India on | | | | undergo surgery see this healthy look permeate |
| average is 50% cheaper and when compared to | | | | their entire lifestyle. People who have surgeries |
| South Africa a sixth the cost. | | | | like liposuction and breast reduction usually feel |
| WHAT IS PLASTIC SURGERY? | | | | that their new bodies allow them to participate in |
| Plastic surgery is a specialized branch of surgery | | | | physical activities that they wouldn't have |
| that deals with correction of all visible defects and | | | | considered before surgery. Plastic surgery can |
| deformities of any body part. Such deformities | | | | open new doors to people who had previously |
| may be present since birth or acquired following | | | | lived their lives scared to take on activities like |
| injuries or after various surgical procedures. These | | | | swimming or aerobics because of the lack of |
| defects commonly involve the skin, soft tissues, | | | | clothing involved and the way that they felt that |
| muscles or underlying skeleton. Plastic surgery is | | | | they would be looked at by other people. |
| also done to improve the looks or aesthetics of | | | | Blending in is sometimes quite important to people |
| normal body parts such as face, nose, eyes, | | | | who decide to have plastic surgery, especially |
| cheeks, lips, chin, breasts, the shape and contours | | | | when they have grown up teased because of |
| of abdomen, waist, hips, legs etc. Thus, plastic | | | | their features. Surgery often allows these people |
| surgery has a very wide domain. | | | | to finally feel like they fit in with people around |
| WHO REQUIRES PLASTIC SURGERY? | | | | them instead of sticking out because of the |
| Any person of any age irrespective of cast, | | | | shape of their body or because of their facial |
| creed and socioeconomic status suffering from | | | | features. |
| any of the following may be the candidate for | | | | Whether a person chooses to undergo plastic |
| plastic surgery: | | | | surgery to improve their lifestyle or to improve |
| 1. BIRTH OR CONGENITAL DEFECTS | | | | their look there will always be emotional benefits |
| Abnormal shape of the head or skull, clefts of the | | | | when a person is finally able to feel comfortable in |
| lips, palate or the face. Defects or abnormal shape | | | | their body. Many people find that they are more |
| of the eyes, nose, ears, jawbones etc. Defects | | | | outgoing, personable and confident when they |
| of the limbs, fused fingers, extra fingers, large | | | | become accustomed to their transformation and |
| sized fingers and toes. Defects of the genitals | | | | this heightened sense of self-esteem can be a |
| such as hypospadias i.e. abnormal shape of the | | | | benefit that lasts a lifetime. |
| penis with abnormal urinary opening, absence of | | | | Risks of Plastic Surgery: |
| vagina, inter sex etc. Large black hairy nevus or | | | | Although complications from plastic surgery are |
| moles, haemangiomas and vascular lesions. Foetal | | | | quite rare nowadays each person who is |
| defect correction in utero i.e. before birth | | | | considering having this type of surgery done |
| endoscopic correction of some defects inside the | | | | should make themselves aware of the possible |
| mother's womb. | | | | risks of plastic surgery. Plastic surgery |
| 2. ACCIDENTS & INJURIES | | | | complications can range from scarring to fatalities |
| Several roadside and automobile accident injuries | | | | and the effects of surgery can sometimes be |
| involving face, eyelids, nose, ears etc. All cases | | | | traumatizing to patients both physically and |
| with fractures of orbital, cheek nose and | | | | psychologically. Even though complications are |
| jawbones. Injuries of the limbs associated with | | | | uncommon it is important to keep plastic surgery |
| extensive skin loss or degloving injuries. All types | | | | dangers in mind. The risks of plastic surgery will |
| of hand and finger injuries especially industrial | | | | differ depending on the individual and the |
| crush injuries. Cut tendons and nerves, total or | | | | procedure they opt for. Scarring is one of the |
| partial amputations of the limbs, hands or fingers | | | | most common risks that people considering plastic |
| also can be corrected by plastic surgery. | | | | surgery should be aware of. Most surgeons will |
| 3. BURN INJURIES | | | | try to hide incision lines in places where they |
| Acute burns due to flames, chemicals and acids, | | | | aren't noticeable, like under the crease of the |
| hot water or fluids, electric flash. Post burn | | | | breast in breast augmentation plastic surgery and |
| contractures, thick hypertrophic scars causing | | | | in the hairline in facial plastic surgery, but most |
| deformities of several body parts. | | | | surgeries will still result in permanent scarring. |
| 4. POST SURGERY DEFECTS | | | | Cost of Plastic Surgery |
| Following extensive removal of various parts or | | | | No, plastic surgery is not very costly. The |
| areas involved in malignant or cancerous growths | | | | expenses involved for any procedure depends |
| such as breasts, jaws, lips, mandible etc. | | | | upon the institution, the infrastructure required, |
| 5. SKIN DEFECTS | | | | material used, and nature of the procedure, |
| Treatment of vitiligo or leucoderma (white) | | | | anesthesia and the operating surgeon. As |
| patches, removal of tattoo marks, split ear | | | | compared to most other superspecialities, a |
| lobules. | | | | routine plastic surgery procedure requires minimal |
| 6.COSMETIC OR AESTHETIC SURGERY | | | | instrumentation and infrastructure but high degree |
| For the removal of facial wrinkles, forehead | | | | of innovative surgical skill. |
| wrinkles, heaviness around eyelids, baggy eyelids, | | | | Plastic Surgery in India: |
| crow's feet wrinkles, peri oral wrinkles, jowls, and | | | | If you need any medical treatments (from Plastic |
| double chin. Lifting up of the eyebrows, nose job | | | | to heart surgery) the cost of these in Inida is far |
| or changing the shape of the nose, cheek and | | | | cheaper than in the US or Europe.So, you can |
| chin alterations all can be done by plastic surgery. | | | | have treatments done in Inida , get world class |
| Thinning or augmenting lips, creation of dimples, | | | | treatments, get a free holiday and have cash left |
| reshaping ears, breast reduction or enhancement, | | | | over! India offers what you call a language |
| breast lifting can be done by plastic surgery. | | | | advantage - a patient would surely prefer a |
| Reshaping arms and legs, body contouring surgery | | | | country where English is widely spoken. Also, it is |
| for loose hanging belly, waist, hips, buttocks and | | | | believed that the facilities in India are more suited |
| thighs can be done by plastic surgery. Removal of | | | | for International patients. Many highly qualified |
| pregnancy stretch marks, laser assisted facial | | | | doctors have had some form of training from |
| rejuvenation and hair transplant are all procedures | | | | abroad, especially USA and UK. Indian surgeons |
| that come under plastic surgery. | | | | and doctors are known for their skill and research |
| Benefits of Plastic Surgery: | | | | throughout the world. Most patients from |
| The great thing about plastic surgery is that the | | | | countries like USA and UK travel to developing |
| benefits can be both physical and emotional, both | | | | countries such as India for treatment because |
| external and internal. The physical and external | | | | India offers some of te cheapest pricing options |
| benefits of plastic surgery can be multi-faceted. | | | | of treatment, offers a good holiday, there are no |
| The first thing that many people notice after | | | | waiting lists or queues to stand in, the doctors are |
| plastic surgery is that their bodies seem more | | | | comparable to anyone in the world and finally, |
| proportional or balanced. Whether a person opts | | | | language does not pose a problem as most |
| to have surgery on their face, hips, breasts or | | | | people speak English. |
| thighs the aim is to sculpt the body in a way that | | | | |