What is the difference between cosmetic surgery and plastic surgery? Cosmetic surgery is one of the branches of plastic surgery, which aims to create more beauty and fitness in different parts of the body. Plastic surgery is most commonly used to improve the condition of people who have congenital problems such as cleft lip, nasal polyps, drooping eyelids, etc., or due to natural and unnatural events, problems arise in their face and body. However, cosmetic surgery is mostly performed for healthy areas of the face and body, and it is the most requested in branches such as reconstruction and rejuvenation of facial skin, breast enhancement, and removal of excess fat to make the body fit. The meaning of more beauty in beauty practice is to create symmetry in the face and body in different ways, including lifting different areas of the body and face, using non-invasive methods to eliminate excess fat and create fitness. In some cases, the patient does not feel pleasant and satisfied with the plastic surgery, and in such cases, in order to achieve a better result, he can consult a cosmetic surgery specialist for proper guidance. ### In which parts of the body is the cosmetic procedure performed? The range of performing cosmetic procedures on the body is very large, and according to the patient's request, with the doctor's discretion, they perform the surgery for the patient in the best possible way. But it should be kept in mind that although the goal of cosmetic surgery is to achieve the highest aesthetic conditions for the patient, the physical conditions of the patient such as the age of the patient, the type of ossification and hereditary conditions of the patient, the condition of the patient's skin and even the number and types of wrinkles on the patient's skin are factors influencing the success of the surgery, and the doctor, considering all the factors, informs the patient of the best possible way and the best possible result. Finally, although beauty is the desire of every person in every way, but you should not expect miracles from the surgeon and the process of cosmetic surgery, because your desired beauty should be in harmony with your body to make you look more beautiful. - #### Facial beauty surgery The face is the most important part of our body for establishing social relations, so the smallest defect in it can cause mental damage and depression. Fortunately, today, with the different methods discovered by experts in facial cosmetic surgery, they can take an important step to make positive changes in people's lives simply and with little time and money. Among the methods of beauty procedures that can be used for the face are the following: - #### biotification - #### Blepharoplasty (eyelid lift) - #### Forehead and eyebrow lift - #### Rhinoplasty - #### Fat injection - #### The beauty of facial lines - #### Lip beauty - #### fillers (fillers and gels) - #### Botox - #### PRP platelet injection - #### Removing wrinkles and sagging face - #### ear surgery - #### beauty operation of the neck and armpit area One of the beauty features of a person is a beautiful and uniform neck line under the chin, which problems are very annoying and cannot be ignored. The beauty of the neck and throat is one of the most important factors in the beauty of the face, especially in women, so when a person suffers from problems such as puffiness and neck lines due to reasons such as heredity, accumulation of fat tissue, or aging under the throat, it completely destroys the person's mood and causes a decrease in the person's self-confidence. Today, with the help of different methods in cosmetic surgery, it is possible to remove and restore wrinkles under the throat, fat tissue and loose skin that have appeared in the neck and under the chin. Neck and navel cosmetic procedures can be treated in the following three general ways: - #### cosmetic procedure without surgery Since many people are afraid of surgery, and this is completely justified, with the advancement of science, new methods of non-surgical cosmetic surgery and minimally invasive cosmetic surgery have been discovered, which are less risky and, more importantly, effective. Among the most well-known non-surgical cosmetic procedures, we can mention mesotherapy, liposuction, hyphotherapy, liposuction lysis, injectable lipolysis, radiofrequency, lipolysis, and neck lift with threads. - #### invasive cosmetic surgery In the old days, traditional methods of liposuction, platysmaplasty, cervicoplasty, etc. were used to perform cosmetic procedures, but today, with the advancement of medical science, minimally invasive and non-surgical methods have replaced traditional methods. - #### cosmetic operation of the abdomen, sides and back The cosmetic surgery of the abdomen, flanks and back is welcomed by people today and the main cause of fat deposition problems in the abdomen, flanks and back depends on many internal and environmental conditions such as heredity, skin type, pregnancy, not having a proper diet, inactivity and laziness, inappropriate exercise, hard weight loss diets, etc. Cosmetic surgery is performed in the abdomen, flanks, and back in order to remove excess fat, remove laxity and sagging skin, and the cosmetic surgery specialist suggests the following methods for performing cosmetic surgery in the abdomen, flanks, and back, according to the patient's physical conditions and examining the results of the patient's tests: - ##### liposuction (lipoplasty) - ##### Lipolysis - ##### lipomatic - ##### Abdominoplasty - ##### minor abdominoplasty - ##### Lipoabdominoplasty - ### cosmetic operation of the thigh area Each of the different races of humans have their own special fitness, and the environmental, physical conditions and internal diseases of the body are also very effective in shaping the body. But in general, the inner and outer thighs have more fat than other parts of the body, and in some people, especially women, due to lack of activity, various diseases, genetics, and weight gain, fat in this area grows excessively and disrupts people's fitness. The skin of the inner thighs for these people loses its natural state and can no longer be treated with exercise and diet, and the only suitable solution that remains is cosmetic surgery and removal of excess fat in these areas of the body. Procedures performed by cosmetic surgeons for thighs and buttocks: - #### Ultrasonic or mechanical liposuction - #### Lipolyser - #### Thyoplasty - #### **laser liposculpture** - #### Mesotherapy and fat dissolution - #### Veloship (VELASHAPE) and Velasmoot and (VELASMOOT) - #### Arasys - #### TITAN - ### cosmetic operation of the arms Weight fluctuations, aging and genetics in people's bodies are among the things that cause the skin of the arms to loosen and sag, which is not at all pleasant for people, especially women. Although doing proper exercises regularly is very effective for making the arm muscles fit and growing, but when the skin of these areas of the body loses its elasticity and suffers from skin sagging and laxity, we suggest consulting a cosmetic surgeon to fit the arm area. The goal of a cosmetic surgery specialist is to create positive changes in the appearance of people's bodies, and they try to increase the beauty and fitness of people according to people's tastes as much as possible. The different ways that the cosmetic surgery specialist performs in the arms are as follows: - #### Brachioplasty - #### lipomatic - #### **laser lipolysis with MPX** - #### mesotherapy - #### Vaser liposuction (VASER) - #### lipodisalo, the act of dissolving fat - #### Termage - #### massage therapy - Cosmetic surgery in the chest area Breast cosmetic surgery is not only for women, but men who have large breasts can remove the unwanted tissues with the help of cosmetic surgery and return to their normal and natural male body. Breast augmentation surgery is used for people to increase breast volume, reduce breast size, remove sagging, make breast symmetrical, repair and reconstruct breast, and treat diseases such as tuberous breast. - Mastopexy - Macromastia - Mammoplasty - Gynecomastia - Prosthesis and fat injection ### What kind of doctors perform cosmetic surgery? The field of cosmetic surgery is a branch of plastic surgery that after completing courses related to plastic surgery, a doctor can apply for a cosmetic specialty in such a way that cosmetic doctors, like all other doctors, must spend at least five years of the course, which includes general surgeon assistant and additional operating room assistant courses, in reputable hospitals and medical centers under the supervision of the Ministry of Medical Sciences, in order to be fully familiar with the anatomy of the human body and its details. To choose an experienced and reliable cosmetic surgery specialist, you should consider many factors according to the goal you have in front of you. The first thing to choose a cosmetic surgery specialist is to have an official license from the health department and a valid academic degree. In addition, the priority is to choose a doctor who has a brilliant history, extensive experience and work commitment in the field of cosmetic surgery. ### History of cosmetic surgery and plastic surgery Contrary to the belief of the majority, cosmetic surgery is not a new procedure in the field of medicine and its foundation stone has been laid since 600 BC. The first plastic surgery dates back to 600 years before Christ in Greece, at that time, a person named Haniye treated one of his patients using cheek meat for the first time. Since BC, attempts to perform plastic surgery were aimed at removing congenital defects and events that caused damage, until doctors gradually felt the need for plastic surgery with the principles of beautification during the First World War, when the damage was so severe that it caused weakness in people's morale. Then plastic surgery with the aim of natural beautification started with the skin tissue grafting method and progressed with the passage of time to the point where today cosmetic surgery is almost an independent and practical science in the world. Our country is among the first 20 countries in the world in terms of the quality of cosmetic surgery and the amount of demand for it, while the knowledge of cosmetic surgery has only been established in our country for half a century, and the first training of its doctors began at the University of Tehran.