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Title: Plastic surgery


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  • Plastic Surgery

Philadelphia
919 CONESTOGA ROAD, BLDG I SUITE 200 BRYN MAWR,
PENNSYLVANIA 19010 Call 610-519-0600
www.lohnerplasticsurgery.com
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What is plastic surgery ?
  • Plastic surgery is a medical procedure with the
    purpose of alteration or restoring the form of
    the body.
  • Plastic surgery is dedicated to the
    reconstruction of facial and body defects due to
    birth disorders, trauma, burns, and disease.
    Plastic surgery is intended to correct
    dysfunctional areas of the body and is
    reconstructive in nature

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History of Plastic Surgery
  • The history of plastic surgery goes as far back
    as 2000 B.C. In India and Egypt, ancient
    physicians practiced some of the most rudimentary
    forms of plastic surgery.
  • Carpue was able to perform the first major
    surgery in the Western world by 1815.14
    Instruments described in the Sushruta Samhita
    were further modified in the Western world.

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Techniques and procedures
  • In plastic surgery, the transfer of skin tissue
    (skin grafting) is a very common procedure.
  • There are many different techniques used to
    plastic surgery procedures, including the
    following
  • Breast Enhancement
  • Body Contouring
  • Facial Surgery
  • Endoscopic Surgery

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Breast Augmentation
  • Breast augmentation is the most popular cosmetic
    procedure performed in the U.S. During breast
    augmentation surgery, implants are inserted to
    alter the size, shape, and/or symmetry of the
    breasts.
  • Breast augmentation is the most popular cosmetic
    procedure performed in the U.S. During breast
    augmentation surgery, implants are inserted to
    alter the size, shape, and/or symmetry of the
    breasts.

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Body Contouring
  • Body contouring is any procedure that alters the
    shape of different areas of the body.
  • The different body contouring procedures help
    people reshape, reduce, or enhance body features
    that sometimes cannot be improved by other
    measures.

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Facial Surgery
  • Historically, facial surgery has been used to
    correct physical malformations resulting from
    aging, disease, injury, and birth defects.
  • Recently, facial surgery has taken a more
    cosmetic turn and is often used to improve
    appearance and reduce the signs of aging.

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Contact Us
  • Lohner Plastic Surgery
  • 919 Conestoga Rd 200,
  • Bryn Mawr, PA 19010,
  • United States
  • Call 610-519-0600
  • www.lohnerplasticsurgery.com
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