Publication at Third Faculty of Medicine |
1997
Abstract
Plastic and reconstructive surgery is frequently mistaken for aesthetic and cosmetic surgery. At present plastic surgery is a very wide discipline where aesthetic surgery is an integral part.
The majority of reconstructive operations in particular on the body surface include an aesthetic component. Their purpose is not only restoration of function but also of shape to achieve the optimal aesthetic results.
The authors demonstrate on examples the vague borderline between functional and aesthetic reconstruction and present their views on the indication of these operations on medical grounds.