What is plastic surgery called in like medical terms, like cardiology, neurology, etc?
Or is plastic surgery THE medical term?
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- it is known either as plastic surgery or cosmetic surgery. they are also the medical terms.
- That's it, unless you'd like to expand and call it plastic and reconstructive surgery.
- It is known as either plastic surgery or cosmetic surgery, the plastic can be any where on your body but cosmetic is just your face.
- Cosmetic surgery is a name for surgeries which are done for aesthetic purposes. Reconstructive surgery is done to repair or reform a body part eg face. Also each operation has a certain medical name eg rhinoplasty is the medical name for a "nose job".
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