Individuals who have a problem with how they look may seek plastic surgery. Plastic surgery is a branch of medicine that cares for the external body and how it looks. Patients who seek this branch of medicine may want breast enlargement, face lifts, electrolysis, stomach stapling, liposuction, or facial reconstruction.

Plastic surgery began as a way to help reconstruct the body after an accident, like a fire that burns the face or crushed bones. It evolved into elective surgery for patients who could afford a facelift or eye lift. Plastic surgery requires a medically licensed doctor who has had the proper training. Those in plastic surgery often have steady hands that can make small incisions, changes, and then close the wound with little scarring.