Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery
There was an article published online recently which reviewed all of the medical and cosmetic procedures associated with the practice of Ophthalmology. That fancy name is simply meant to describe the medicine related to the eye. It includes aspects of going to the eye doctor that we're all familiar with like getting tested to determine whether or not you need glasses and what prescription you need. However it also includes aspect of eye surgery, including cosmetic eye surgery, that the average person may be less familiar with.
Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery is the term the article uses to describe all of the surgery that relates to improving the eye. This type of eye surgery may be done as a form of reconstructive surgery after an injury or a tumor has caused deformities in the eye area. However it may also appear to cosmetic eye surgery done as an elective way to improve the appearance of the face.
For example, someone might take an interest in getting cosmetic eyelid surgery (known by doctors as blepharoplasty. This surgery can be done on the lower eyelid, the upper eyelid or both and is designed to subtly enhance the appearance of the face. It may also be done as an anti-aging procedure.
Question of the Day: Would you expect a doctor performing Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery to have more or less credentials than someone performing general plastic surgery?
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