Definition: The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.
SPEC; do not confuse with RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES, the technique; not for -plasty in internal surgery: Manual 26.18
See AlsoReconstructive Surgical Procedures
Other names Surgeries, Esthetic; Esthetic Surgeries; Surgery, Esthetic; Surgery, Cosmetic; Plastic Surgery; Esthetic Surgery; Cosmetic Surgery