The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS ) compiled this list of problems commonly treated by plastic surgeons. This is only a partial list.
BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL ABNORMALITIES
· Birthmarks, including port wine stains and hemangiomas. congenital nevi
· Abnormal breast development
· Cleft-lip and palate deformities
· Hand deformities
· Skull and facial bone deformities
· Prominent and deformed ears
ACQUIRED DEFORMITIES INCLUDING THOSE RESULTING FROM TRAUMA OR DISEASE
· Scars
· Wounds soft issue deformities from trauma or disease
· Burn scars
· Growths and tissue defects including cancer treatment and mastectomy
· Poorly healed wounds scars that limit movement
· Lacerations
· Severed limbs fingers or toes
· Skull and jaw injuries
· Drooping brow and upper eyelids which impair vision
· Hand injuries and acquired problems
· Congenital and developmental breast deformity
COSMETIC CONCERNS
· Excess body fat
· Disproportionate or sagging breasts
· Skin problems: wrinkling uneven pigmentation sun damage, unwanted tattoos
· Sagging facial skin and muscles, loose neck skin
· Hair loss
· Facial features to improve the appearance of the nose, cheekbone and chin shapes