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nicki minaj before and after plastic surgery pictures - " you are not alone if you're wondering why cosmetic surgery is called "plastic surgery. It really is a rather interesting name for the medical procedure that helps people defy the effects of aging. First, of all, the word "plastic" comes from the Greek word "plastikos." What this means is to mold or to shape, which is exactly what cosmetic surgery does. It reshapes the face by eliminating imperfections.

Believe it or not, cosmetic plastic surgery goes back centuries. Skin grafts were utilized through the ancient Indians to reconstruct a part of the body. The Romans used plastic surgery to repair the damaged ears of their soldiers. Basically, the surgical treatment was inspired by war. Soldiers would become disfigured and plastic surgery was used to try and make them as normal as is possible. Cosmetic plastic surgery became especially popular during World War I. Doctors from various countries such as New and Canada Zealand were proven to perform these procedures. The Canadian doctor well known for cosmetic surgery procedures is Dr. E. Fulton Risdon, who continued to practice plastic cosmetic surgery after helping soldiers during World War I. A doctor from New Zealand was Doctor Sir Harold Gillies. Both have been considered fathers of plastic surgery. It absolutely was Sir Gillie's cousin, Archibald McIndoe who had been a cosmetic surgery pioneer in World War 2 as he started treating RAF air crews.