title: Body sculpturing.
abstract: Significant improvements in body contour can be accomplished by surgical procedures having reliable, predictable results. Similar to the modern sculptor of inanimate art forms, plastic surgeons have utilized new materials and devised new techniques to achieve aesthetic improvement of the face, trunk, and extremities. The goals of the surgical sculptor are perhaps more challenging than those of the pure artistic sculptor, not only because they must result in improved appearance but also because the surgeon is limited at all times by considerations of regional anatomy, the availability of viable tissue materials, and the safety of his patient.
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D001132:Arm / Q000601:surgery; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery; D002081:Buttocks / Q000601:surgery; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013518:Surgery, Plastic