why do they call plastic surgery plastic surgery when there is no plastic involved??

in some nose jobs and jaw and cheeks they do use it. Because after you've had a number of surgeries, you start to look plastic. Example #1: Joan Rivers.

There is also something called plastic arts, because plastic means related to shape, giving shape or reshaping in a way that it make sense, theater,sculpture are plastic arts. I hope this answers your question.

Good question! Read and become informed:

http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/plastic I think it is because eventually your face looks like plastic..Joan Rivers, Michael Jackson.

PLus plastic is artificial, as is the work being done. this phrase is like a lot of phrases.

In that the current meaning does not relate to the actual work involved.

Plastic surgery is a general term for operative manual and instrumental treatment which is performed for functional or aesthetic reasons. The word "plastic" derives from the Greek plastikos meaning to mold or to shape; its use here is not connected with modern plastics.

So from plastikos we get plastic surgery.

It's like the Major League Baseball World Series, but we all know only teams in USA take part, so how is the "world" involved?

Cos at the time it made perfect sense just like plastic sugery did when silicon was just a mammary. Yea right ! I didnt know plastic had been developed at the time of the Greeks, what was it from a Pythagorean theory as well? Well you learn something everyday , if your lucky that is!

The history of cosmetic surgery reaches back to the ancient world. Physicians in ancient India including the great Indian surgeon Susrutha were utilizing skin grafts for reconstructive work as early as the 8th century BC .His work Sushruta Samhita describes Rhinoplasty and otoplasty.This knowledge of Plastic surgery existed in India upto late 18th Century as can be seen from the reports published in Gentleman's Magazine ( October , 1794).Plastic Surgery in India , India-1794 AD.

The Romans were able to perform simple techniques such as repairing damaged ears from around the 1st century BC. In mid-15th century Europe, Heinrich von Pfolspeundt described a process "to make a new nose for one who lacks it entirely, and the dogs have devoured it" by removing skin from the back of the arm and suturing it in place. However, because of the dangers associated with surgery in any form, especially that involving the head or face, it was not until the 19th and 20th centuries that such surgeries became commonplace.

The U.S.'s first plastic surgeon was Dr. John Peter Mettauer. He performed the first cleft palate operation in 1827 with instruments that he designed himself. Sir Harold Gillies developed many of the techniques of modern plastic surgery in caring for those who suffered facial injuries in World War I, he is considered to be the father of modern plastic surgery. His work was expanded upon during World War II by one of his former students and cousin, Archibald McIndoe, who pioneered treatments for RAF aircrew suffering from severe burns. McIndoe's radical, experimental treatments, lead to the formation of the Guinea Pig Club.

Just go here in future - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ - like some other people do and claim its their copyright! Which is a sad state of integrity!

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