November 7, 2008

Plastic Surgery for African Americans

At one time, the scope and outcome of many cosmetic surgery procedures was limited by a lack of resources and a misunderstanding of the wide variety of aesthetic preferences that exists.
Plastic surgery was often reserved for the few elite who usually preferred upturned button noses and large breasts. Today cosmetic surgery is more affordable and available to a wider variety of people from different ethnic backgrounds than ever before.
Because cosmetic surgery has evolved so much in the past decades, more people than ever are embracing the opportunity to enhance their unique individual beauty, including the African American community. And in order to meet these individual needs, there are many plastic surgeons that specialize in treating African American patients.
The goal of a specialized cosmetic surgeon is not to erase ethnic identity, but rather to address specific needs and challenges that occur within the population; the outcome of which improves natural beauty, boosts self-esteem, and retains individuality.
Within the African American community there are genetic predispositions that have made plastic surgery difficult in the past. For example, keloid scars can develop on any patient after incision; however, African Americans and those with dark skin pigmentation have a fifteen percent greater chance of developing […]

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