plastic surgery

Japanese: plastic surgery(英語表記)plasticsurgery
plastic surgery

...Historically, it was separated from plastic surgery and became independent. Plastic surgery is a field of surgery that performs surgical treatment with the aim of repairing deformities caused by congenital anomalies or trauma. It can be broadly divided into (1) reconstructive or restorative surgery, which repairs missing tissue or deformed parts, and (2) cosmetic surgery, which repairs deformities such as birthmarks and scars, hooked noses, and wrinkles. Cosmetic surgery originated from the latter. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "plastic surgery" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…歴史的には形成外科から分離,独立した。形成外科plastic surgeryは先天性の奇形や外傷によって生じた変形を修復することを目的として外科的治療を行う外科の一分野であるが,その内容は,(1)欠失した組織や変形した部分を修復する再建または復形外科と,(2)あざや傷跡の修正,かぎ鼻の修正やしわとりといった醜形の修復をする美容形成外科に大別される。美容外科は後者から発生した。…

※「plastic surgery」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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