Facial plastic surgery is performed to treat congenital defects or to restructure injured areas of the face, head, and neck. A plastic surgeon can perform structural cosmetic surgery for aesthetic reasons to change the shape of features in the head and neck area, or can perform reconstructive surgery to correct deformities of the head and neck caused by injury, disease or birth defects.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Indiana has 36 practicing facial plastic surgeons. Broken out by city, facial plastic surgery doctor density in Avon is 1, in Carmel is 2, in Connersville is 1, in Dyer is 1, in East Chicago is 1, in Elkhart is 2, in Fishers is 1, in Fort Wayne is 1, in Frankfort is 1, in Gary is 1, in Granger is 1, in Greenwood is 1, in Hobart is 1, in Indianapolis is 13, in Jeffersonville is 1, in La Porte is 2, in Lafayette is 5, in Merrillville is 2, in Michigan City is 2, in Mishawaka is 1, in Munster is 5, in New Albany is 1, in South Bend is 3, and in Valparaiso is 1.

Indiana’s population is 6,271,973, and most of the state’s population is located in the north, near the Lake Michigan shoreline, and is part of the greater metro Chicago area. Indiana became a state in 1816, and boasts many historical sites and covered bridges, numerous state parks and forests, hunting and fishing, and a variety of golf courses. Centrally located Indianapolis is home to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, hosting the world-famous 500-mile auto race every year. This capital and largest city of Indiana also hosts a Civil War museum, a planetarium, and the Indiana Historical Society, among many other attractions.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Indiana has a population of 6,271,973. Of this population, 1,566,280 are under the age of 18 and 774,303 are at or above the age of 65.