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. Massachusetts has 21 practicing facial plastic surgeons. Broken out by city, facial plastic surgery doctor density in Amesbury is 1, in Boston is 8, in Brighton is 1, in Burlington is 1, in Dorchester is 2, in Florence is 1, in Great Barrington is 1, in Leominster is 1, in Milford is 2, in Newton is 1, in Newton Lower Falls is 1, in North Andover is 1, in North Dartmouth is 1, in Peabody is 1, in Quincy is 1, in Seekonk is 1, in Southborough is 1, in Wareham is 1, in Westwood is 1, and in Worcester is 2.

Massachusetts became the sixth state in the union in 1788, and is steeped in history. Boston, the capital city, is home to Harvard University, the John F. Kennedy Museum and Library, the Paul Revere House, and many other historical sites. Massachusetts is home to the New England Pirate Museum in Salem, the Minute Man National Historical Park, and the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, both in Concord. Four past presidents were born in Massachusetts; John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John F. Kennedy and George H. W. Bush. Other famous Massachusetts people include actors Leonard Nimoy and Bette Davis, composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, and historical figures Susan B. Anthony, Edgar Allan Poe, Paul Revere, and Benjamin Franklin.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Massachusetts has a population of 6,398,743. Of this population, 1,419,389 are under the age of 18 and 848,924 are at or above the age of 65.