Plastic surgery is surgery to repair or reconstruct physical defects of the skin, head and body. A plastic surgeon performs structural cosmetic surgery for aesthetic reasons to change the shape of features on the head or body, or can perform reconstructive surgery to correct deformities of the head or body caused by injury, disease, or birth defects. This specialist deals with the repair, reconstruction, or replacement of physical defects involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, hand, extremities, breast, trunk and external genitalia. The plastic surgeon uses aesthetic surgical principles not only to improve undesirable qualities of normal structures, but in all reconstructive procedures as well.

Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are burns, Acne, birth defects, wrinkles, pock, and mucosa defects.

Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including cosmetic surgery, reconstructive surgery, mastectomy, Suction-Assisted Lipectomy (liposuction), Augmentation Mammaplasty (breast enlargement or boob job), Mesotherapy, Mastopexy (breast lift), Rhytidectomy (face lift), Rhinoplasty (nose job), Vaginoplasty, Chemical peel, Abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), Labiaplasty, breast reconstruction, Chin augmentation, Sex reassignment surgery, microsurgery, fat injections, Buttock Augmentation (butt augmentation or butt implants), and Cheek augmentation.

To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including breast exam, skin test, Atropine test, and Fluorescein test.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Connecticut has 78 practicing plastic surgeons. Broken out by city, plastic surgery doctor density in Ansonia is 1, in Avon is 3, in Bloomfield is 2, in Branford is 4, in Bridgeport is 1, in Danbury is 5, in Darien is 5, in Enfield is 1, in Essex is 1, in Fairfield is 4, in Farmington is 3, in Glastonbury is 3, in Greenwich is 5, in Guilford is 5, in Hamden is 1, in Hartford is 5, in Madison is 6, in Mansfield Center is 2, in Meriden is 3, in Middlebury is 1, in Middletown is 3, in New Britain is 2, in New Haven is 20, in New London is 2, in Norwalk is 1, in Norwich is 1, in Orange is 1, in Putnam is 1, in Ridgefield is 4, in Sharon is 1, in Shelton is 1, in Simsbury is 2, in Southbury is 1, in Stamford is 4, in Trumbull is 1, in Waterbury is 4, in Waterford is 1, in West Hartford is 2, in West Haven is 1, and in Westport is 7.

This New England state is one of the original 13 states; Connecticut’s capital is Hartford and its population is 3,510,297. This state is steeped in history. Visit the past at the Nathan Hale Homestead near New London, or Yale University in New Haven. Tour the home of Mark Twain, the New England Air Museum, or the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk. Explore a historic tobacco farming area, do some hiking and biking, or visit the numerous antique shops or lighthouses in the eastern coastal area.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Connecticut has a population of 3,510,297. Of this population, 812,182 are under the age of 18 and 472,089 are at or above the age of 65.