We can no longer use only the term “cosmetic surgery” to describe the wide and increasing array of medical procedures available for the purpose of enhancing appearance. Therefore, I use the terms cosmetic medical care, cosmetic medical service, cosmetic medicine, cosmetic intervention, and cosmetic procedure to refer to any operation or less invasive medical procedure that is performed on what most people would consider normal features, usually for the purpose of lessening or enhancing their prominence, correcting minor irregularities that would be too minimal to qualify as reconstructive surgery, or reducing the signs of childbearing or aging. In general, people seek cosmetic interventions to change aspects of their bodies that they consider unfl attering. Read the rest of this entry »