Research on the scientific principles of plastic surgery
10.3760/cma.j.cn114453-20250401-00088
- VernacularTitle:对整形外科学理的探究
- Author:
Jie LUAN
1
Author Information
1. 中国医学科学院北京协和医学院整形外科医院，北京 100144
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Scientific principle;
Discipline;
Plastic surgery;
Cosmetic surgery
- From:
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
2025;41(5):549-552
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Scientific principle is the cornerstone of the development and construction of a discipline. In the current chaotic situation in the field of plastic surgery, it is particularly necessary to clarify the scientific principle of plastic surgery. Following the definitions of scientific principle, discipline, and profession, this article sorts out the differences between plastic surgery and other surgeries from different perspectives such as anatomical site, treatment scope, disease type, and professional technology; summarizes the essential characteristics of plastic surgery from its origin, artistic and philosophical attributes, medical and ethical norms, and the basic principles; revises the definition of plastic surgery; clarifies that cosmetic surgery is a branch of plastic surgery from the aspects of treatment objects, goals, technical means, interdisciplinary intersections, and medical regulations. Through the demonstration of multiple dimensions of medicine and sociology, the scientific principle that embodies the essential attributes of plastic surgery is summarized: under medical and ethical regulations, the morphological and functional needs of the human body are converted to feasible medical practices by tissue structure reshaping.
