Plastic surgery: East and West

The services of plastic surgeons have recently been in unprecedented demand<\/em><\/p>

The current situation with the development of aesthetic medicine in the territory of the former Soviet Union is complicated by the lack of a training base for specialists. Therefore, plastic surgery<\/a> in Russia is developing more slowly than might be expected. Before starting to practice, surgeons undergo lengthy internships in clinics and educational centers in Switzerland, Germany, and Israel.<\/p>

One of the first operations was nose reshaping. Previously, the procedure was exclusively therapeutic and was used for incorrect positioning of the septum, which made breathing difficult and caused runny nose and snoring. The experience gained from this rather prosaic operation provided a good technical and theoretical foundation for the further development of this area of cosmetic surgery. At present,