Plastic surgery is a medical specialty interested in the correction of form and function. While famous for aesthetic surgery, plastic surgery also includes a variety of fields: craniofacial surgery, hand surgery, burn surgery, microsurgery, and pediatric surgery. The word "plastic" derives from the Greek plastikos meaning to mold or to shape; its use here is not connected with the synthetic polymer material known as plastic.
Common techniques used in plastic surgery are:

* incision
* excision
* microsurgery
* chemosurgery
* electrosurgery
* laser surgery
* dermabrasion
* liposuction