Plastic Surgery is a surgical specialty that deals with the correction of any congenital, acquired, tumoral or simply involutional process that requires repair or replacement, or that affects the shape and/or body function. His techniques are based on transplantation and tissue mobilization by means of grafts and flaps or even implants of inert material. Reconstructive Plastic Surgery seeks to restore or improve function and physical appearance in injuries caused by accidents and burns, in diseases and tumors of the skin and supporting tissues, and in congenital anomalies, mainly of the face, hands, and genitals.

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, on the other hand, deals with generally healthy patients and its purpose is to correct alterations in the aesthetic norm in order to obtain greater facial and body harmony or the sequelae produced by aging. This has repercussions on emotional stability, improving the quality of life through professional and affective relationships, etc.