The document provides a history of plastic surgery and an overview of different types of plastic surgery procedures including reconstructive surgery, cosmetic surgery, chemical peels, breast augmentation, and liposuction. It discusses the origins of plastic surgery in India around 800 BC and its developments in the 19th century. Modern plastic surgery became more common in the 1960s-1970s. The document also briefly summarizes a 2008 survey of McMaster University students on their considerations of cosmetic surgery.

1. Plastic Surgery

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9. Would The Students At McMaster University Consider Getting Cosmetic Surgery? Sample taken from 100 McMaster students in 2008