Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is one of the oldest disciplines in Surgery and in Medicine in General. Papers about nose reconstruction and wound healing appear as early as the pharaohs in Egypt and the early Indian history. This specialty deals with both correction of birth associated and acquired deformities in addition to improvement on the shape or contour of normal body areas.

The Lebanese Society for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (LSPRAS) is the only body in Lebanon that represents the specialty. Its members are well positioned and trained to deal with the different areas of the specialty with up-to-date and state-of-the-art techniques and they maintain a leading role not only in Lebanon but also in the region. The society ensures that its members are fully trained in the specialty and encourages and offers yearly conferences and updates to its members as part of the continuous medical education. The efforts of the society have been recognized internationally by the European Association for Societies of Plastic Surgery (EASAPS), the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), the International Confederation for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (IPRAS), and many others. Most recently, the LSPRAS has been very influential in establishing contacts between all plastic surgeons of Lebanese descent that lead to the creation of their association.

The LSPRAS also ensures the ethical conduct of its members in collaboration with the Lebanese Order of Physicians. It also took the responsibility of education and public awareness through the media and magazines and initiated the publication of a quarterly news letter that discusses one topic each issue. The society is well aware of the laws forbidding advertising for medical services in Lebanon and its major role is only education and public awareness.

SURGICAL PROCEDURE	BEST CANDIDATES	PROCEDURE TIME	NUMBER OF TREATMENTS	RESULTS	RECOVERY PERIOD
Abdominoplasty (Tummy tuck)	Excess fat, belly, weak muscles	2 to 5 hours	one	Permanent	1 to 3 weeks
Breast Augmentation	Acne scars, areas of hyperpigmentation	1 to 2 hours	one	Permanent	1 to 2 weeks
Breast Reduction	Large, heavy or disproportionate breasts	2 to 4 hours	one	Permanent	1 to 2 weeks
Breast Lift	Sagging, badly shaped	2 to 4 hours	one	Long lasting	1 to 2 weeks
Otoplasty Ear Surgery	Acne scars, areas of hyperpigmentation	2 to 3 hours	one	Permanent	5 days
Blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery)	wrinkled, droopy, fat upper lids or baggy and puffy under eyes	1 to 3 hours	one	Long lasting	around 10 days
Facelift	Saggy skin, deep lines, saggy low eyebrows	2 to 3 hours	one	Long lasting	Around 2 weeks
Gynecomastia	Enlarged male breasts	2 hours	one	Permanent	1 week
Rhinoplasty	Nose too large, long, wide or with a bone	1 to 2 hours	one	Permanent	1 to 2 weeks
Liposuction	Normal weight with fat deposit in certain areas	1 to 2 hours	one	Permanent	1 to 2 weeks
Neck Lift	Flabby, cubby, loose skin	1 hour	one	Long lasting	4 to 6 weeks
Body Contouring	Loose or sagging skin	3 to 4 hours	one	Long lasting	1 to 2 weeks
Brow Lift	Deep wrinkles, folds, furrow lines	1 to 2 hours	one	Long lasting	10 days

NONSURGICAL PROCEDURE	BEST CANDIDATES	PROCEDURE TIME	NUMBER OF TREATMENTS	RESULTS	RECOVERY PERIOD
Botox	Fine wrinkles in the frown lines, forehead and lines around eyes	30 minutes	Repeat every 4 to 6 months	4 to 6 months	Immediate
Chemical Peel	Sun damage or hyperpigmentation	15 minutes	Depends on type of peel from 1 to many	Long lasting	Depends on type of peel
Dermabrasion	Acne scars, areas of hyperpigmentation	10 minutes to an hour and a half	Multiple sessions	Long lasting	1 o 2 weekst
Laser Skin Resurfacing	Fair skin, non oily, sun damaged, fine wrinkles around mouth and eyes and acne scars and hyperpigmentation	Half of an hour to 2 hours	One or more depending on skin type and laser	Long lasting	A few days to 2 weeks
Laser Treatment for Leg Veins	Small veins	Half of an hour to 1 hour	Multiple sessions	Temporary	Immediate
Microdermabrasion	Lines, age spots, acne scars	Half of an hour to 1 hour	Multiple sessions	Temporary	Immediate
Sclerotherapy	Spider veins	Half of an hour to 1 hour	3 to 4 treatment injections	Temporary	Immediate
Injectable Fillers	Scars or deep wrinkles	10 to 15 minutes	Several	Temporary	Immediate
Lip Augmentation	Thin lips	1 Hour	one	Temporary	Immediate