Contemporary concept of health is not limited only to the absence of physical illness, but it's definition, besides psychical health includes and underlines the complete mental and social wellbeing, hence introducing the quality of life concept into the scope of medical profession.

Aesthetic plastic surgery, therefore, is a contemporary surgical field. It stems from the modern interpretation of  both social as well as medical ethics, respecting individual choices and justifing the application of surgical skils for aesthetic purposes. The advanced, refined surgical techniques on one hand, and cultural, social and economic circumstances on the other provide the bases for aesthetic plastic surgery.

Aesthetic procedures are elective ones, which means that they address the quality rather than the basic neccessities of life. Therefore, this surgery extends the scope of modern medicine from the primary to terciary aspirations, legitimizing the inclusion of postmodern elements in this otherwise conservative profession.