Aesthetic medicine represents a significant branch of contemporary healthcare, dedicated to the enhancement of physical appearance. It encompasses a wide array of procedures aimed at addressing concerns such as scars, wrinkles, skin laxity, and excess fat. These interventions, in turn, contribute to increased self-esteem and improved psychological well-being among patients. Aesthetic medicine employs both surgical and non-surgical techniques, including procedures like liposuction, facelifts, chemical peels, and laser therapy, among others. It is of utmost importance that all these procedures are performed by qualified medical professionals to minimize the risk of complications.

Traditionally, it includes dermatology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, reconstructive surgery, and plastic surgery. It encompasses both surgical procedures (liposuction, facelifts, breast implants, radiofrequency ablation) and non-surgical procedures (radiofrequency skin tightening, non-surgical liposuction, chemical peels, high-intensity focused electromagnetic field, radiofrequency fat reduction), and physicians may use a combination of these. Aesthetic medicine procedures are usually elective