What's the difference between cosmetic and plastic?

Cosmetic


Definition:

  • (a.) Alt. of Cosmetical
  • (n.) Any external application intended to beautify and improve the complexion.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Our experience indicates that lateral rhinotomy is a safe, repeatable and cosmetically sound procedure that provides and excellent surgical approach to the nasal cavity and sinuses.
  • (2) Breast conserving surgery in patients with small tumors combined with radiation therapy has gained wide popularity due to better cosmetic results without significant changes in survival.
  • (3) A critical attitude towards the use of silicone breast implants, when these are used for purely cosmetic purposes, is recommended at present.
  • (4) Real Labour would not just meddle with a cosmetic charge on rich London mansions .
  • (5) Success is measured not only in terms of cosmetic appearance, but as enhanced capacity of the child's hand in all activities of daily living (Fig.
  • (6) The cosmetic result was judged as excellent in 10 cases, good in 3 and less favourable in 1.
  • (7) To evaluate the cosmetic outcome of conservative surgery (CS) and radiation therapy (RT) for early-stage breast cancer and its stability over time, we reviewed the records of 593 patients treated from 1968 to 1981.
  • (8) No infectious complications, delayed wound healing, or cosmetic problems were seen.
  • (9) The technique is not complicated and gives good cosmetic results.
  • (10) We have attempted to provide an overview of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as it pertains to animal drugs and feed additives.
  • (11) Soap is regarded as a cosmetic rather than an agent for removal of microorganisms.
  • (12) More and more patients are coming to cosmetic and dermatologic surgeons for augmentation of their lips.
  • (13) Psychological benefits resulting from the cosmetic improvement may outweigh the probability of recurrences in this rare condition.
  • (14) Lastly, the proportion of recurrence-free treatment sites with a good or excellent long-term cosmetic outcome after x-ray therapy (63%) was lower than previous reports in this series with curettage-electrodesiccation (91%) and surgical excision (84%).
  • (15) All 5 patients who have undergone the procedure have excellent cosmetic and functional results.
  • (16) The second surgical stage after a three-month reentry procedure was strictly for cosmetic improvement by means of a free gingival graft.
  • (17) Of the patients, 94% reported good or excellent overall satisfaction and 96% reported excellent cosmetic results.
  • (18) Kathon is an anti-microbial agent that is used as a preservative in cosmetics and bodily hygiene products.
  • (19) Thus, a cosmetic-induced berlock dermatitis was suspected.
  • (20) A combined transorbital and transcranial operative approach was used for total tumor removal and cosmetic repair.

Plastic


Definition:

  • (a.) Having the power to give form or fashion to a mass of matter; as, the plastic hand of the Creator.
  • (a.) Capable of being molded, formed, or modeled, as clay or plaster; -- used also figuratively; as, the plastic mind of a child.
  • (a.) Pertaining or appropriate to, or characteristic of, molding or modeling; produced by, or appearing as if produced by, molding or modeling; -- said of sculpture and the kindred arts, in distinction from painting and the graphic arts.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The various evocational changes appear to form sets of interconnected systems and this complex network seems to embody some plasticity since it has been possible to suppress experimentally some of the most universal evocational events or alter their temporal order without impairing evocation itself.
  • (2) With the exception of PMMA and PTFE, all plastics leave a very heavy tar- and soot deposit after burning.
  • (3) The consequences of proved hypersensitivity in patients with metal-to-plastic prostheses, either present prior to insertion of the prosthesis or evoked by the implant material, are not known.
  • (4) We found that when neutrophils were allowed to settle into protein-coated surfaces the amount of O2- they generated varied with the nature of the protein: IgG greater than bovine serum albumin greater than plastic greater than gelatin greater than serum greater than collagen.
  • (5) FGF did not influence P production, while EGF clearly increased basal P production of the cells cultured on plastic.
  • (6) Alveolar macrophages (greater than 97% esterase positive) were isolated form bronchoalveolar lavage fluids by adherence onto plastic.
  • (7) During collection, the rat was restrained in a plastic holder where it was free to eat.
  • (8) The agency, which works to reduce food waste and plastic bag use, has already been gutted , with its budget reduced to £17.9m in 2014, down from £37.7m in 2011.
  • (9) Radiological examination provides more accurate indications for plastic surgery of the pelvic floor, influences the operative procedures and permits better evaluation of operative results.
  • (10) Unlike cells grown on plastic, RME cells grown on type I collagen were readily subculturable and serial subculture resulted in the cells undergoing 15-20 population doublings (5-6 passages) before exhibiting any loss of growth potential.
  • (11) In 36 patients plastic reconstruction of the urinary bladder, sphincter and urethra was performed with local tissues after the Young technic in the G. A. Bairov modification.
  • (12) This result contraindicates a general permissive-requisite role for forebrain NE for the mammalian brain's plasticity during its critical periods.
  • (13) Markram's papers on synaptic plasticity and the microcircuitry of the neural cortex were enough to earn him a full professorship at the age of 40, but his discoveries left him restless and dissatisfied.
  • (14) Thus functional plasticity in response to early experience appears to be a fundamental aspect of cortical development.
  • (15) A metal-plastic prosthesis was tested in positions and with forces considered applicable to arthritics.
  • (16) The surgeon must have an exact idea of this canal before undertaking operation for plastics of the hernial defect.
  • (17) HVc and RA grow during the subsong and plastic song periods of song development.
  • (18) Asymmetries occur less often whilst using the low-cervical-pull according to Sander, due to the reduced friction between the two plastic parts of this headgear system.
  • (19) This paper reports the findings of a national survey of Medical Schools and Plastic Surgery Units.
  • (20) Plastic surgery seems to be successful in mitral valve lesions, whereas lesions of the aortic valve are such that valve replacement is required.