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Artificial Body Parts, Anyone?

More Replaceable Body Parts Besides artificial limbs, metallic components in the wrists, fingers and elbows can now be used to replace damaged arthritic joints. A diseased heart can now be replaced by a substitute. This heart substitute functions like a real heart. Blood vessels are replaceable too. These artificial blood vessels are made of rubber. These artificial blood vessels are linked to the real vessels to facilitate blood circulation. Plastic surgery is very common nowadays. This process involves the grafting of skin or bone to improve one's appearance. Other spare parts now available are artificial eyes and ears. The wig is a sensible way to cover baldness. Mechanical replacements enable a patient to live a normal active life. Cosmetic surgeries are done to improve one's appearance. All these are made possible through biomedical engineering. In the 1960's, a hip replacement and an artificial knee were developed. In 1969, the short-term implantation of an artificial heart in a human being followed. A long-term followed in 1982. These scientific breakthroughs are aimed at saving a person's life. It enables him or her to live a normal life. Today, seeing someone with artificial body parts does not mean that we are invaded by robots. It just means that science and technology are real working for us.

1: What is the text about?

2: How Is mechanical replacement different from cosmetic surgery?

3: What Are Some of the latest developments of artificial heart and plastic surgery?

4: Why Is There a need for mechanical transplants?

5: What Are The Advantages and Disadvantages of having an artificial body parts?

•Cosmetic surgery is a unique discipline of medicine focused on enhancing appearance through surgical and medical techniques. Plastic surgery is defined as a surgical specialty dedicated to reconstruction of facial and body defects due to birth disorders, trauma, burns, and disease.

3.) Artificial Heart:

•SynCardia.

•Carmat bioprosthetic heart.

•Total artificial heart pump.

•POLVAD.

•Phoenix-7.

•Abiomed hearts.

•Frazier-Cohn.

•Soft artificial heart.

Plastic surgery: Removing fat in less invasive ways, and many of these are more affordable.

4.) Because it reduces stress, work load, and health risks. Ensures uniform spacing and plant density. Seedlings recover fast, tiller vigorously, and mature uniformly.

5.)Disadvantage: its hard to move and you cant control it and you cant run quickly.

Advantage: Increased prosthetic use, lo nger walking distances, full range of joint movement