FCPS Part 2 Plastic Surgery: Aesthetic Surgery MCQs With Explanations

Sample MCQs from Aesthetic Surgery — one of the largest subjects in the FCPS Part 2 Plastic Surgery bank — covering rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, facelift and liposuction anatomy, each with the answer explained.

Aesthetic Surgery is one of the largest subjects in HighYield's FCPS Part 2 Plastic Surgery question bank by question count, alongside Hand and Upper Extremity — a recurring focus across the written paper, clinical stations, and viva. Below is a sample spanning rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, facelift, and liposuction.

Rhinoplasty

1. The "keystone area" of the nose, whose disruption during rhinoplasty can cause a saddle-nose deformity, is formed by the junction of:

A) Upper lateral cartilages, nasal bones, and the septum ✅
B) Lower lateral cartilages alone
C) Nasal bones and skin only
D) Septum and columella only

Blepharoplasty

2. During upper blepharoplasty, injury to which structure can result in postoperative ptosis?

A) Orbicularis oculi
B) Levator palpebrae superioris (aponeurosis) ✅
C) Superior oblique muscle
D) Frontalis muscle

Facelift (Rhytidectomy)

3. The SMAS (superficial musculoaponeurotic system), the key fascial layer elevated in facelift surgery, is continuous with which structure in the neck?

A) Deep cervical fascia
B) Platysma muscle ✅
C) Sternocleidomastoid fascia
D) Investing layer of cervical fascia only

Liposuction

4. The tumescent liposuction technique relies on infiltrating a dilute solution of which two agents to minimise blood loss and intraoperative pain?

A) Lidocaine and epinephrine ✅
B) Bupivacaine and phenylephrine
C) Saline and hyaluronidase alone
D) Epinephrine alone, no local anaesthetic

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