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Glossary of Terms
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- Abdominoplasty
A tummy tuck.-
- Aesthetic
To do with the perception of beauty.-
- Areola
Pigmented area around the nipple.-
- Augmentation Mammaplasty
Enlarging the breast surgically.-
- Blepharoplasty
An eyelid tuck.-
- Certified Plastic Surgeon
A medical doctor who has completed an approved 5+ year residency after medical school and
passed the examinations in plastic surgery of the American Board of Plastic Surgery (hence "Board Certified".-
- Chemical Peel
Removing the outer layers of the skin with a mild acid.-
- Cosmetic Surgeon
Any medical doctor who feels like calling himself a cosmetic surgeon.-
- Dermabrasion
Sanding off the outer layers of the skin.-
- Drains
Small tubes placed under the skin to remove blood and body fluids after surgery.
- Endoscope
- A small telescope-like device for performing surgery through small incisions.
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- Facial Rejuvenation
Any procedure to make the face look younger.-
- General Anesthesia
Being put to sleep for surgery.-
- Genioplasty
A procedure to reshape the chin, usually by reshaping the bone.-
- Hematoma
Collection of blood between the skin and underlying tissues.-
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- Liposuction
Removal of fat by sucking it out through a tube or cannula.-
- Local Anesthesia
An injection of medication to freeze or numb tissues before surgery.-
- Malar Augmentation
Enlarging the cheekbones.-
- Mammaplasty
Altering the size or shape of the breast (see Reduction and Augmentation).-
- Mastopexy
Lifting the breast.-
- Mentoplasty
Reshaping of the chin.
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- Prosthesis
Any artificial replacement for natural tissue (e.g., a breast prosthesis to enlarge the
breast).
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- Reduction Mammaplasty
Making the breast smaller.-
- Rejuvenation
To make more youthful-
- Revision
In plastic surgery, a further procedure to correct or refine the previous result.-
- Rhinoplasty
Altering the appearance of the nose by cutting and re-positioning the nasal bones and
trimming the bone and/or cartilage as needed.-
- Rhytidectomy
A facelift.
- Sedation
A medicine to make you relaxed or drowsy.
- Turbinates, Turbinectomy
The folds of tissue on the outer wall of the nasal passages, and the surgery to remove portions of them to improve airflow-
- Umbilicus
Belly button.
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