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plastic surgery
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plastic surgery
n.
Surgery to remodel, repair, or restore body parts, especially by the transfer of tissue.

plastic surgeon n.

plastic surgery
n
(Medicine / Surgery) the branch of surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic repair or re-formation of missing, injured, or malformed tissues or parts Also called anaplasty
plastic surgeon  n

plastic surgery
The branch of surgery that deals with the remodeling, repair, or restoration of body parts, especially by the transfer of tissue.

plastic surgery - Dates to 1837; "plastic" is used in the sense of "molding, shaping."
See also related terms for plastic.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.plastic surgery - surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissueplastic surgery - surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
abdominoplasty, tummy tuck - cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach
autoplasty - surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body
surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
cosmetic surgery, face lift, facelift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, face lifting, lift - plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift"
corneal graft, corneal transplant, keratoplasty - a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor
lipectomy, selective lipectomy - plastic surgery involving the breakdown and removal of fatty tissue
mastopexy - plastic surgery to lift or reshape the breasts
neuroplasty - plastic surgery of the nerves
otoplasty - reconstructive surgery of the auricle of the external ear
phalloplasty - reconstructive surgery on the penis to repair congenital abnormality or injury
proctoplasty, rectoplasty - reconstructive surgery of the anus or rectum

plastic surgery
noun cosmetic surgery, face lift (informal) She had plastic surgery to change the shape of her nose.
Translations
plastic surgery nchirurgia plastica, chirurgia estetica

plastic surgery جراحة تجميل, جراحة تجميلية kosmetická chirurgie, plastická chirurgie kosmetisk operation, plastikkirurgi plastische Chirurgie, Schönheitsoperation αισθητική χειρουργική, πλάστική χειρουργική cirugía plástica plastiikkakirurgia chirurgie esthétique plastična operacija chirurgia estetica, chirurgia plastica 形成外科, 美容外科 미용 성형 외과, 성형외과 cosmetische chirurgie, plastische chirurgie kosmetisk kirurgi, plastisk kirurgi chirurgia plastyczna cirurgia estética, cirurgia plástica косметическая операция, пластическая хирургия plastikkirurgi, skönhetsoperation การผ่าตัดศัลยกรรมเสริมความงาม, ศัลยกรรมตกแต่ง kozmetik cerrahi, plastik cerrahi phẫu thuật thẩm mỹ 整容手术, 整形手术


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An abdominoplasty generally requires less healing time than other cosmetic surgical procedures, as it does not involve introducing foreign substances into the body or breaking any bones.
Abdominoplasty, commonly referred to as a "tummy tuck", is a major cosmetic surgical procedure.
The top three most performed cosmetic surgical procedures in 2008 include liposuction, blepharoplasty and breast augmentation.
 
 
 
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