Definition of reconstructive surgery Reconstructive surgery
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What does reconstructive surgery mean?
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| reconstructive surgery - surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue | ||
| plastic surgery, anaplasty | ||
| surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery" | ||
| 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 | ||
| cosmetic surgery, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, face lift, face lifting, facelift, lift a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes; "give your home a facelift"; "more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction" | ||
| 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 | ||
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