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lidocaine
lidocaine (lignocaine) (ly-doh-kayn) n. a widely used local anaesthetic administered by injection or by direct application for minor surgery and dental procedures. For dental surgery it is normally used in combination with adrenaline. Lidocaine is also injected to treat conditions involving... Read more |
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cosmetic surgery
cosmetic surgery plastic surgery for cosmetic purposes, such as the improvement of the appearance of the face by removing wrinkles or reshaping the nose.... Read more |
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Otoplasty
Otoplasty Definition Otoplasty refers to a group of plastic surgery procedures done to correct deformities of or disfiguring injuries to the external ear. It is the only type of plastic surgery that is performed more often in children than adults. Purpose Otoplastic... Read more |
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plastic surgery
plastic surgery surgical repair of congenital or acquired deformities and the restoration of contour to improve the appearance and function of tissue defects. Development of this specialized branch of surgery received impetus from the need to repair gross deformities sustained in World War I . By... Read more |
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Liposuction
Liposuction Definition Liposuction, also known as lipoplasty or suction-assisted lipectomy, is cosmetic surgery performed to remove unwanted deposits of fat from under the skin. The surgeon sculpts and re-contours a person's body by removing excess fat deposits that have... Read more |
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General Surgery
General surgery Definition General surgery is the treatment of injury, deformity, and disease using operative procedures. Purpose General surgery is frequently performed to alleviate suffering when a cure is unlikely through medication alone. It can be used for such ... Read more |
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Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Endoscopic sinus surgery Definition Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that opens up sinus air cells and sinus ostia (openings) with an endoscope. The use of FESS as a sinus surgical method has now become widely accepted;... Read more |
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Local anesthesia
Anesthesia, Local Definition Local or regional anesthesia involves the injection or application of an anesthetic drug to a specific area of the body, as opposed to the entire body and brain as occurs during general anesthesia. Purpose Local anesthetics are used to prevent patients from feeling... Read more |
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Eye surgery
Ophthalmologic surgery Definition Ophthalmologic surgery is a surgical procedure performed on the eye or any part of the eye. Purpose Surgery on the eye is routinely performed to repair retinal defects, remove cataracts or cancer, or to repair eye muscles. The most common purpose of ophthalmologic... Read more |
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Colpotomy
Colpotomy Definition A colpotomy, also known as a vaginotomy, is a procedure by which an incision is made in the vagina. Purpose A colpotomy is performed either to visualize pelvic structures or to perform surgery on the fallopian tubes or ovaries. Role of colpotomy in... Read more |
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TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME; IT'S THE LATEST TREND IN THE BATTLE FOR...
...Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons...surgical procedures to improve...London Plastic Surgery Associates...variety of procedures. While many...either with fat from your...having the fat injection ... |
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Sculpting The Body With Recycled Fat
...Recycled Fat Host: RENEE...hear about risky silicone injections for wrinkles...approach to plastic surgery, taking...opted for the surgery two years...a second surgery to get implants...reconstructive ... |
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PLASTIC SURGERY'S POPULARITY SURGE MORE AREA RESIDENTS ARE DECIDING THAT THE...
...considered plastic surgery in her 50s...5 million procedures five years...surgical procedures in 2006...options, injections of the wrinkle...Cosmetic procedures, rarely...skin and fat is removed...11,000 ... |
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Price of plastic surgery: Pain, swelling and problems with procedures
...and risks. Plastic surgery is no different...common plastic surgeries - breast...reconstruction surgery following...with the procedure are minimal...reconstruction surgery. Whether...most breast ... |
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Plastic surgeries up // It's nip 'n' tuck for teens
...flocking to plastic surgeons...collagen injections, liposuction...cosmetic procedures here...cosmetic procedures for teens...tummy tucks - procedures designed...during a pre-surgery consultation...reasons for the ... |
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A NIP, A TUCK AND A LITTLE LIFT
...advances in plastic surgery now make...of Botox injections could be that the procedure breaks plastic...after an injection, so a longer...are less risky than general...elasticity and fat ... |
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HIT ROCK BOTTOMS; The facelift and tummy tuck is yesterday's news - the...
...techniques in plastic surgery-obsessed...could be risky. 'Implants...grafts of fat from elsewhere...name of the procedure. Because...rejection. The procedure will take...over other procedures, such as ... |
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Aesthetic Society Awards Journalists' Commitment To Patient Education.
...Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS...certified plastic surgeons...article, Risky Business...cosmetic procedures. First place...from this procedure. First place...Promises to Melt Fat, But ... |
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People: Nip-and-tuck with the terrible twins growing appeal
...having the fat sucked out...evening in Plastic Fantastic...on plastic surgery.There's...s no longer risky like it was...There are two procedures: an injection of fat from the thigh...touch ... |
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BOTTOMS UP! The facelift is old hat, the tummy tuck's yesterday's news - the...
...Aesthetic and Plastic surgeons...in plastic surgery-obsessed...could be risky. 'implants...grafts of fat liposuctioned...name of the procedure. if patients...fat for the procedure. ... |