reconstructive mammaplasty
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mammaplasty — [mam′ə plas΄tē] n. 〚 MAMMA2 + PLASTY〛 plastic surgery to make breasts larger or smaller * * * mam·ma·plas·ty or mam·mo·plas·ty (mămʹə plăs tē) n. pl. mam·ma·plas·ties Reconstructive or cosmetic plastic surgery to alter the size or shape of the… … Universalium
mammaplasty — Plastic surgery of the breast to alter its shape, size, or position, or all of these. SYN: mammoplasty, mastoplasty. [L. mamma, breast, + G. plastos, formed] augmentation m. plastic surgery to enlarge the breast, often by insertion of a … Medical dictionary
Mommy makeover — is a term used by plastic surgeons to describe a certain combination of procedures done at the same time. The purpose of these specific procedures is to restore a woman’s body shape and dimensions to what she enjoyed before the impact of the… … Wikipedia
Breast implant — A breast implant is a prosthesis used to enlarge the size of a woman s breasts (known as breast augmentation, breast enlargement, mammoplasty enlargement, augmentation mammoplasty or the common slang term boob job) for cosmetic reasons; to… … Wikipedia
Mastopexy — Intervention Breast lift: the pre operative aspects of mild breast ptosis (left), and the post operative aspects of the correction, the lifted bust (right) … Wikipedia
G. Patrick Maxwell — is a Nashville, Tennessee based plastic surgeon, and an assistant clinical professor of surgery at Vanderbilt University. [http://www.vanderbilt.edu/catalogs/medical/plastic surgery.html] Maxwell is a graduate of the Vanderbilt University Medical … Wikipedia
Breast — The milk engorged breast of a pregnant woman … Wikipedia
Dennis C Hammond — is an American plastic surgeon based in Grand Rapids, Michigan and assistant professor of surgery at Michigan State University. Hammond is known for his advancements in breast improvement surgery through the use of his innovative SPAIR (short… … Wikipedia
plastic surgery — [n] cosmetic surgery blepharoplasty, breast implant, breast reduction, collagen injections, dermabrasion, dermatoplasty, eyelift, face lift, face lifting, liposuction, mammaplasty, mammoplasty, nose job, reconstructive surgery, rhinoplasty, skin… … New thesaurus
