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A blossary of surgical procedures.

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Abdominoplasty or "tummy tuck" is a cosmetic surgery procedure used to make the abdomen more firm. The surgery involves the removal of excess skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen ...

Domain: Health care; Category: Surgery

Angioplasty is the technique of mechanically widening narrowed or obstructed arteries, the latter typically being a result of atherosclerosis. An empty and collapsed balloon on a guide wire, known as ...

Domain: Health care; Category: Surgery

Arthroplasty (literally "surgical repair of joint") is an orthopedic surgery where the articular surface of a musculoskeletal joint is replaced, remodeled, or realigned by osteotomy or some ...

Domain: Health care; Category: Surgery

Chin augmentation using surgical implants can alter the underlying structure of the face, providing better balance to the facial features. The specific medical terms mentoplasty and genioplasty are ...

Domain: Beauty; Category: Cosmetic surgery

Clitoroplasty is a term for the surgical creation of a clitoris, in transsexual and transgender women (as part of sex reassignment surgery), or restoration in the case of procedures reversing the ...

Domain: Health care; Category: Surgery

Hernia repair refers to a surgical operation for the correction of a hernia (a bulging of internal organs or tissues through the wall that contains it. Hernias can occur in many places, including the ...

Domain: Health care; Category: Surgery

Labiaplasty (also known as labioplasty, labia minora reduction, and labial reduction) is a plastic surgery procedure for altering the labia minora (inner labia) and the labia majora (outer labia), ...

Domain: Health care; Category: Surgery

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