Mammaplasty

Mammaplasty
Mammaplasty
Intervention
ICD-9-CM 85.31-85.32, 85.5
MeSH D016462

Mammoplasty or mammaplasty can refer to the surgical procedure to insert cheek implants or augmentation mammoplasty, an enlarging of the breasts via implants. It most often refers to the latter.

Cheek implants used for this procedure are usually made of solid silicone which is inserted generally through the mouth and secured above the cheekbones to give more facial definition and improve the face.



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  • mammaplasty — [mam′ə plas΄tē] n. [ MAMMA2 + PLASTY] plastic surgery to make breasts larger or smaller …   English World dictionary

  • mammaplasty — noun Plastic surgery of a breast to alter its shape or size. Syn: mastoplasty …   Wiktionary

  • 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

  • mammaplasty — mam·ma·plas·ty …   English syllables

  • mammaplasty — /ˈmæməplæsti/ (say mamuhplastee) noun (plural mammaplasties) the alteration of the shape or size of a breast by means of plastic surgery. Also, mammoplasty …  

  • mammaplasty — ˈmaməˌplastē noun ( es) Etymology: mamma (II) + plasty : plastic surgery of the breast …   Useful english dictionary

  • Aries-Pitanguy mammaplasty — a type of reduction mammaplasty to reduce mild to moderate macromastia …   Medical dictionary

  • Biesenberger mammaplasty — a type of reduction mammaplasty with transposition of the nipple, consisting in excision of the lateral portion of the mammary gland, with rotation of the remaining glandular pedicle attached to the nipple and formation of a skin brassiere …   Medical dictionary

  • Conway mammaplasty — a type of reduction mammaplasty for correction of severe macromastia, consisting in partial breast amputation and free transplantation of the nipples and areolae …   Medical dictionary

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