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Cosmetic Procedures Are A Part of Modern Beauty: Understand the Terms
everyone, it seems, has a personal plastic surgery wishlist - understand the terms used by articles and plastic surgeons, to address shortcomings bestowed upon each of us by heredity, aging and environment
The language of modern beauty is full of cosmetic procedures terminology. Advances in the art and science of cosmetic plastic surgery, and more accepting social attitudes, make it a self-improvement commonplace.
Here's a quick glossary of cosmetic plastic surgery terms and their translation into layman's terms to guide your inquiry into cosmetic procedures, including those, like Botox, that don't include surgery.
A Cosmetic Procedures Glossary |
|
Medical Term |
Layman's Term |
| Abdominoplasty | Tummy Tuck |
| Malar Augmentation | Chin implant |
| Augmentation Mammaplasty | Breast Implants |
| Augmentation Mastopexy | Breast Implants and Lift |
| Autologous Fat Transplantation | Fat Injections |
| Blepharoplasty | Eyelid Surgery |
| Botulinum Toxin | Botox |
| Brachioplasty | Arm Lift |
| Canthopexy | Eyelid Lift |
| Coronaplasty | Brow or Forehead Lift |
| Flankoplasty | Butt Lift |
| Gluteoplasty | Buttocks Implants |
| Hyaluronic Acid | Restylane, Radiesse, and other dermal fillers |
| Lip Augmentation | Lips plumped through fat or dermal filler injections |
| Liposuction | Fat Cell Removal, Body Sculpting |
| Malar Augmentation | Cheek Implant |
| Mastopexy | Breast Lift |
| Mentoplasty | Chin Augmentation |
| Otoplasty | Ear Sculpting |
| Platysmaplasty | Neck Lift |
| Reduction Mammaplasty | Breast Reduction |
| Rhinoplasty | Nose Sculpting |
| Rhytidectomy | Facelift |
| Thighplasty | Thigh Lift |
Seeking a board-certified plastic surgeon who can help you to learn how a cosmetic procedure can help you become the self you imagine? Visit plasticsurgery.org, the official site of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
