Glossary of Plastic & Aesthetic Surgery
In this glossary, Dr Felix Cromme explains important technical terms from the field of plastic and aesthetic surgery – in a way that is understandable for patients and technically accurate at the same time.
- Abdominoplasty
- Ablation
- Anesthesia
- Anti-Aging
- Antibiotic
- Areola
- Asymmetry
- Autologous fat grafting / Lipofilling
- Biostimulators
- Blepharoplasty
- Body lift
- Brachioplasty
- Breast augmentation
- Breast deformities
- Breast reconstruction
- Breast reduction / Reduction mammoplasty
- Brow ptosis
- Cannula
- Capsular contracture
- Capsulectomy
- Chin augmentation / Genioplasty
- Collagen
- Connective tissue
- Cross-linking
- Crow’s feet
- Deep plane facelift
- Dermal filler
- Dermatologic surgery
- Dermis
- Dermolipectomy
- Dual-plane technique
- Energy-assisted liposuction
- Facelift / Rhytidectomy
- Fascia
- Festoons
- Frown line / Glabellar Line
- Gynecomastia
- Hyaluronic acid
- Hyaluronidase
- Hyperhidrosis
- Inframammary fold
- Labiaplasty
- Lipedema
- Lipofilling / Autologous fat grafting
- Local anesthetic
- Lower blepharoplasty
- Lower eyelid fat prolapse / Eye bags
- Macromastia
- Malar bags
- Mastopexy
- Mesotherapy
- Mommy makeover
- Nasolabial fold
- Necrosis
- Prominent ears / Otoplasty
- Reconstructive surgery
- Rhinoplasty
- Scar
- Skin aging
- SMAS Superficial Musculoaponeurotic System
- Symmastia
- Tear trough deformity
- Thread lift
- Tissue expander
- Tuberous breast deformity
- Ultrasound-guided filler treatment
- Vascular occlusion
- Waterfall deformity
- Wound healing
- Xanthelasma