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The operation performed to reduce the volume of breast tissue.
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Breast reduction — or reduction mammoplasty is an outpatient surgical procedure [ Breast Implants 411 [http://breastimplants411.com/dbii/articles.asp Article ID=265 The Minimal Incision Breast Reduction or Lift ] which involves the reduction in the size of breasts… … Wikipedia
breast reduction — popular name for reduction mammaplasty … Medical dictionary
Breast reconstruction — is the rebuilding of a breast, usually in women. It involves using autologous tissue or prosthetic material to construct a natural looking breast. Often this includes the reformation of a natural looking areola and nipple. This procedure involves … Wikipedia
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Breast surgery — may refer to one of the following specific surgeries.*Breast reduction surgery *Augmentation mammoplasty *Mastectomy *Lumpectomy *Breast conserving surgery, a less radical cancer surgery than mastectomy *Mastopexy, or breast lift surgery … Wikipedia
Breast — The milk engorged breast of a pregnant woman … Wikipedia
Breast anatomy — The anatomy of the human breast was fundamentally revised in 2005, overturning assumptions held since 1840.OriginsThe standard model of the human breast is largely based on anatomical dissections carried out on cadavers by Cooper and published in … Wikipedia
reduction — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, considerable, great, large, major, marked, significant, substantial ▪ The changes may result in a greater reduction in employee numbers than we had previously … Collocations dictionary
breast augmentation — noun Cosmetic procedure to increase the size of female breasts with silicon implants. Syn: boob job Ant: breast reduction … Wiktionary
