| reconstructive mammaplasty | The making of a simulated breast by plastic surgery, to replace the appearance of one that has been removed. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Arie-Pitanguy mammaplasty | A procedure to reduce a large breast by a lozenge-shaped resection of tissue from its inferior pole. Synonym: Arie-Pitanguy mammaplasty. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| augmentation mammaplasty | Plastic surgery to enlarge the breast, often by insertion of an implant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mammaplasty | Surgical reconstruction of the breast. (27 Sep 1997) |
| reconstructive psychotherapy | A form of therapy, such as psychoanalysis, that seeks not only to alleviate symptoms but also to produce alterations in maladaptive character structure and to expedite new adaptive potentials; this aim is achieved by bringing into consciousness an awareness of and insight into conflicts, fears, inhibitions, and their manifestations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reconstructive surgery | The surgical specialty or procedure concerned with the restoration, construction, reconstruction, or improvement in the shape and appearance of body structures that are missing, defective, damaged, or misshapen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| reconstructive surgical procedures | Procedures used to reconstruct, restore, or improve defective, damaged, or missing structures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| reduction mammaplasty | Plastic surgery of the breast to reduce its size and (frequently) to improve its shape and position. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regressive-reconstructive approach | A form of psychotherapy in which regression, in order to resurrect some original psychic trauma, is an integral part of the treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |