• Total or partial loss of sensation, especially tactile sensibility, induced by disease, injury, acupuncture, or an anesthetic, such as chloroform or nitrous oxide.
• Local or general insensibility to pain with or without the loss of consciousness, induced by an anesthetic.
• A drug, administered for medical or surgical purposes,that induces partial or total loss of sensation and may be topical, local, regional, or general, depending on the method of administration and area of the body affected.

Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are medical facilities that specialize in elective same-day or outpatient surgical procedures. They do not offer emergency care. The word ambulatory comes from the Latin verb ambulare, which means "to walk." It means that the patients treated in these surgical centers do not require admission to a hospital and are well enough to go home after the procedure. Ambulatory surgical centers are also known as surgicenters.

Anatomy

The line of junction or an immovable joint between two bones, especially of the skull.

Anesthesia, General

General anesthesia is the induction of a state of unconsciousness with the absence of pain sensation over the entire body, through the administration of anesthetic drugs. It is used during certain medical and surgical procedures.

Biology

A seam-like joint or line of articulation, such as the line of dehiscence in a dry fruit or the spiral seam marking the junction of whorls of a gastropod shell.

Breast Augmentation

Enlargement of the breasts. Augmentation of the breast typically consists of insertion of a silicone bag (prosthesis) under the breast (submammary) or under the breast and chest muscle (subpectoral) and then filling the bag with saline (salt water). This prosthesis expands the breast area to give a fuller breast (increased cup size), give a better contour, and give more cleavage.

Breast Reduction

Surgical reduction of breast size in order to reduce the weight of the breasts and relieve symptoms from unusually large, pendulous breasts. The surgical procedure is also known as reduction mammaplasty.

The weight of very large breasts can cause back strain and discomfort. The bra straps can cut into the shoulders, produce permanent grooves and even scar them. The contact of the breasts and the lower chest wall can create a chronic skin irritation called intertriginous dermatitis. Very large breasts may interfere with the ability to exercise. They also can make a woman feel "extremely self-conscious."

In breast reduction, excess fat and skin are removed from the breasts. The breasts are reshaped to form smaller breasts and the nipple and areola are repositioned. Breast reduction can also be used to even up the size of the breasts where one is much larger than the other, a condition known as unilateral macromastia (mammary hyperplasia).
Breast reduction is not recommended for young women whose breasts are not yet fully developed or for women who plan to breast feed since the surgery may impair the ability to breastfeed. The surgery may also result in decreased feeling in the breasts or nipples.

The operation of reduction mammaplasty should not be confused with the so-called "breast lift" or mastopexy procedure which is done for cosmetic purposes.

Cosmetic Surgery

Plastic, cosmetic, and reconstructive surgery refers to a variety of operations performed in order to repair or restore body parts to look normal, or to change a body part to look better. These types of surgery are highly specialized. They are characterized by careful preparation of the patient's skin and tissues, by precise cutting and suturing techniques, and by care taken to minimize scarring. Recent advances in the development of miniaturized instruments, new materials for artificial limbs and body parts, and improved surgical techniques have expanded the range of plastic surgery operations that can be performed.

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An elective surgery is a planned, non-emergency surgical procedure. It may be either medically required (e.g., breast reduction), or optional (e.g., breast augmentation, implant) surgery and liposuction.

Elective surgeries may extend life or improve the quality of life physically and/or psychologically. Cosmetic and reconstructive procedures, such as a facelift (rhytidectomy), tummy tuck (abdominoplasty), or nose surgery (rhinoplasty) may not be medically indicated, but they may benefit the patient in terms of raising self-esteem. Other procedures, such as cataract surgery, improve functional quality of life even though they are technically an "optional" or elective procedure.

Some elective procedures are necessary to prolong life, such as an angioplasty. However, unlike emergency surgery (e.g., appendectomy), which must be performed immediately, a required elective procedure can be scheduled at the patient's and surgeon's convenience.

Mammography

Mammography is the study of the breast using x ray. The actual test is called a mammogram. There are two types of mammograms. A screening mammogram is ordered for women who have no problems with their breasts. It consists of two x-ray views of each breast. A diagnostic mammogram is for evaluation of new abnormalities or of patients with a past abnormality requiring follow-up (i.e. a woman with breast cancer treated with lumpectomy). Additional x rays from other angles or special views of certain areas are taken.

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Mastopexy: mas•to•pex•y

Plastic surgery in which the breasts are lifted or reshaped.
Mastopexy or breast lift surgery refers to a group of elective surgical operations designed to lessen the degree of breast ptosis (the "droop" of the breasts). Many patients opt for mastopexy alone. When breast implants are placed as part of the procedure, it is known as a breast augmentation.

The shape of a breast is determined by its skin, its volume and by its connective tissue. Mastopexy procedures may change any of these by reshaping the skin 'bra', by adding volume with implants, or by altering the structure of the breast tissue.
Areole

• Biology. A small space or interstice in a tissue or part, such as the area bounded by small veins in a leaf or the wing of an insect.
• A small, specialized, cushion-like area on a cactus from which hairs, glochids, spines, branches, or flowers may arise.
  Anatomy. A small ring of color around a center portion, as about the nipple of the breast or the part of the iris surrounding the pupil of the eye.

Medicine

• The fine thread or other material used surgically to close a wound or join tissues.
• The stitch so formed.

Outpatient

A patient who is admitted to a hospital or clinic for treatment that does not require an overnight stay.

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Preoperative

• happening or done before and in preparation for a surgical operation
• relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry"

Postoperative

Happening or done after a surgical operation.

Ptosis

Downward displacement. Ptosis of the eyelids is drooping of the eyelids.

Ptosis, or droopy upper eyelids or eyebrows, appears at birth (congenital) or develops with age (involutional). A child with congenital ptosis (pronounced "toe-sis") will tilt his or her head backward in order to see, so it rarely leads to poor vision. However, children with ptosis should be examined by an ophthalmologist because they can have other associated eye problems.

Suture

• The process of joining two surfaces or edges together along a line by or as if by sewing.
• The material, such as thread, gut, or wire,that is used in this procedure.
• The line or stitch so formed.

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