Useful Medical Terms for Plastic Surgery and Cosmetic Surgery

Medical Terms for Plastic Surgery and Medical Surgery

Medical terms for Plastic Surgery Cosmetic Surgery

USEFUL MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

Here are some of the most commonly used medical terms:

  • Having just ONE SIDE is Unilateral, BOTH SIDES is Bilateral e.g. bilateral breast augmentation
  • Above is SUPERIOR, below is INFERIOR e.g. superior pedicle
  • Towards the outside is LATERAL, toward the middle is MEDIAL

Medical Terms for Plastic Surgery Cosmetic Surgery

COMMON TERMS FOR PLASTIC SURGERY & COSMETIC SURGERY

Most medical specialists use specific names for cosmetic surgery – Here’s a list of common plastic surgeries

BREAST SURGERY

  • Breast Implants surgery is a Breast Augmentation Mammoplasty or BAM
  • Breast Lift is a Mastopexy or Breast Uplift
  • Breast Lift with Implants is known as a MastoAug or Breast Augmentation with Mastopexy
  • Breast Reduction is a Reduction Mammaplasty
  • Breast Augmentation done via the armpit is a TransAxillary Breast Augmentation
  • The surgery performed to correct lopsided (uneven) breasts is a Breast Asymmetry Correction
  • Surgery for Pointy or Puffy breasts is Tuberous or Tubular Breasts Correction
  • The first Augmentation is the Primary Augmentation – subsequent surgery is Revision Augmentation
  • Male Breast Surgery (for man boobs) is Gynaecomastia

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION – Cancer-Related

  • Trans Flap
  • DIEP Flap
  • Mastectomy

BODY SURGERY MEDICAL TERMS

  • Tummy Tuck is an Abdominoplasty
  • Belly Button surgery is an Umbilicoplasty
  • Buttock lift is a Gluteal Augmentation
  • BBL is Brazilian Butt Lift or Fat Transfer to the buttock (Sometimes BBL is used for Broad Band Light Therapy)

MASSIVE WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY – Surgery for Excess Skin Removal

  • Excess Abdominal Skin Removal is a Panniculectomy or Apronectomy
  • A Mid Body lift is a Circumferential Abdominoplasty or a Belt Lipectomy or 360 Abdo
  • Arm lift surgery is a Brachioplasty
  • Thigh Lift surgery is a Thighplasty
  • Back lift or Bra Line Back lift removes excess skin on the upper back

FACIAL SURGERY

  • A Facelift is a Rhytidoplasty or Rhytidectomy (also a SMAS lift)
  • Mini Facelift is generally a lower facelift or S Lift
  • Neck Lift is a Platysmaplasty
  • A Nose Job is generally a Rhinoplasty or Septoplasty
  • Nostril Reduction is an Alarplasty
  • Eye lift or Eyelid Lift is a Blepharoplasty – Upper, Lower or Both
  • Excess stubborn fat removal by a cannula is known as Liposuction or Liposculpture
  • Ear Pinning Surgery is an Otoplasty or Pinnaplasty
  • Chin Implant is a Mentoplasty or Chin Augmentation
  • Chin Surgery is a Genioplasty
  • Jaw Surgery is Orthognathic Surgery

GENITAL SURGERY MEDICAL TERMS

  • Vagina Rejuvenation is a Vaginoplasty
  • Female Genital Surgery is likely to be Labioplasty or Labiaplasty, CHR Clitoral Hood Removal
  • Labia Surgery is a Labioplasty or Labiaplasty
  • Penis Surgery is a Phalloplasty

GENDER SURGERY

  • Gender Reassignment Surgery is now known as Gender Affirmation Surgery
  • Top Surgery – MTF Male to Female (Similar to Breast Augmentation) or FTM Female to Male (Similar to Mastectomy)
  • Bottom Surgery – creating a penis or vagina

 

Funny Cosmetic & Plastic Surgery Names – When Autocorrect Fails

We get lots of new patient enquiries every week and sometimes the autocorrected spelling gives us a real laugh!

  • Instead of Breast Augmentation – we get asked for Breast Argumentation
  • Instead of Breast Enhancement – we get asked for a Breast Enchantment
  • Instead of Breast Consultation – we get asked for a Breast Consolation
  • Instead of Breast Implants – we  get asked for Greasy Implants

Patients seeking medical terms like Breast Augmentation ask for all sorts of things – breast implants, breast enhancements, “want my boobs done’, “A Boob job”, “new girls”, “a pair of DD’s”, “New tits”  “Tits job”– No matter what you call your breasts – a plastic surgeon can definitely help.

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