#plastic surgery

• Abbe surgical technique / Abbe device — The term refers to medical eponyms derived from scientific figures: in plastic surgery, the 'Abbe flap' (pioneered by Robert Abbe) is a lip reconstruction technique; in medical optics and ophthalmology, the 'Abbe number' or 'Abbe condenser' (Ernst Abbe) defines light dispersion in lenses and the illumination system of clinical microscopes.
• Aesthetic embellishment / Beautification — A term adopted from Italian medical nomenclature, used to describe aesthetic procedures, embellishments, or surgical interventions aimed at improving, enhancing, and harmonizing facial or bodily features rather than addressing a strictly functional or reconstructive need.
• Adipopexy — A surgical intervention or pathophysiological process of fixing or structurally anchoring adipose (fatty) tissue into a specific anatomical position. In a surgical sense, it represents a niche technique utilized in reconstructive or aesthetic procedures to stabilize fatty flaps and prevent ptosis (sagging) of subcutaneous soft tissues.
• Alloplastic — A reconstructive or aesthetic surgical procedure that utilizes inert artificial, synthetic, or inorganic materials (such as silicone, titanium, teflon, or various biocompatible polymers) to restore, replace, or augment a destroyed anatomical structure or tissue. As an adjective, it describes any graft, implant, or material used in surgery that does not originate from a living organism.
• Amastia — A rare congenital anomaly characterized by the complete unilateral or bilateral absence of breast tissue, areola, and nipple. Clinically, this embryonic development malformation results from the failure of the mammary ridge to proliferate during early gestation.
• Anaplasty — A surgical term synonymous with plastic or reconstructive surgery; a medical branch and set of operative techniques destined for rebuilding, restoring, or correcting the shape, structure, and function of human body parts altered following trauma, burns, congenital malformations, or massive tumor resections, using autologous tissue grafting or implants.
• Ankylodactyly — A rare congenital malformation or acquired condition (following severe trauma, burns, or destructive rheumatic processes), characterized by marked stiffness, total immobilization, or pathological fusion of the joints of one or more fingers or toes, leading to the loss of flexion and extension function.
• Anti-ptosis — Preventing, combating, or correcting ptosis (the sagging or downward displacement of an organ, tissue, or breasts). In aesthetic surgery and cosmetics, the term characterizes treatments, lifting creams, massage techniques, or surgical procedures (mastopexy) designed to restore skin firmness and lift cutaneous tissues affected by gravity, aging, or weight loss.
• Anthropoplasty — A rare or reconstructive surgical intervention consisting of the restoration, shaping, or grafting of degraded human tissues with the aim of restoring the normal shape, structure, and anatomical functionality of the human body. In a historical or theoretical sense, it defines plastic modeling or reparative surgery procedures applied strictly to homologous biological structures of a human nature.
• Autoplastic — 1. Relating to autoplasty; a surgical graft or technique utilizing tissues harvested from another part of the same patient's body. 2. In psychoanalysis and clinical psychology, describing a structural adaptation modality wherein an individual attempts to cope with stress or internal conflicts by modifying their own personality, behavior, or mindset, instead of changing the external environment (alloplastic adaptation).
• Autoplasty — A surgical procedure involving the repair, reconstruction, or replacement of a damaged tissue or organ, performed by transplanting a biological fragment (skin, bone, muscle, or vascular graft) harvested from another area of the same patient's body. This structural process guarantees perfect immunological compatibility and eliminates the risk of graft rejection, being widely utilized in severe burn treatments and restorative plastic surgery.