reconstructive surgery
noun
: surgery to restore function or normal appearance by reconstructing defective organs or parts
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Within 30 days, Munn underwent a lymph node dissection, a nipple delay procedure (a surgical procedure which spares the nipples) and a double mastectomy, followed by reconstructive surgery last fall.
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Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
As the number of elbow injuries for MLB pitchers has risen over the last few decades, so has the urgency in the medical community to find ways to hasten the recovery process and allow hurlers to return to form without undergoing reconstructive surgery.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
As for testing your talent — no need for drastic facial reconstructive surgery.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
Fergie has continued to raise awareness since announcing in January that she was diagnosed with malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer, following post-operative analysis of a mole removed during reconstructive surgery following her mastectomy.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
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Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
As the number of elbow injuries for MLB pitchers has risen over the last few decades, so has the urgency in the medical community to find ways to hasten the recovery process and allow hurlers to return to form without undergoing reconstructive surgery.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar. 2024
As for testing your talent — no need for drastic facial reconstructive surgery.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
Fergie has continued to raise awareness since announcing in January that she was diagnosed with malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer, following post-operative analysis of a mole removed during reconstructive surgery following her mastectomy.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
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“Reconstructive surgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconstructive%20surgery. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
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