reconstructive surgery
noun
: surgery to restore function or normal appearance by reconstructing defective organs or parts
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Santa Fe Police Officer Damian Vigil, 30, had permanent scarring and needed reconstructive surgery to the left side of his face following a demonstration by a fellow officer intended to show how a police dog, Ayke, approached suspects in April 2022, according to Vigil’s attorney, Adrian Vega.
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Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
That police officer now faces reconstructive surgery.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
She was diagnosed with stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma and underwent a double mastectomy on July 3, followed by reconstructive surgery, four rounds of chemotherapy and a year of immunotherapy treatment through September 2024.
—Joanne Fowler, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
The student in question kicked Nagle in the face after throwing shoes at her, causing damage to her nasal cartilage and requiring her to undergo reconstructive surgery for a deviated septum.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
That police officer now faces reconstructive surgery.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
She was diagnosed with stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma and underwent a double mastectomy on July 3, followed by reconstructive surgery, four rounds of chemotherapy and a year of immunotherapy treatment through September 2024.
—Joanne Fowler, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
The student in question kicked Nagle in the face after throwing shoes at her, causing damage to her nasal cartilage and requiring her to undergo reconstructive surgery for a deviated septum.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Reconstructive surgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconstructive%20surgery. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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