reconstructive surgery
noun
: surgery to restore function or normal appearance by reconstructing defective organs or parts
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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.
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Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
Survivors are severely disfigured, which can lead to isolation, make speaking and eating difficult, and often necessitates extensive reconstructive surgeries.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
He was taken to Marshall hospital in Placerville and then to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento to undergo reconstructive surgery, the family said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
The frontman is still recovering from reconstructive surgery on his vocal cords, Jon recently told Boston’s Mix 104.1 radio station.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
The Duchess, who is popularly known as Fergie, was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer in June 2023, and doctors found a malignant melanoma during her reconstructive surgery.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
The Dodgers already know that the two-way star will not pitch again until 2025 after having a second reconstructive surgery on his elbow last year.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 7 Feb. 2024
Her melanoma was discovered when several moles were removed while the Duchess of York, 64, was undergoing reconstructive surgery following a mastectomy, her representative told The Associated Press.
—USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
The melanoma was found after doctors removed several moles while performing reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy.
—Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024
Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 May 2024
Survivors are severely disfigured, which can lead to isolation, make speaking and eating difficult, and often necessitates extensive reconstructive surgeries.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
He was taken to Marshall hospital in Placerville and then to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento to undergo reconstructive surgery, the family said.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
The frontman is still recovering from reconstructive surgery on his vocal cords, Jon recently told Boston’s Mix 104.1 radio station.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2024
The Duchess, who is popularly known as Fergie, was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer in June 2023, and doctors found a malignant melanoma during her reconstructive surgery.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 4 Mar. 2024
The Dodgers already know that the two-way star will not pitch again until 2025 after having a second reconstructive surgery on his elbow last year.
—Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 7 Feb. 2024
Her melanoma was discovered when several moles were removed while the Duchess of York, 64, was undergoing reconstructive surgery following a mastectomy, her representative told The Associated Press.
—USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
The melanoma was found after doctors removed several moles while performing reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy.
—Harold Maass, The Week Us, theweek, 22 Jan. 2024
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