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Tools to Erase the Years Diseases and ConditionsAcne Scar
Removal Abdominoplasty (also called tummy tuck) - a procedure
that minimizes the abdominal area. In abdominoplasty, the
surgeon makes a long incision from one side of the hipbone to
the other. Excess fat and skin are surgically removed from the
middle and lower abdomen and the muscles of the abdomen wall are
tightened. Anesthesia - lack of a normal sensation brought on by
an anesthetic drug. Anomaly - a health problem or feature not
normally present in a healthy individual; a deviation from the
normal. Apert syndrome - A craniofacial abnormality
characterized by an abnormal head shape, small upper jaw, and
fusion of the fingers and toes. Areola - dark area of skin that
surrounds the nipple of the breast. Asymmetry - lacking
symmetry; parts of the body are unequal in shape or size.
Autologous tissue breast reconstruction - the use of the
patient's own tissues to reconstruct a new breast mound.