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Saethe-Chotzen
Saethe-Chotzen is a birth defect characterized by an unusually short
or broad head. In addition, the eyes may be spaced wide apart and
have droopy eyelids, and fingers may be abnormally short and webbed.
Scar
A scar is the body's natural way of healing and replacing lost or
damaged skin. A scar is usually composed of fibrous tissue. Scars
may be formed for many different reasons, including as a result of
infections, surgery, injuries, or inflammation of tissue.
Scar Revision
Scar revision is a surgical procedure to improve the appearance of
a scar. While no scar can be removed completely, plastic surgeons
can often improve the appearance of a scar, making it less obvious
through the injection or application of certain steroid medications
or through surgical procedures known as scar revisions.
Sclerotherapy
Sclerotherapy, also known as vein therapy, is the procedure to address
the removal of varicose and spider veins. The two most common types
of vein therapy are saline/chemical solutions injected into the vein
and laser therapy. Laser therapy is usually effective on smaller areas
of spidering.
Septoplasty
Septoplasty is the surgical correction of defects and deformities
of the nasal septum (the partition between the nostrils).
Skin Cancer
Most skin cancers can be removed surgically by a plastic surgeon or
a dermatologist. If the cancer is small, the procedure can be done
quickly and easily in an outpatient facility or the physician's office,
using local anesthesia. The procedure may be a simple excision, which
usually leaves a thin, barely visible scar. Or curettage and desiccation
may be performed. In this procedure the cancer is scraped out with
an electric current to control bleeding and kill any remaining cancer
cells. This leaves a slightly larger, white scar. In either case,
the risks of the surgery are low.
Skin Grafts
Skin grafts are a procedure that may be used to cover skin that has
been damaged and/or is missing. This surgical procedure involves removing
healthy portions of skin from one part of the body to restore normal
appearance and/or function to another portion of the same body. The
location where the skin is removed is called the donor site. There
are various types of skin grafts that may be utilized, depending upon
the size and location of needed skin.
Skin Necrosis
Skin necrosis is the death of one or more skin cells or portion of
an organ, and often results in irreversible damage.
SMAS
The superficial musculoaponeurotic system (SMAS) is a layer of tissue
that covers the deeper structures in the cheek area and is in continuity
with the superficial muscle covering the lower face and neck, called
the platysma. Some facelift techniques lift and reposition the SMAS
as well as the skin.
Soft-Tissue Augmentation
See Collagen/Fat Injectable Fillers
Soft-Tissue Fillers
See Collagen/Fat Injectable Fillers
Spider Veins
Millions of women are bothered by spider veins ? those small yet unsightly
clusters of red, blue or purple veins that most commonly appear on
the thighs, calves and ankles. It's estimated that at least half of
the adult female population is plagued with this common cosmetic problem.
Today, many plastic surgeons are treating spider veins with sclerotherapy.
In this rather simple procedure, veins are injected with a sclerosing
solution, which causes them to collapse and fade from view. The procedure
may also remedy the bothersome symptoms associated with spider veins,
including aching, burning, swelling and night cramps. The introduction
of sclerosing agents that are mild enough to be used in small veins
has made sclerotherapy predictable and relatively painless. Also see
Varicose Veins
Subcutaneous Fat
Subcutaneous fat is fatty tissue located beneath the subdermal fat
layer.
Subdermal Fat
Subdermal fat is fatty tissue located beneath the dermis.
Suction-Assisted Lipoplasty
(SAL)
SAL or suction?assisted lipoplasty is the equivalent to liposuction,
which is a method of removing unwanted subcutaneous fat using a hollow
cannula and vacuum suction combined with mechanical avulsion to remove
adipose cells.
Superficial Musculoaponeurotic
System
See SMAS
Superficial Syringe
Liposculpture
Superficial syringe liposculpture involves the use of a syringe to
withdraw fat, instead of vacuum suctioning pumps, allows for less
blood loss and speedier postoperative recovery. Superficial syringe
liposculpture is performed on the layer of fat just beneath the skin.
Syndactyly
Syndactyly is a congenital problem characterized by a union of fingers
or toes.
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