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Anesthetic

A type of drug that eliminates or reduces pain, by numbing the area to be worked on.

Augmentation mammaplasty

Breast enlargement surgery.

Basal cell carcinoma

The most common type of skin cancer. It begins in the basal cells of the outermost layer of skin, external root sheath of hair follicles or from a precursor lesion (sore). They occur most frequently on the face. They are locally invasive. Only 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 35,000 metastasize to distant areas of the body. These cancers bleed easily when rubbed.

Board Certified

Having passed a test given by a "board" of "authoritative" individuals. Some board-certification exams test only a doctor's memory on paper or by computer, some tests are oral (verbal questions and answers) and some tests are physical, in which examiners observe the doctor being tested, and involve treatment or examination of a patient.

Body Contouring

Refers to the group of plastic surgery procedures used to change body contours. It includes abdominoplasty or tummy tuck, brachioplasty, liposuction, thigh buttock lifts, reduction mammaplasty (breast reduction) and mastopexy (breast lift).

Botox

Botox (botulism toxin) is a compound produced by bacteria. It temporarily paralyzes muscle, beginning about 1 week after being injected into the muscle. Lasts 3-6 months. Repeat injections are usually required.

Botox Injections

A procedure involving the injection of botulism toxin A into the creases normally on the upper third of the face, between the eyebrows, the forehead and "crows feet" wrinkles lateral to the eyes. The treatment temporarily paralyzes the muscles for 3-6 months.

Brachioplasty

Plastic surgery performed on the upper arm to improve contours. It involves removal of skin on the inner part of the upper arm to tighten it, and may involve liposuction to the area as well.

Breast augmentation

A surgical procedure to enhance the size and shape of a woman's breast. Maybe performed to enhance the body contour of a woman who feels her breasts are too small, to correct a reduction in breast volume, to balance a difference in breast size, or to reconstruct a breast after breast surgery. This procedure involves insertion of implants to increase breast size and to provide fuller breasts.

Burn

An injury to the skin caused by flame, heat liquid or solid, chemicals or abrasive surfaces, such as road burn. The depth of injury is referred to as first, second or third degree. Chemical peels, laser treatments, and dermabrasion are controlled forms of first or second degree burns.