nasoplasty

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English

Etymology

From naso- +‎ -plasty.

Noun

nasoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural nasoplasties)

  1. (surgery, uncountable) A type of plastic surgery that is used to improve the function (reconstructive surgery) or appearance (cosmetic surgery) of a person's nose.
    • Alef, Matthew; Irwin, Chetan; Smith, Darren; Afifi, Ahmed; Jiang, Shao; Vecchione, Lisa; Ford, Matthew; Decesare, Gary E; Deleyiannis, Frederic W.-B; Losee, Joseph E (2009). "Nasal Tip Complications of Primary Cleft Lip Nasoplasty". Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 20 (5): 1327–33. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181ae4115. PMID 19816250. "Complications of primary nasoplasty, at the time of definitive primary cheiloplasty, are underreported in the literature."
    • McDaniel, Jarred M; Alleyne, Brendan; Gosain, Arun K (2013). "Secondary Cleft Nasoplasty at Primary School Age". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 132 (4): 933–43. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182a053f1. PMID 24076684. "Fifty-three patients underwent secondary cleft nasoplasty with resorbable plate placement as a columellar strut."
  2. (countable) An instance of such surgery; one operation (procedure).

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