| A |
|
| Abdominal wall | anatomic description |
| Abrasion | Mechanical removal of the
superficial layer of the skin |
| Acne | Bacterial infection of sebaceous and
sweat glands |
| AHA-acid | Fruit acids |
| Ala
cartilage | The cartilage of the nose tip |
| Ala-base | The base of the nostril |
| Alexandrite Laser | Type of
laser |
| Allergy | |
| Alloderm® | Prepared skin from cadavers
for transplantation or implantation |
| Alloplastic | Foreign body for implantation |
| Aloe
Vera | Milk of cactus |
| Angioma | Tumour of vessels |
| Artecoll® | Synthetic microperls of
glass fibre material for injection |
| Augmentation | Enlargement |
| Axillary | Through or in the axilla |
|
| B |
|
| Bikini-incision | Description
of a low abdominal incision |
| Birthmark | Pigmented lesion of the
skin |
| Blepharoplasty | Operations on
the eye lids |
| Breastmuscle, bigger | Pectoralis
major |
| Breastmuscle, lesser | Pectoralis
minor |
|
| C |
|
| Canthalligament | Fibrous band
binding the corner of the eye to the bone |
| Canthoplasty | Operation at the corner
of the eye |
| Canthus | Corner of the eye |
| Capsular contracture | Shrinking
of connective tissue around a foreign body |
| Capsule | Connective tissue surrounding
a foreign body |
| Carbon dioxide laser | Type
of laser |
| Cellex-C® | Commercial available C-vitamin
ointment |
| Cellulite | Orange skin |
| Cheek
bone | Malar bone |
| Chin
plasty | Operations on the chin |
| Circumcision | Removal of the fore
skin |
| Collagen | Connective tissue protein |
| Columella | The visible skin bearing
edge of the septum |
| Computer imaging | Electronic
morphing of video pictures |
| Crow´s
feet | Wrinkles at the side of the eyes |
| Cutis | Skin |
| Cutis
laxa | Loose skin |
| C-vitamin cream® | Commercial
available C-vitamin ointment |
| Cyst | Liquid filled cavity surrounded by secretory
mucosa |
|
| D |
|
| Dercum
disease | Degenerative disease of the fat layer combined
with pain |
| Dermabrasio | Mechanical abrasion
of the superficial layers of the skin |
| Dermis | Deep layer of the skin |
| Dermolipectomy | Excision of skin
and fat. Abdominoplasty |
| Double
eyelids | Asian eyelids |
| Drooping eyebrows | Description |
| Dye-Laser | Type of laser |
|
| E |
|
| Ectropion | Turned out border of the
eye lid |
| Endoscope | Optic tube for button hole
operations |
| Entropion | Turned in border of the
eye lid |
| Epilation | Hairremoval |
| Erbium
YAG | Type of laser |
| Evaporation | Steaming. Erection.
Stiff penis |
| Expander | Silicon bag that can be expanded
with saline |
|
| F |
|
| Fat
cyst | Encapsulated oil |
| Fat dermis transplant | Fat
and a deeper portion of skin as one unit |
| Fat
injection | Injection of aspirated fat |
| Fat
resorbtion | Degradation of transplanted fat |
| Fat transplantation | Description |
| Flap | Tissues on a stalk for transposition |
| Fore
skin | Anatomic description |
| Fore skin constriction | Phimosis |
|
| G |
|
| Glabella | Hairless area between the
eyebrows |
| Glabella wrinkles | Vertical
folds and wrinkles in glabella area |
| Globus
Line | Marked fold on the upper eyelid |
| Gore-Tex | Artificial material for implantation |
| Gull-wing incision | Description
of incision |
| Gynaecomastia | Breast in men |
|
| H |
|
| Hair
line | Border between hair bearing and non hair bearing skin |
| Hanging
breast | Description |
| Hanging columella | anatomic
description |
| Heavy
eye lids | Description |
| Hemangioma | Vascular malformation |
| Hirsutism | Male type hairgrowth in
women |
| Hollow
cheeks | Description. Often due to lack of fat |
| Hyaloronic acid | Element of
the connective tissue. Cellular grease |
| Hydrocortisone | Hormone |
| Hymen | Anatomic description |
| Hyper- | Too much |
| Hypo- | Too little |
|
| I |
|
| Immunologic | Description |
| Implant | Foreign body for implantation |
| Inverted nipples | Description |
|
| J |
|
| Jawline | Definition of the border between
mandible and neck |
|
| K |
|
| Keloid | Tumour of scarformation |
|
| L |
|
| Labium
majus | Bigger labia |
| Labium
minus | Smaller labia |
| Lax | Looseness |
| Lentigo | Pigmented spot in the skin |
| Lip
augmentation | Description |
| Lip
plasty | Operation of the lip |
| Lip
wrinkles | Description |
| Lip-nose angle | Angle between
columella and upper lip |
| Lipodystrophy | Abberant accumulation
of fat |
| Lymph
gland | Node in the lymphatic system |
| Lymphoedema | Chronic collection of
lymphatic fluid in tissues |
|
| M |
|
| Malar
bags | Skin folds in the chin bone area |
| Mamma | Breast |
| Mammography | X-Ray- examination of
the breast |
| Mastopexia | Breast lift |
| Melasma | Spread hyperpigmentation of
the skin |
| Mento- cervical fold | Skin
fold between the angle of the mouth and the neck |
| Mento
plasty | Operation on the chin |
| Micro- dermabrasion | Superficial
dermabrasion |
| Milia | Cyst of occluded sebaceous gland |
| Mimic
muscles | Superficial muscles of the face |
| Mimic
wrinkles | Wrinkles depending on the activity of mimic muscles |
| Minilift | Type of less extended face-
lift |
| Mucous
membrane | Mucousproducing skin in hollow organs |
| Muscle enlargement | Description |
|
| N |
|
| Nasio- labial fold | Skinfold
between the nostrils and the angle of the mouth |
| Navel | Visible reminiscence of the umbilical
cord |
| Necrosis | Dead tissues. Tissues without
blood supply |
| Nevus | Pigmented lesion of the skin |
| Nostril | Anatomic structure |
|
| O |
|
| Omentum | Mesenteric net |
| Omentum
majus | Bigger mesenteric net |
| Omentum
minus | Lesser mesenteric net |
| OTA
nevus | Type of extended pigmented lesion of the skin |
| Oto-plasty | Operations on the ear |
|
| P |
|
| Palpebra | Eye lid |
| Palpebral bags | Description |
| Paraphimosis | Swelling of fore skin
and glans due to constriction by retracted fore skin |
| Parrot
Beak | Description of the shape of the external nose |
| Pectoralis major | Bigger breast
muscle |
| Pectoralis minor | Lesser breast
muscle |
| Pectoralis muscle | Breast
muscle |
| Peeling | Chemical removal of the superficial
layers of the skin |
| Penetration | Foreign body that is
near to perforate |
| Perforation | A foreign body that
has worked its way through the skin |
| Phimosis | Constriction of the fore skin |
| PhotoDerm | High energy flash lamp |
| Pigmentation | Dyeing of the skin |
| Platysma | The superficial muscle of
the neck |
| Platysma bands | Visible edges
of the platysma muscle |
| Platysma plasty | Operation
of the platysma. |
| Prosthesis | Foreign body to replace
human organs |
| Pulsed
laser | Laser that produces beams of light in short, frequent
flashes |
|
| R |
|
| Recurvation | Straightening of the
penis |
| Restylane® | Commercially available
hyaloronic acid |
| Retin
A | A-Vitamin acid |
| Retinol | A-Vitamin acid |
| Rhinoplasty | Nose operation |
| Roaccutan® | Commercially available
A-Vitamin |
| Rosacea | Chronic disease of the skin |
| Royamid® | Polyacrylamide |
| Ruby
Laser | Type of laser |
|
| S |
|
|
| Septum | Wall separating the two nasal
cavities |
| Septum perforation | Perforation
in the nasal septum |
| Seroma | Fluidaccumulation in cavities |
| Sicca
syndrome | Symptoms like in Sjögren Syndrome |
| Silicone | Compound including silica(???) |
| Silicone disease | Different
symptoms related to silicone implants |
| Siliconoma | Aggregation of silicone
particles surrounded by connective tissues |
| Silioxan | Part of the silicone molecule |
| Sjögrens Syndrome | Autoimmunologic
disease. Dry mucous membranes and dry eyes |
| Spina | Spine |
| Sub- | Below |
| Subcutaneous | Tissue just under
the skin |
| Subglandular | Below the gland |
| Submuscular | Below the muscle |
| Symphysis | Joints between bones. Pubic
bone |
|
|
| T |
|
| Tattoo | Inoculation of pigments into the
skin |
| Tear
gland | Anatomic structure |
| Teleangiectasy | Vascular malformation |
| Trans- | Through |
| Transplant | Tissues for transplantation |
| Triglycerides | Fatty acids |
| Trilucent® | Breast implants filled
with triglycerides |
| -Trophy | Description of the status of
organs, tissues or parts of the body |
|
| U |
|
| Ultrapulsed Laser | Laser
with high-frequent beams of light |
| Ultrasound | Soundwaves of high frequency |
| Undulated skin | Wavy skin |
|
| V |
|
| Vaginal
plasty | Operations on the vagine |
| Vagine | Anatomic structure |
| Vaporise | Steam |
| Vermilion | Border between the red of
the lip and the white skin |
| Vulva | Female outer genitalia |
| V-Y
plasty | Type of operation |
|
| X |
|
| Y |
|
| Z |
|
| Z-plasty | Type of operation |
| Zyderm® | Injectable collagen |
|
Plastic
Surgery 