| 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
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