dermolipectomy

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noun

The removal of fat from beneath the skin

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Meanings

noundermolipectomy (countable and uncountable, plural dermolipectomies)

plural dermolipectomies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe removal of fat from beneath the skin

    Abdominoplasty or abdominal dermolipectomy is a well-established procedure for improving body contour in aesthetic plastic surgery, with over a 100-year experience since its first publication by Kelly in 1899 [ 10 ].

    2015 July 12, Michele Grieco et al., “Analysis of Complications in Postbariatric Abdominoplasty: Our Experience”, in Plastic Surgery International, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin

From dermo- + lipectomy.

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