Meanings
nounlipoinjection (countable and uncountable, plural lipoinjections)
plural lipoinjections
- countableuncountablecosmetic surgeryThe injection of fat tissue obtained by liposuction.
Lipoinjection can be performed at the same time as implant removal.
2010, Elizabeth Hall-Findlay, Gregory Evans, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Breast, →ISBN1 more example
Alternatively, contour depressions can be corrected by autologous lipoinjections harvested from local or distant donor areas.
2003, Rhoda S. Narins, Safe Liposuction and Fat Transfer, →ISBN, page 346
Origin
Translations
Spanish lipoinyección
- lipoinyeccióninjection of fat tissue
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