abdominoplasty
Americannoun
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abdominoplasties
plural
noun
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Origin of abdominoplasty
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She went in for an abdominoplasty, aka “tummy tuck,” nostril narrowing and chin implant — telling evidence of society’s brutal pressures surrounding female beauty standards.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
The victims’ relatives have described the trip as an effort by Latavia “Tay” McGee, 35, to undergo abdominoplasty — a tummy tuck.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2023
A sister of one of the victims said they had gone to Mexico so one of them could get an abdominoplasty, better known as a tummy tuck.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
On Friday her daughter called her to say she was about to go to the appointment for the tummy tuck operation, also known as an abdominoplasty, which removes abdominal fat.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2023
The highest dose of VX-548 also outperformed a placebo in a similar study of 303 people after abdominoplasty.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 31, 2022
The company reported that it had completed two randomized studies, the first in 1,118 people who had abdominoplasties and the other in 1,073 people who had bunion surgery.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
She can often describe in stomach-churning detail the painful risks these surgeries carry, like the burns and nerve injuries that come with liposuction or the scarring that follow abdominoplasties.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2012
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