plastic surgery

American  

noun

1. the branch of surgery dealing with the repair or replacement of malformed, injured, or lost organs or tissues of the body, chiefly by the transplant of living tissues.

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plastic surgery British  

noun

1. Also called: anaplasty.  the branch of surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic repair or re-formation of missing, injured, or malformed tissues or parts

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plastic surgery Scientific  

1. The branch of surgery that deals with the remodeling, repair, or restoration of body parts, especially by the transfer of tissue.

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plastic surgery Cultural  

1. Surgery that repairs or reconstructs a body part. Plastic surgery is used to correct physical defects and to rebuild parts of the body that have been damaged by trauma or disease. Some examples of plastic surgery are breast reconstruction for women who have undergone a mastectomy and skin grafting for burn victims.

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Other Word Forms

• plastic surgeon noun

Etymology

Origin of plastic surgery

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

“I don’t want to get plastic surgery to fix it because I’m almost six years sober,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Achieving great emotional depth, however, isn’t easy when wearing a plastic surgery mask of comedy.

From Los Angeles Times

She also appeared before prosecutors over accusations that she abandoned the presidency for over two weeks after receiving plastic surgery on her nose.

From The Wall Street Journal

He’s also animated to look as if he’s had extensive plastic surgery and he speaks with a strained voice, as if he can’t move his face.

From Los Angeles Times

"I'm really happy with my plastic surgery and my implant," Dowden said.

From BBC

Related Words

• breast implant
• cosmetic surgery
• liposuction