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noun

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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Origin of plastic surgery

First recorded in 1830–40

OTHER WORDS FROM plastic surgery

plastic surgeon, noun

Words nearby plastic surgery

plastic money, plastic Paddy, plastic police, plastics, plastic strain, plastic surgery, plasticware, Plastic Wood, plastic wrap, plastid, plastique

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How to use plastic surgery in a sentence

I think plastic surgery or cosmetic touch-ups like fillers are pretty common and when done correctly can be subtle and effective.
Why Is Everyone So Obsessed With Jeff Bezos’ Face?|Alaina Demopoulos|July 30, 2021|The Daily Beast
Awareness of body dysmorphia was rising, and a filter called FixMe, which allowed users to mark up their faces as a cosmetic surgeon might, had sparked a surge of criticism for encouraging plastic surgery.
Beauty filters are changing the way young girls see themselves|Tate Ryan-Mosley|April 2, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The company, which is based in Australia, was founded as a photo retouching firm in 2019 but switched to a combination of AI-driven analysis and plastic surgery in 2020.
I asked an AI to tell me how beautiful I am|Tate Ryan-Mosley|March 5, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Williams, who has written three books about her life and career, has always been forthcoming with her audience about everything from her plastic surgery to her past substance use.
Wendy Williams seems like the perfect Lifetime movie subject. So why is it so unsettling to watch?|Bethonie Butler|January 31, 2021|Washington Post

Even before some lockdowns were lifted around the country this summer, interest in plastic surgery was already bubbling over as people were isolating.
The Zoom effect: Why plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures might be more popular because of the pandemic|Rachel King|October 3, 2020|Fortune
He was also a charismatic, telegenic speaker with a face improved by plastic surgery several years earlier.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Internet chatter rose to a deafening roar as speculation began about what—plastic surgery?
Butts, Brawls, and Bill Cosby: The Biggest Celebrity Scandals of 2014 |Kevin Fallon|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One local says, “A lot of people are hoping she will just stop the plastic surgery now she is finally pregnant.”
Princess Charlene's Monaco Nightmare|Tom Sykes|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As with all plastic surgery, the desired effect may not be worth the risks.
Beware the Designer Vagina|Lizzie Crocker|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Claire Leeson, you see, had spent more than $30,000 on plastic surgery in a quest to look more like Kim Kardashian.
It Costs a Lot of Money to Look This Cheap: Inside the Weird World of Celebrity Clone Surgery|Kevin Fallon|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By plastic surgery and other means the disfigured mass is shaped.
A Journey Through France in War Time|Joseph G. Butler, Jr.
Are you game for a little plastic surgery—just enough to change your looks again, with new forged papers?
The Colors of Space|Marion Zimmer Bradley
Rhī′noplast, one who undergoes this operation; Rhī′noplasty, plastic surgery of the nose.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
All he had to do was snatch Danson, work a little plastic surgery on you and put you in Nick Dansons place.
The Sex Life of the Gods|Michael Knerr
In bonegrafting, plastic surgery, dentistry and nose and throat surgery the application of a 10 per cent.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for plastic surgery

plastic surgery

noun

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

Derived forms of plastic surgery

plastic surgeon, noun

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Scientific definitions for plastic surgery

plastic surgery

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

Cultural definitions for plastic surgery

plastic surgery

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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