dermolipectomy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

dermo- +‎ lipectomy

Noun[edit]

dermolipectomy (countable and uncountable, plural dermolipectomies)

  1. (surgery) The removal of fat from beneath the skin
    • 2015 July 12, Michele Grieco et al., “Analysis of Complications in Postbariatric Abdominoplasty: Our Experience”, in Plastic Surgery International‎[1], volume 2015, →DOI:
      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 ].
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