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Reconstructive Surgical Procedures

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Definition: Procedures used to reconstruct, restore, or improve defective, damaged, or missing structures.  not for -plasty in internal surgery: Manual 26.18+; do not confuse with SURGERY, PLASTIC, the specialty   
See Also Surgery, Plastic
Examples Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction; Blepharoplasty; Cervicoplasty; Chemexfoliation; Dermabrasion; Guided Tissue Regeneration; Herniorrhaphy; Limb Salvage; Lipectomy; Mammaplasty; Rhinoplasty; Rhytidoplasty; Scleroplasty; Sex Reassignment Surgery; Tissue Expansion 		Other names Surgical Procedures, Reconstructive; Surgical Procedure, Reconstructive; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures, Esthetic; Reconstructive Surgical Procedure; Procedures, Reconstructive Surgical; Procedure, Reconstructive Surgical; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures, Cosmetic; Cosmetic Reconstructive Surgical Procedures

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