Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Plastic surgery in which the breasts are lifted or reshaped.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A surgical operation for raising and supporting pendulous breasts.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun surgery Any
operation designed tolift orreshape a woman'sbreast .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun plastic surgery to lift or reshape the breasts
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Breast uplift, also known as mastopexy, is a surgical operation to re-shape sagging breasts.
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A breast reduction, breast lift mastopexy, or implant placement is often needed to achieve symmetry.
Robert Tornambe, M.D.: Reconstructive Surgery: What are Your Options After Breast Cancer? M.D. Robert Tornambe 2010
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A breast reduction, breast lift mastopexy, or implant placement is often needed to achieve symmetry.
Robert Tornambe, M.D.: Reconstructive Surgery: What are Your Options After Breast Cancer? M.D. Robert Tornambe 2010
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Breast droop, called ptosis, can be corrected by mastopexy. breast reduction.
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The most effective way to counteract breast ptosis and restore your breasts to their youthful shape and volume is through mastopexy, or a breast lift.
unknown title 2009
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"When people think of breast cosmetic surgery, they normally just think about implants, but there are many more ways to reshape the breast without using implants such as the mastopexy."
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Rather than wanting larger breasts, this age group of women are sick of droopy breasts so come in for a breast lift (mastopexy).
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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Swanson told Reuters Health the study is not the first to examine satisfaction with cosmetic breast surgery, but it is novel in that it "includes not only breast augmentation and reduction patients, but also mastopexy (breast lift) and augmentation / mastopexy patients that have not been included in previous prospective studies."
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"For example, in many types of breast surgeries, either following mastectomy, mastopexy (breast lift) or body contouring procedures, there is a significant need for scaffolding technology that can immediately support a geometrically complex implantation site at the time of surgery, and provide the body both the time and structure necessary for optimal healing.
Medgadget 2009
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