(4)
Excision.
(5)
Injection.
(6)
Irrigation.
(7)
Removal.
2-8.
REPAIR PROCEDURES
a. Discussion. Repair is the reconstruction, reforming, fixation, or stabilization
of a part. The suffixes used for plastic surgery procedures are as follows:
(1)
-plasty--the shaping or surgical formation of a body part.
(2)
-(o)stomy--to provide with an opening.
(3)
-desis--the binding of a body part.
(4)
-pexy--the fixation or suspension of a body part.
b. -Plasty.
(1)
Graft.
(a) Skin graft--the implantation of a portion of skin onto a body part.
(b) Bone graft--the implantation of a piece of bone to replace a
removed bone or bony defect.
(c)
Cartilage graft--the implantation of a portion of cartilage into a body
part.
(2)
Lengthen or shorten--tendon (tenoplasty).
(a) Advancement--eye muscles.
(b)
Recession--eye muscles.
(3)
Attach or reattach
(a) --nerves (neuroplasty).
(b)
--tendons (tenoplasty).
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