breast augmentation
noun[CorU]
uk/ˌbrest ɔːɡ.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌbrest ɑːɡ.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/(alsobreast augmentation surgery)anoperationto make thebreastslarger:
Thenumbersof liposuctions andbreastaugmentationsperformedhavedoubledin the past tenyears.
She hadconsideredbreastaugmentation.
What does thebreastaugmentationsurgeryinvolve?
Synonym
augmentation mammaplasty
- Procedures like rhinoplasty andbreastaugmentationshould not beperformedonchildren, in myopinion.
- She has had abreastaugmentationand twofacelifts.
- More and morepeopleareundergoingcosmeticproceduressuch asbreastaugmentations,tummytucks, andfacelifts.
- Sheshowedaphotographtakenshortlyafter she hadbreastaugmentationsurgery.
Medical treatment: surgery
- a nip and tuckidiom
- ablate
- adrenalectomy
- amputation
- amputee
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetize
- excise
- implantation
- incision
- interoperative
- intraoperative
- knife
- laminectomy
- sex reassignment surgery
- snip
- splenectomy
- spreader
- stereotactic
- transfusion