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  2. Hysterotomy - Wikipedia

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    A hysterotomy is an incision made in the uterus. [1] This surgical incision is used in several medical procedures, including during termination of pregnancy in the second trimester (or abortion) and delivering the fetus during caesarean section.

  3. Fat removal procedures - Wikipedia

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    Fat removal procedures are used mostly in cosmetic surgery with the intention of removing unwanted adipose tissue.The procedure may be invasive, as with liposuction, [1] or noninvasive using laser therapy, radiofrequency, ultrasound or cold (cryoablation or cryolipolysis) to reduce fat, sometimes in combination with injections.

  4. Wertheim–Meigs operation - Wikipedia

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    The first radical hysterectomy operation was described by John G. Clark, resident gynecologist under Howard Kelly at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1895. [2] [3] In 1898, Ernst Wertheim, a Viennese physician, developed the radical total hysterectomy with removal of the pelvic lymph nodes and the parametrium. In 1905, he reported the outcomes of ...

  5. Liposuction - Wikipedia

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    Cosmetic liposuction is used to change the body's contour or shape, to aesthetically improve the appearance of body parts and contour. It should not be used for weight loss. [6] Benefits from cosmetic liposuction appear to be of a short-term nature with little long-term effect. [2] After a few months fat typically returns and redistributes. [2]

  6. Hysterotomy abortion - Wikipedia

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    Illustration of a hysterotomy. Hysterotomy is major abdominal surgery; it is generally only performed in hospitals and other advanced practice settings.The procedure is nearly identical to a cesarean section, with two main exceptions: the conduction of foeticide guaranteeing compliance with various laws on the subject, and preventing an unintended live birth; and the size of the incision ...

  7. Android fat distribution - Wikipedia

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    Android fat distribution is contrasted with gynoid fat distribution, whereby fat around the hips, thighs, and bottom results in an "pear"-shaped body. Jean Vague, a physician from Marseilles, France, was one of the first individuals to bring to attention the increased risk of developing certain diseases (e.g., diabetes and gout ) in individuals ...

  8. Tumescent liposuction - Wikipedia

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    Tumescent liposuction is a technique that provides local anesthesia to large volumes of subcutaneous fat and thus permits liposuction. While the suctioned fat cells are permanently gone, after a few months overall body fat generally returned to the same level as before treatment. [1] This is despite maintaining the previous diet and exercise ...

  9. Plastic surgery - Wikipedia

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    Liposuction ("suction lipectomy"): removal of fat deposits by traditional suction technique or ultrasonic energy to aid fat removal; Zygoma reduction plasty: reducing the facial width by performing osteotomy and resecting part of the zygomatic bone and arch [57]