reconstructive surgery

noun

1. the restoration of appearance and function following injury or disease, or the correction of congenital defects, using the techniques of plastic surgery.

Example Sentences

When my delirium was broken up with discussions about facial reconstructive surgery to repair my dented face, I started requesting half a dragon or penguin face, to complement my existing human one.

From Outside Online

Masters was born three years after the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine, which likely caused the birth defects that led to eventual amputation of both legs and reconstructive surgery for thumbless hands and webbed fingers.

From Outside Online

That resulted in “more blood loss than we’d prefer and big reconstructive surgeries.”

From MIT Technology Review

A Las Vegas plastic surgeon flew to Jackson, personally pledging to cover the cost of reconstructive surgery.

From The Daily Beast

Another reconstructive surgery was attempted at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

From The Daily Beast

Now, after national media attention, Bibi Aisha will travel from Afghanistan to the U.S. for reconstructive surgery.

From The Daily Beast

The Grossman Burn Foundation has also offered to assist Nadia, through its Afghan Reconstructive Surgery and Burn Center Project.

From The Daily Beast

There also was the dilemma of determining the fine line between necessary reconstructive surgery and cosmetic enhancement.

From The Daily Beast

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