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Abdomen: also commonly called the tummy, it is the area located between the anterior ribs and pubis. Surgery of the abdomen is either by liposuction or by lift.
Hyaluronic acid: A substance found naturally in our bodies. It serves to maintain a good level of hydration of our skin by capturing and holding water in the deep layers
Adipocyte: the "fat cell". It serves as storage in its natural state, it becomes hypertrophied in obesity. This is the fat cell sucked up in liposuctions.
Alopecia: also commonly known as hair loss. It is a hairless area resulting from hair loss.
Outpatient: short-stay hospitalisation without an overnight stay at the clinic
Anaesthesia: is the technique used to numb the area to operate. Depending on the procedure it will be either general (we sleep completely) or local-regional (it numbs a body part) or local (it numbs the area to operate).
B
Tummy Pouch: in some cases of obesity, causing excessive sagging of the abdomen
BotoxTM: brand name of the first botulinum toxin produced and used in the U.S. market. By extension the word "Botox" has become the common name for the use of toxin. In France, Allergan, which is the laboratory-producer sells the BotoxTM as the VistabelTM
C
Cannula: rigid tube connected to a vacuum system to perform liposuction. The smaller, the better the result.
Fat cell: serves as storage in its natural state, it becomes hypertrophied in obesity. This is the fat cell sucked up in liposuction.
Cellulite is the name given to the infiltration of subcutaneous tissue by excess fat cells localised or generalised.
Coleman: Sydney Reese Coleman, U.S. plastic surgeon, the creator and inventor of Lipostructure, the tool used for the injections of autologous fat.
Collagen: fibre glycoprotein, whose role can be compared to providing a frame structure. This is the most abundant protein in the body. It is used to fill wrinkles.
Saddle Bags: it is a localised area of fat deposits in the hips. This is an area of liposuction exclusively for females. Its removal is an essential factor to harmonise the silhouette.
D
Dermabrasion: A surgical procedure to erode the surface layers of the skin and more specifically the epidermis of the skin for therapeutic purposes (scar correction) or cosmetic (skin smoothing).
Dermis: connective tissue type skin, forming the skin with the hypodermis and the epidermis which represents the outer layer.
Double chin: unsightly excess fat that is located under the chin. Easily corrected with liposuction.
Lymphatic drainage: massage technique designed to eliminate lymphatic stasis. Recommended after liposuction or after breast reconstruction.
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Epidermis: outer layer of skin covering the dermis
F
Buttocks: fleshy area that defines, along with the breast area, one of the areas of "seduction". A popular choice for augmentation.
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H
Hip: part of the body facing the outer surface of the top of the femur. If hypertrophy = saddlebags
Hematoma: A collection of blood, which appears after surgery or a cosmetic medicine procedure. That is why suction drains are placed after surgery to drain the fluids.
Breast Hypertrophy: mammary gland too large causing discomfort and back pain. Health insurance for this surgery has a limit of 300 grams per breast.
Breast Hypotrophy: mammary gland little or not developed that may require the insertion of breast implants
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Illouz: Dr Yves-Gerard Illouz invented the technique of liposuction. This technique was highly criticised at the beginning, but is now common in cosmetic plastic surgery. Dr Illouz no longer operates today, but still provides courses worldwide. He is internationally recognised, as is the brilliant French surgeon Yvo Pitanguy, and it is impossible to speak of liposuction on this site without mention of him.
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Laser: Laser technique used in the treatment of wrinkles, cuts, permanent waxing
Lifting: these are all procedures pulling the skin by a surgical traction.
Cervicofacial lift: it is the most well known facelift = facelift
Lipectomy: procedure involves removing excess fat surgically. Example: abdominal dermolipectomy
Liposuction: technical component to remove excess fat through liposuction (suction cannula connected to a sterile vacuum system).
Liposuction: idem
Lymph: organic liquid, colourless or amber, with a composition similar to blood plasma.
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Mammography: X-ray examination of the breast. Compulsory from aged 30 prior to breast surgery.
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P
Panty: Compression clothing that maintains areas treated with liposuction. It is put in place at the end of the surgery and must be worn day and night for three weeks following surgery to "reconnect" the deeper layers to superficial layers of the area and to limit bruising and swelling.
Peeling: plastic surgery to exfoliate the face to minimize defects. (Scrub). The choice of product used by your surgeon (acid or phenol) will depend on the intensity of treatment and also the depth of wrinkles to be treated.
Love handles: excess fat located on the flanks or sides that can be treated by liposuction.
Postoperative: everything about the period after the surgery.
Preoperative: everything about the period before surgery.
Ptosis: breasts sagging occurring after pregnancy, significant weight loss and age. Correction is by surgery or by injection of Macrolane.
R
Rhinoplasty: Surgery to modify the size and / or shape of the nose.
Wrinkle: deep groove formed on the skin of the face by the effect of age. Wrinkles can be improved by various current techniques: laser, collagen, peels, injections etc.
S
Health: "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." As defined by the World Health Organization.
Silhouette: overall appearance is defined by the curves of your body. Not just an ideal, it is the harmony of silhouette that counts.
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Tummy: the frontal area located between the ribs and the pubis. Surgery of the abdomen is frequently either by liposuction or by lift.