labioplastyn.
/ˈleɪbɪə(ʊ)plasti/, U.S. /ˈleɪbioʊˌplæsti/ Surgery or cosmetic treatment performed to repair or enhance the appearance of the lips; a procedure of this kind. Cf. cheiloplasty n.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > fixation and repair operations > [noun] > repair > of specific parts
rhinoplastic1823
rhinoplasty1828
cheiloplasty1842
uranoplasty1844
staphyloplasty1846
uranoplastic1850
genyplasty1857
stomatoplasty1860
palatoplasty1873
posthioplasty1874
perineoplasty1875
vaginoplasty1877
myringoplasty1879
thoracoplasty1890
tracheloplasty1890
labioplasty1896
utriculoplasty1910
angioplasty1912
pyeloplasty1913
mammaplasty1938
valvuloplasty1948
tympanoplasty1955
tuboplasty1961
balloon angioplasty1980
blepharoplasty-
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > fixation and repair operations > [noun] > repair > cosmetic > on specific parts
labioplasty1896
face-lifting1912
facelift1926
nose job1947
mammoplasty1957
nip and tuck1977
microdermabrasion1993
1896 G. M. Gould Student's Med. Dict. (ed. 10) 349/1 Labioplasty, an operation for repairing an injured or diseased lip; chiloplasty.
1919 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 9 1093 A light compressed dressing terminated this operation of labioplasty.
1969 Amer. Jrnl. Orthodontics 56 266 Cosmetic surgery..includes genioplasties (reshaping), chin implants.., labioplasties, and rhinoplasties.
2017 P. Deprez Textbk. Chem. Peels (ed. 2) 317/1 A chemical cheiloplasty or labioplasty treats wrinkles around the lip.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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