aesthetic medicine

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• Mimesis — Imitation or mimicry. Mimesis in medicine refers to the hysterical simulation of organic disease and to the imitation of one organic disease by another. Mimesis in aesthetic or artistic theory refers to the attempt to imitate or reproduce reality …   Medical dictionary

• Plastic surgery — The field of surgery concerned with reducing scarring or disfigurement that may occur as a result of accidents, birth defects, or treatment for diseases, such as melanoma. Many plastic surgeons also perform cosmetic surgery that is unrelated to… …   Medical dictionary

• cosmesis — A concern in therapeutics for the appearance of the patient; i.e., an operation that improves appearance. [G. kosmesis, an adorning, fr. kosmeo, to order, arrange, adorn, fr. kosmos, order] * * * cos·me·sis käz mē səs n, pl me·ses .sēz 1)… …   Medical dictionary

• esthetic — 1. Pertaining to the sensations. 2. Pertaining to esthetics ( i.e., beauty). [G. aisthesis, sensation] * * * es·thet·ic (es thetґik) [Gr. aisthēsis sensation] pertaining to beauty, or the improvement of appearance. Also spelled aesthetic …   Medical dictionary

• gingivoplasty — A surgical procedure that reshapes and recontours the gingival tissue in order to attain esthetic, physiologic, and functional form. * * * gin·gi·vo·plas·ty jin jə və .plas tē n …   Medical dictionary

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• BAPRAS — British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons …   Medical dictionary