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| Aesthetic Surgery | Surgery Performed to improve appearance but necessarily function, also called cosmetic surgery |
| Allograft | A tissue graft in which the donor and recipient are of the same species |
| Autograft | The surgical transplantation of tissue from one part the body to another in the same individual |
| Biological Grafts | Grafts derived from live tissue, may be human or animal |
| Biosynthetic | A type of graft or implant material made of synthetic absorbable material |
| Composite Graft | A biological graft composed of different types of tissues such as skin and muscle |
| Debridement | The surgical removal of dead skin, debris, and infectious material from a wound |
| Dermatome | A medical device used for removed single thickness skin grafts |
| Eschar | Tissue that has been burned (second and third degree burns) but remains adherent to the wound; it's nonelastic amy constrict underlying structures, impairing vital functions |
| Escharotomy | Excision of eschar to to release stricture in surrounding tissues |
| Fasciotomy | Longitudinal incisions made in the fascia to release sever swelling or stricture, which could result in necrosis |
| FTSG | Full Thickness Skin Graft- A skin graft composed of the epidermis and dermis |
| Hydrodressing | A dressing impregnated with a water-based gel to prevent the wound from drying |
| Hypertrophic scar | A raided scar characterized by excess collagen |
| Implant | A synthetic, natural or biosynthetic substance used to fill or replace an anatomical structure |
| Keloid | A hypertrophic scar ocurring in dark-skinned inviduals, which may became bulbous and usually does not reduce over time |
| Mohs Surgery | A procedure in which a malignant tissue mass is removed and cut into quadrants before a frozen section. The quadrants are used to map the tumor and determine the exact location of malignant margins |
| Photodamage | Damage to the skin caused by ultraviolet light |
| Plication | Folding of tissue and securing it in place surgically |
| Porcine | Derived from pig tissue |
| Ptosis | Drooping or sagging of any anatomical structure |
| Split-thickness(or partial thickness) skin graft(STSG) | A skin graft that contains the epidermis and a portion of the papillary dermis |
| Synthetic grafts | Grafts derived from synthetic material |
