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Labial - pertaining
to the lips
Labiaplasty - surgery
to reshape the labia
Lacrimal - relating
to the tear duct system
Lactic acid - a chemical
derived from milk used as a mild exfoliant
Lagophthalmos - the
inability to fully close the upper eyelid
Large volume liposuction
- refers to removing large amounts of fat, usually considered
to be removal of more than 8-10 liters of fat
LASEK - LASer Epithelial
Keratomileusis; eye surgery to correct nearsightedness
and astigmatism for patients with a flat or thin eye
Laser - acronym for
light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.
Used to resurface skin; remove unwanted veins, hair,
blemishes, and tattoos; and make incisions that bleed
very little.
Laser-assisted liposuction
- technology using light energy to break up fat
Laser resurfacing (laser
peel) - use of laser to vaporize damaged skin
while leaving surrounding tissues undamaged; used to
eliminate or modify unsightly skin defects
Laser Thermal Keratoplasty
- surgery on the cornea of the eye using heat energy
to treat farsightedness; abbreviated as LTK-
LASIK - laser-assisted
in-situ keratomileusis; eye surgery to treat or cure
near- or far-sightedness and astigmatism
Lateral - to the
side
Lentigo - a benign
brown spot on the skin; a freckle
Lesion - a wound,
injury, or pathological change in the tissues, such
as a skin growth
Leukoderma - see
"vitiligo"
Lidocaine - a common
local anesthetic
Ligate - to tie off,
as with a varicose vein
Limbal Relaxing Incisions
- surgery on the eye involving multiple incisions to
correct astigmatism; abbreviated as LRI
Linea nigra - a dark
line on the skin from the navel to the pubic hair that
may develop during pregnancy
Lingual - pertaining
to the tongue; the lingual surface of the teeth is that
side in contact with the tongue
Lip augmentation
- any procedure that increases the size and definition
of the lips; uses temorary or permanent fillers or implants
Lip reduction - any
surgery that reduces the size of the upper and / or
lower lip by removing a thin strip of tissue
Lip lift - any surgery
using a variety of mehtods to raise the edges of the
lips and enhance its appearance
Lipoma - benign fatty
tumor, often treated with excision or liposuction
Liposuction - removal
of fat lying under the skin through the use of a cannula
and vacuum
Liposculpture - liposuction
through very small cannulas to more precisely contour
the site
Lipotransfer - see
"fat grafting"
Lipstick bleed lines
- deep, vertical lines that raidate around the mouth
as one ages, especially in smokers
Liquid nitrogen -
dry ice used to exfoliate the skin or freeze off unwanted
tissue
Local anesthetic
- an anesthetic injected to numb the area being treated
Local with sedation
- medication administered thorugh a vein to cause sleep
in conjunction with local anesthesia
Lop ear deformity
- a congenital condition in which the top of the ear
folds forward
Lupus - a connective
tissue disorder, sometimes diagnosed by a butterfly
shaped red rash on the face
Lymph - clear fluid
that resembles blood plasma, containing primarily white
blood cells
Lymphedema - swelling
a result of obstruction of lymphatic vessels of lymph
nodes
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