implant surgery
Device insertion operation
Implant surgery is any surgical procedure that places a device or material into the body, intended to remain there permanently or long-term.
Common examples include dental implants, breast implants, cochlear implants, and joint replacements.
The term covers both the procedure itself and the medical specialty: She's recovering from implant surgery; He specializes in implant surgery.
- prostheticManufactured body substitute
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- titaniumElement twenty-two
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
local anesthesia · sutures · healing · dental · breast · breast augmentation · cochlear · hip replacement · pacemaker · silicone · rejection · sterile · operating room · under the knife · recovery · bone · tissue · graft
- Orthopedic SurgeryACL reconstruction, rotator cuff repair, ACL repair, joint replacement, tendon repair
- surgical removalsexcision, removal, tumor excision, resection, mastectomy
implant surgeryextraction
Act of removing
excision · ablation · resection · amputation · debridement
implant surgeryconservative treatment
Non-surgical medical management
medication therapy · physical therapy · watchful waiting · lifestyle modification · natural healing
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