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FFS - Facial Feminization
Surgery; any surgery to create facial features that
appear more feminine
Face lift - a surgical
procedure to rejuvenate the appearance of the face and
neck which reducse jowls under the cheeks and improves
the jawline by repositioning muscle and removing excess
skin; also called rhytidectomy
Facial implant surgery
- improve facial contour, projection, and fullness with
facial implants in the chin, cheek, jaw, midface or
tear trough region
Facial tic - spasmodic
twitching of facial muscles, can be treated with Botox
Far sighted - the
ability to see clearly only objects at a distance; difficulty
seeing objects up close
Fascia - fibrous
tissue found throughout the body and beneath the skin
that encloses muscles and groups of muscles, and separates
and anchors several tissue layers of the body
Fat atrophy - loss
of fat that can occur with aging, hormone changes, or
AIDS
Fat embolus - a particle
of fat that is lodged in the lungs and impairs breathing;
can occur after liposuction surgery
Fat grafting - a
surgical procedure to remove fat from one area of the
body, and reinsert it into another area to improve contour;
also called fat injections
Fat transfer - see
"fat grafting"
Female genital surgery
- surgery to reshape the labia for increased confidence
and enhanced sexual experiences; also called "labiaplasty"
Festoon - a pouch
of skin and muscle in the lower eyelid and cheek junction
Fibroma - a benign
neoplasm derived from fibrous connective tissue
Filler (filling agent)
- a substance such as collagen, silicone, or one's own
fat that is injected beneath the skin to contour, or
fill in wrinkles or scars
Finasteride - oral
prescription medication known as Propecia, used for
the treatment of hair loss
Fitzpatrick skin types
- a system to evaluate skin color and asses a person's
tendency to tan or burn
Folliculitits - inflammation
of the hair follicle
Flap operations -
involves lifting a segment of tissue with blood and
nerve supplies and rotating or reattaching to an alternate
position
Forehead lift - surgery
that diminishes wrinkles creases, and signs of aging
on the forehead
Free radicals - free-floating
electrons resulting from oxidation that hve been linked
to the aging process, cancer, and autoimmune diseases
Frontalis - a muscle
under the skin of the forehead
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