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reconstructive surgery

noun

  1. the restoration of appearance and function following injury or disease, or the correction of congenital defects, using the techniques of plastic surgery.


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A Las Vegas plastic surgeon flew to Jackson, personally pledging to cover the cost of reconstructive surgery.

Another reconstructive surgery was attempted at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Now, after national media attention, Bibi Aisha will travel from Afghanistan to the U.S. for reconstructive surgery.

The Grossman Burn Foundation has also offered to assist Nadia, through its Afghan Reconstructive Surgery and Burn Center Project.

There also was the dilemma of determining the fine line between necessary reconstructive surgery and cosmetic enhancement.

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