Surgical Procedures
Face Transplant
During a face transplant, an individual’s facial skin, lips, nose, cheeks, brow and chin are repla....
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Facet Rhizotomy
During facet rhizotomy, the facet joint nerves are deadened using focused heat from an electrode tha....
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Facial Botox® Injection
During a facial Botox® injection, a soluble form of botulinum toxin A is injected into the skin. Th....
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Facial Reanimation Surgery
During facial reanimation surgery, damaged nerve fibers are repaired or nerves and muscles are trans....
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Fat Grafting
During fat grafting, fat tissue is transferred from one area of the patient’s body to another. It ....
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Female to Male Sex Reassignment
During female to male sex reassignment, the clitoris is removed and the genitalia are reshaped to re....
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Femoral Artery Cannulation
A minor procedure, femoral artery cannulation involves the placement of an angiocatheter into the gr....
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Femoral Osteotomy
During femoral osteotomy, part of the femur is cut out in order to reposition its contact in the hip....
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Femoropopliteal Bypass
During femoropopliteal bypass, blood is rerouted from the femoral artery to the popliteal arteries l....
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Femorotibial Bypass
During femorotibial bypass, blood is rerouted from the femoral artery to the tibial artery. Either a....
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Femur Rodding
Femur rodding involves threading a metal rod within the femur shaft in order to strengthen bone, cor....
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Fetal Image-Guided Surgery
During fetal image-guided surgery, ultrasound is used to guide instruments through the uterus in ord....
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Fetendo for Laser Ablation of Blood Vess...
A minimally invasive procedure, Fetendo for laser ablation of blood vessels involves destroying an a....
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Fibula Rodding
Fibula rodding involves threading a metal rod within the fibula shaft in order to strengthen bone, c....
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Finger Fusion
During finger fusion, the bones located in the finger joint are joined with screws.
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Finger Joint Replacement
Finger joint replacement removes damaged cartilage and bone in the finger and replaces it with parts....
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Finger Synovectomy
During finger synovectomy, inflamed membrane that lines the joint is removed.
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Fingertip Repair
During fingertip repair, the fingernail and the fat pad that is positioned underneath it are reconst....
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Fistulotomy
A fistulotomy is the repair of an anal fistula, an abnormal connection between the inside of the anu....
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Fleur-De-Lis Abdominoplasty
During fleur-de-lis abdominoplasty, excess skin is removed from the abdominal area and the abdominal....
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Flexor or Extensor Tendolysis
During flexor or extensor tendolysis, fibrous adhesions between tendons are cut away, along with the....
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Flexor Tendon Repair
During flexor tendon repair, torn flexor tendons are corrected. These tendons are located in the han....
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Fontan Operation
During the Fontan operation, oxygen-poor blood is redirected from the lower half of the body to the ....
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Foot Amputation
During foot amputation, the foot or toes are surgically removed due to injury or disease.
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Foot Fusion
Foot fusion involves the permanent joining of the three major bones in the foot: talo-navicular, sub....
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Foot Joint Replacement
Foot joint replacement removes damaged cartilage and bone in the foot and replaces it with parts mad....
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Foot Replantation
A microsurgery, foot replantation involves the reattachment of an amputated foot. The procedure invo....
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Foot Surgery for Epidermolysis Bullosa
During foot surgery for epidermolysis bullosa, excessive scar tissue from repeated lesions is cut fr....
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Foreskin Replacement
During foreskin replacement, the glans of the penis that was removed during circumcision is recreate....
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Frame-Based Stereotactic Craniotomy
A minimally invasive brain surgery, frame-based stereotactic craniotomy involves the use of computed....
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Frameless Stereotactic Craniotomy
A minimally invasive brain surgery, frameless stereotactic craniotomy involves the use of computed t....
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Frey Procedure
During the Frey procedure, the head of the pancreas is cut and a longer passage from the pancreas le....
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Frontotemporal Craniotomy
Frontotemporal craniotomy involves an incision made through the front of the skull and above the eye....
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Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
During functional endoscopic sinus surgery, an endoscope is inserted into the nose and diseased tiss....
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Functional Neck Dissection
Functional neck dissection is performed to eliminate metastatic cancer of the lymph nodes. During th....
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