reconstructive surgery

Reconstructive surgery is in its broadest sense the use of surgery to restore the form and function of the body.Although plastic surgery and plastic surgeons are involved in many aspects of reconstructive surgery, there are other branches of surgery that also perform reconstructive procedures. For example, orthopedic surgeons, reconstruct the hip and other joints, repair tendons such as those in the rotator cuff and perform osteotomies to straighten angulated bones. Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons and Otolaryngologists do reconstructive surgery on faces after trauma and to reconstruct the head and neck after cancer.
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Reconstructive surgery n. Plastic surgery. reconstructive surgery, n surgery to rebuild a structure for functional or esthetic reasons. [more]Reconstructive surgery - Community and Resources

Noun
1. surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
(synonym) plastic surgery, anaplasty
(hypernym) operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process
(hyponym) abdominoplasty, tummy tuck

Surgery that is done to reshape or rebuild (reconstruct) a part of the body changed by previous surgery.