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A deep inferior epigastric perforator flap procedure restores the shape of a breast using belly fat. It's also called a flap procedure. During the operation, a surgeon removes some of the belly skin, fat and blood vessels. The surgeon uses the tissue from the belly to create a breast.
The four heart valves are the mitral valve, the tricuspid valve, the pulmonary valve and the aortic valve. Each valve has flaps — called leaflets for the mitral and tricuspid valves and cusps for the aortic and pulmonary valves. These flaps should open and close once during each heartbeat.
During LASIK eye surgery, an eye surgeon creates a flap in the cornea — the transparent, dome-shaped surface of the eye that accounts for a large part of the eye's bending or refracting power (A). Then the surgeon uses a laser to reshape the cornea, which corrects the refraction problems in the eye (B).
The surgeon creates a flap from the rectal wall before removing the fistula's internal opening. The flap is then used to cover the repair. This procedure can reduce the amount of sphincter muscle that is cut.
Flap surgery, also called pocket reduction surgery. Your periodontist makes cuts in your gums to carefully fold back the tissue. This exposes the tooth roots for more effective scaling and root planing.
Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is a common surgery that's used to treat urinary problems that are caused by an enlarged prostate. An instrument called a resectoscope is placed through the tip of the penis.
Now the most commonly performed eye laser surgery, LASIK involves creating a partial-thickness corneal flap and using an excimer laser to reshape the cornea. The flap is then placed back into its original position.
A preventive mastectomy is surgery to prevent breast cancer. It involves removing the breast tissue from both breasts in someone who doesn't have breast cancer. It's also called a prophylactic mastectomy or risk-reducing mastectomy. It might be an option if you have a high risk of breast cancer.
The goal of Mohs surgery is to remove all of the skin cancer without hurting the healthy skin around it. Mohs surgery allows the surgeon to be sure that all the cancer is gone. This makes it more likely that the cancer is cured. It reduces the need for other treatments or more surgery.
Overview. Ear reconstruction is surgery to repair or rebuild the external part of the ear, called the auricle or pinna. This surgery may be done to correct an irregularity of the outer ear that is present at birth (congenital defect).