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(surgery) The operation of restoring or repairing a cheek which has been wholly or partially destroyed..
Acquired macrostoma, from defects following noma, for instance, is remedied according to the rules for cheiloplasty (see § 31) or meloplasty (see § 33) .
In secondary meloplasty, it is presumed that the patient is several years older than at the time of the primary meloplasty, at least for the routine secondary procedures.
When the original face-lift has been performed and it pulls down on the earlobe, a tight, tapered lobe often follows. It is unsightly and makes difficult a secondary meloplasty without an obvious scar below the lobe.
Use meloplasty when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Meloplasty means (surgery) The operation of restoring or repairing a cheek which has been wholly or partially destroyed..
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Acquired macrostoma, from defects following noma, for instance, is remedied according to the rules for cheiloplasty (see § 31) or meloplasty (see § 33) .
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