lipoinjection

English

Etymology

lipo- +‎ injection

Noun

lipoinjection (countable and uncountable, plural lipoinjections)

  1. (cosmetic surgery) The injection of fat tissue obtained by liposuction.
    • 2003, Rhoda S. Narins, Safe Liposuction and Fat Transfer, →ISBN, page 346:
      Alternatively, contour depressions can be corrected by autologous lipoinjections harvested from local or distant donor areas.
    • 2010, Elizabeth Hall-Findlay, Gregory Evans, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Breast, →ISBN:
      Lipoinjection can be performed at the same time as implant removal.

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