reconstructive surgery
noun
: surgery to restore function or normal appearance by reconstructing defective organs or parts
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In a news conference Tuesday, Rogers reported that the incident left her blind in one eye — likely permanently — and mentioned that reconstructive surgery on her eyelid would be necessary.
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Aug. 2024
This is not Notre-Dame’s first reconstructive surgery.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2024
She’s since undergone another two-and-a-half-hour reconstructive surgery, but is expected to have scars for life.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Police said the man who was shot in the face was released from the hospital on Tuesday after undergoing reconstructive surgery.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
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Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Aug. 2024
This is not Notre-Dame’s first reconstructive surgery.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2024
She’s since undergone another two-and-a-half-hour reconstructive surgery, but is expected to have scars for life.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Police said the man who was shot in the face was released from the hospital on Tuesday after undergoing reconstructive surgery.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Reconstructive surgery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconstructive%20surgery. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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