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MeSH Heading: Surgery, Plastic
Tree Number(s): H02.403.810.788
Unique ID: D013518
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013518
Annotation: use for the specialty only; do not confuse with RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES, the technique
Scope Note: The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.
Entry Version: SURG PLASTIC
Entry Term(s): Cosmetic Surgery; Esthetic Surgery; Plastic Surgery; Reconstructive Surgery; Surgery, Cosmetic; Surgery, Esthetic
NLM Classification #: WO 21
See Also: Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; Plastic Surgery Procedures
Public MeSH Note: 1966; for RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY see RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES 2017-2022
History Note: 1966; for RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY use RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES 2017-2022
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2022/04/06

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Surgery, Plastic MeSH Descriptor Data 2025