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Surgery, Plastic
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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MeSH Tree Structures
Concepts
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
Allowable Qualifiers
adverse effects (AE)
classification (CL)
economics (EC)
education (ED)
ethics (ES)
history (HI)
instrumentation (IS)
legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)
methods (MT)
mortality (MO)
nursing (NU)
organization & administration (OG)
psychology (PX)
rehabilitation (RH)
standards (ST)
statistics & numerical data (SN)
trends (TD)
veterinary (VE)
Health Occupations [H02]
Medicine [H02.403]
Specialties, Surgical [H02.403.810]
Acute Care Surgery [H02.403.810.104]
Colorectal Surgery [H02.403.810.208]
General Surgery [H02.403.810.300]
Gynecology [H02.403.810.310]
Neurosurgery [H02.403.810.425]
Obstetrics [H02.403.810.450]
Ophthalmology [H02.403.810.468]
Orthognathic Surgery [H02.403.810.481]
Orthopedics [H02.403.810.494]
Otolaryngology [H02.403.810.526]
Surgery, Plastic [H02.403.810.788]
Surgical Oncology [H02.403.810.796]
Thoracic Surgery [H02.403.810.803]
Urology [H02.403.810.860]
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Surgery, Plastic
Preferred
Concept UI
M0020879
Scope Note
The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.
Terms
Surgery, Plastic
Preferred Term
Term UI
T039722
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)
Plastic Surgery
Term UI
T039721
Date
05/06/1991
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1992)
Cosmetic Surgery
Related
Concept UI
M0020880
Terms
Cosmetic Surgery
Preferred Term
Term UI
T039723
Date
11/07/1991
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1993)
Surgery, Cosmetic
Term UI
T039724
Date
11/07/1991
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1993)
Esthetic Surgery
Related
Concept UI
M0020881
Terms
Esthetic Surgery
Preferred Term
Term UI
T039725
Date
11/07/1991
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1993)
Surgery, Esthetic
Term UI
T039726
Date
11/07/1991
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1993)
Reconstructive Surgery
Related
Concept UI
M000756120
Terms
Reconstructive Surgery
Preferred Term
Term UI
T000897797
Date
03/28/2016
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2017)
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