



Areola: Pigmented skin surrounding the nipple.
Blepharoplasty: Eyelid surgery to improve the appearance of upper eyelids, lower eyelids or both.
Breast augmentation: Also known as augmentation mammaplasty, breast enlargement by
surgery.
Breast reduction: Also known as reduction mammaplasty, reduction of breast size by surgery.
Brow lift: A surgical procedure to correct a low-positioned or sagging brow. Smoothes furrows
across the forehead and between the brows.
Ectropion: When the lower eyelid is rolled outward after eyelid surgery; often a temporary
condition.
Endoscope: A surgical video device sometimes used during brow lift procedures.
Excision: To remove the skin.
General anesthesia: Drugs and/or gases used during an operation to relieve pain and alter consciousness.
Hematoma: Blood pooling beneath the skin.
Intravenous sedation: Sedatives administered by injection into a vein to help you relax.
Liposuction: also called lipoplasty or suction lipectomy, this procedure vacuums out fat from
beneath the skin’s surface to reduce fullness
Local anesthesia: A drug injected directly to the site of an incision during an operation to relieve pain.