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plastic surgeon

(PLAS-tik SIR-jun)

A doctor who does special types of surgery to improve how you look. Examples of plastic surgery are breast reconstruction after mastectomy and repairing tissue after an accident. Face lifts and "nose jobs" are also examples.

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