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  • Saline implants: Breast implants filled with a salt water solution.
  • Sclerotherapy: Sclerosing solution injected into a vein, causing it to collapse and fade from view.
  • SGAP flap: Superior Gluteal Artery perforator flap, which takes tissue from the buttock.
  • Silicone implants: Breast implants filled with an elastic gel solution.
  • Simple linear veins: Veins which appear as thin, separate lines, and are commonly seen on the inner knee or on the face.
  • Skin graft: A surgical procedure used for skin cancer. Healthy skin is removed from one area of the body and relocated to the wound site. A suture line is positioned to follow the natural creases and curves of the face if possible, to minimize the appearance of the resulting scar.
  • Skin resurfacing: Treatment to improve the texture, clarity and overall appearance of your skin.
  • Soft tissue augmentation: The use of injectable fillers to restore volume and your youthful appearance.
  • Spider-shaped veins: A group of veins radiating outward from a dark central point.
  • Spider veins: Small clusters of red, blue or purple veins that appear in the skin on the thighs, calves and ankles.
  • Stahl’s ear: An ear that is distorted in shape due to an abnormal fold of cartilage.
  • Suction lipectomy: Another term for liposuction.
  • Support hose: Special stockings that compress your legs, typically used for varicose veins and post-surgical conditions.
  • Sutures: Stitches used by surgeons to hold skin and tissue together.
  • Syndactyly: When fingers are fused together.

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