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Saline
Salt water; used as replacement fluid during surgery, or in tumescent solution for anesthesia
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Scar
A permanent mark containing connective tissue that results from the body's response to injury
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Scar revision
Any of a variety of procedures to improve the appearance and/or orientation of scars
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Sclerotherapy
A technique for treating dilated veins by injecting a solution that irritates and collapses the vessel
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Sebaceous gland
Oil producing gland of the skin
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Sebaceous hyperplasia
Overgrowth of oil glands causing bumps on the skin
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Seborrheic dermatitis
Greasy, red areas of skin caused by irritation of the sebaceous glands
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Seborrheic keratosis
Light tan to dark brown wart like growths that characteristically appear "stuck on" to the surface of the skin
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Sebum
Oil from sebaceous glands
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Seroma
An accumulation of fluid within the tissues
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Silicone sheeting
A dressing made of silicone material that is placed over a raised scar to soften and flatten it
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Sinus
A hollow area in the bone
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Skin resurfacing
A surgical procedure that removes upper skin layers to produce new skin
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Skin tag
A benign fleshy growth commonly found on the neck, under the arms, and on the eyelid
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Spider angioma
A cluster of tiny blood vessles that radiate from a central point
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Spider vein
Non-essential superficial dilated veins that lie just beneath the skin
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Squamous cell
A keratin producing cell of the epidermis
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Squamous cell carncinoma
A malignant form of skin cancer of the squamous cell; more common in smokers and with sun exposure
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Static wrinkles
Wrinkles that are present when the muscle is at rest
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Steroid
An anti-inflammatory drug
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Stria (striae, pl.)
Stretch mark(s)
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Subciliary
Beneath the eyelashes; refers to an incision through the skin used for lower eyelid surgery
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Subcutaneous
Beneath the skin
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Subcutaneous technique
In facelift surgery,a surgical procedure that tightens skin without removing any tissue underneath it
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Submental
Beneath the chin
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Sun protection factor (SPF)
Used to indicate the effectiveness of sunscreen in preventing sunburn;the number indicates how many times normal one can stay in the sun before burning
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Sunblock
A cream that reflects ultraviolet radiation. Usually containing zinc oxide or titanium dioxide
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Sunscreen
A cream that absorbs ultraviolet radiation
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Superior
Refers to being positioned above something
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Suture
To close a wound surgically; the stitch that joins together the edges of an incision
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Sweat gland
A gland that secretes perspiration through a pore in the skin
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Symmetric
Equal and balanced when one side is compared to the other
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