lipoinjection

English

Etymology

From lipo- +‎ injection.

Noun

lipoinjection (countable and uncountable, plural lipoinjections)

1. (cosmetic surgery) The injection of fat tissue obtained by liposuction.
   • 2003, Rhoda S. Narins, Safe Liposuction and Fat Transfer, →ISBN, page 346:

     Alternatively, contour depressions can be corrected by autologous lipoinjections harvested from local or distant donor areas.

   • 2010, Elizabeth Hall-Findlay, Gregory Evans, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Breast, →ISBN:

     Lipoinjection can be performed at the same time as implant removal.

Translations

injection of fat tissue

• Spanish: lipoinyección f