nonsurgical

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ surgical.

Adjective

nonsurgical (not comparable)

1. Being medical treatment that does not involve surgery, such as use of drugs or physical therapy.

   Synonyms: nonoperative; medical (in a technical sense thereof)

   Antonyms: surgical, operative

   He desperately tried anything to treat his cancer while avoiding surgery; every nonsurgical technique under the sun: chemotherapy, radiation, weird diets...

   • 2020 August 12, Tatiana Boncompagni, “The New Nose: Is the Bump Back?”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     Gone is the era of the cookie-cutter, ski jump nose. Today’s cosmetic doctors are approaching rhinoplasties with a more artistic, individualized approach, using new surgical and nonsurgical techniques to refine rather than revamp one of the most prominent features of the face.