suprafascial

English

Etymology

From supra- +‎ fascial.

Adjective

suprafascial (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Above the fascia
   • 2015 July 12, Michele Grieco et al., “Analysis of Complications in Postbariatric Abdominoplasty: Our Experience”, in Plastic Surgery International‎^[1], volume 2015, →DOI:

     After the surgical incision of the skin, suprafascial dissection was carried out up to the xiphoid, with a lateral extension depending on the desired magnitude of medial skin shift.