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Dermabrasion
A technique of mechanical buffing or sanding of the skin to remove the superficial layers and improve imperfections such as wrinkles and scars
Dermatitis
Inflammation of the skin
Dermatochalasis
Lax skin characterized by skin redundancy or folding, especially of the upper eyelids
Dermatoplasty
Plastic surgery of the skin
Dermis
The layer of the skin beneath the epidermis comprised of a tough matrix of collagen and elastin
Dog ear deformity
A mound of excess skin located at the ends of an incision
Double lumen impant
A breast implant containing a shell of silicone surrounded by an adjustable space where saline is added; also called a Becker implant, named after the inventor
Dysplastic nevus
An atypical mole that may be a precursor of malignant melanoma



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