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Medical aesthetics terms starting with "L"

5 terms

Skin Resurfacing (Laser & Energy)

Laser Hair Removal

Laser epilation; Based on the principle of selective photothermolysis, it is a medical aesthetic procedure that targets the hair follicles containing melanin and causes thermal damage to the bulb, bulge and stem cells through the laser beam, providing permanent hair reduction.

Core Term · 2,904 words
Fillers & Volumetric Treatments

Lip Filler

Lip filler; It is an aesthetic injection treatment that uses hyaluronic acid-based fillers and is injected into the lip vermilion border, cupid's bow, labial tubercles and oral commisure areas, increasing lip volume, shape and definition.

Core Term · 4,799 words
Region-Specific Treatments

Lipolysis

Lipolysis is a non-invasive body-contouring treatment in which localized subcutaneous fat deposits are targeted by non-surgical methods (deoxycholic acid injection, cryolipolysis, laser lipolysis, focused ultrasound), the adipocytes are broken down and then removed from the body by lymphatic clearance through apoptotic or necrotic mechanisms; it should not be confused with liposuction (surgical fat aspiration).

Core Term · 2,283 words
Liquid Facelift & Combination

Liquid Face Lift

A combined aesthetic procedure that provides full-face non-invasive rejuvenation and restores volume loss and sagging as a result of the application of multiple filler types (hyaluronic acid, calcium hydroxyapatite, poly-L-lactic acid) and botox/neuromodulators with the MD Codes system.

Core Term · 3,225 words