{"id":39884,"date":"2018-12-14T11:37:21","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T10:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.yuveo.eu\/lexikon\/augmentation-a-tissue-building-procedure\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T11:08:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:08:49","slug":"augmentation-a-tissue-building-procedure","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/lexikon\/augmentation-a-tissue-building-procedure\/","title":{"rendered":"Augmentation &#8211; a tissue-building procedure"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_22847\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22847\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22847 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.yuveo.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wangen-korrektur-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Cheek correction, augmentation\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wangen-korrektur-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wangen-korrektur-1.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22847\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cheek correction with cheek implants is a reconstructive operation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Terminology:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"inhalt\">\n<p>The word <strong>augmentation<\/strong> (= enlargement, build-up; verb = to augment) comes from the Latin word<em> augmen<\/em>, which means to increase. This generally refers to all operations (not only in plastic surgery) in which tissue or body parts are built up in some way. <\/p>\n<h2>Examples of augmentations:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Augmentation plastic surgery<\/strong>: &#8216;plastik&#8217; (Greek for malleable): In principle, this refers to all procedures to fill defects (accidents, malignant tumors, &#8230;) or to build up (or <strong>enlarge<\/strong>) areas of the body: <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.yuveo.eu\/op\/brust-op\/brustvergoesserung\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.yuveo.eu\/op\/kopf\/kinnkorrektur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chin<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.yuveo.eu\/op\/kopf\/wangenkorrektur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cheeks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.yuveo.eu\/op\/koerper\/wadenvergroesserung\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Calves<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.yuveo.eu\/op\/pokorrektur\/poimplantate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Po<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Related topics and articles:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.yuveo.eu\/op\/brust-op\/brustimplantate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breast implants<\/a><br \/>\nThe days of thin-walled and smooth breast implants with a honey-like silicone content and a shelf life of approx. 10-12 years are a thing of the past &#8230;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.yuveo.eu\/falten\/faltenbehandlung-hyaluronsaeure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hyaluronic acid<\/a> can also be used to build up tissue, particularly in the facial area.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.yuveo.eu\/lexikon\/macrolane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Macrolane\u2122<\/a> is a highly cross-linked hyaluronic acid that can also be used to shape the body &#8211; e.g. to enlarge the breasts (no longer the case), calves, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Augmentation generally refers to all operations in which tissue or body parts are augmented in any way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","encyclopedia-tag":[117,118],"class_list":["post-39884","encyclopedia","type-encyclopedia","status-publish","hentry","encyclopedia-tag-augmentation","encyclopedia-tag-gewebeaufbau"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia\/39884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/encyclopedia"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"encyclopedia-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yuveo.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/encyclopedia-tag?post=39884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}