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A-Z LIST
Surgeries, Conditions & Terms

A-Z LIST terms are provided to aid in the selection, use and understanding of Products shown on this website. Plain English Descriptions of medical terms are only a layperson's guide for identifying garment options - they are not a medical description or option. When searching, terms can be filtered by the following categories:

CONDITION   Such as lymphoedema, hernia and pregnancy, where a garment can aid treatment, management and wellbeing.

DEFINED TERM   Such as what it means when a product is classified as Available, Seasonal or By Order, and terms used in Terms & Conditions documents.

PRODUCT TERM   Such as Type (Body Suit, Compression Bra, Breast Form), Style (body coverage), Components (fasteners, straps) and Performance (Free of harmful chemicals), Body Measurements and Sizing Chart.

MEDICAL TERM   Such as Apron, Augmentation, Bilateral, Incision and Symmetry that are related to listed Surgeries or Conditions.

SURGERY   Such as Augmentation Mammoplasty (Breast Augmentation), Brachioplasty (Arm Lift) and Gynecomastia Surgery (Male Breast Reduction) where a garment can aid recovery or lifestyle and wellbeing after surgery.

Terms can also be sorted alphabetically by Commonly Called (layperson term) or by Technical Term (likely medical terminology).

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Filter by Category   Click on the 'Filter by' dropdown menu.
Sort in Alphabetical Order   Click on either the 'Common Called' or 'Technical Term' heading.
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Plain English Description
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Ear
Ear Measurement
Around the back of the head, over the ears and forehead.
More Information
Go to STUDIO RANGE, select an appropriate garment and see the measuring illustration.
Ear Correction Surgery
Otoplasty
Setting protruding ears closer to the head, reducing the size of larger ears and/or correcting mis-shaped ears.
Garment Suggestions
Face, Neck, Chin & Ears
Embolism
Embolism
Obstruction of a blood vessel by a foreign substance (air bubble, amniotic fluid, globules of fat, chemicals etc) or blood clot that travels through the bloodstream to block a blood vessel.
Epigastric Hernia
Epigastric Hernia
When fatty tissue protrudes through a weakness in the abdominal wall, above the belly button and below the sternum of the rib cage.
Product Suggestion
Binders
Episiotomy
Perineotomy
An incision of the perineum and the posterior vaginal wall to quickly enlarge the opening for the baby to pass through.
See to Perineal Trauma.
Expander-to-Implant Breast Reconstruction
Tissue Expander to Implant Breast Reconstruction
Using a tissue expander (empty breast implant that is gradually inflated) to stretch the skin and tissue to create the space for a breast implant.
Garment Suggestions
Breast Reconstruction
Expanders
Tissue Expanders
An empty breast implant that is gradually inflated with saline or air to stretch the skin and tissue to create the space for a breast implant.
Explants
Breast Implant Removal
Removing breast implants.
Garment Suggestions
Breast Implant Removal
Extender
Extender
A swatch of material with one column of ‘hooks’ and several columns of ‘eyes’ that can be fitted into the ‘hook and eye’ fastener to increase the size of the garment. The number of rows, and the ‘gauge’ or spacing of each row of ‘hook and eyes’, must match that of the garment.
Product Suggestion
Fashion Bra Extender
Compression Bra Extender
Compression Garment Extender

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