Pleasing in appearance.

An allied health care professional who specializes in providing custom-made eye, facial, and somatic prostheses.

The art and science of prosthetic restoration of the eye, face, and other parts of the human body.

Referring to the external ear (auricle).

A titanium fixture that is placed into bone and used for the support of prosthetic devices or hearing aids.

An allied health professional who has met competency standards in the field of medical illustration and maintains continuing education.

An unusual condition present at birth.

Surgery performed to reshape normal structures of the body to improve the patient’s appearance and self-esteem.

Related to or involving both the cranium and/or the face.

An artificial substitute for missing or disfigured facial anatomy that restores form and function.

A congenital condition affecting one side of the face that may include malformations of the ear and smaller than normal jaw bones.

A dental specialist who deals with replacement of teeth and other structures of the mouth and face using artificial means.

A congenitally underdeveloped external ear.

Relating to the nose and surrounding anatomy.

Relating to the nose.

Relating to the globe of the eye or eyeball; also refers to an eye prosthesis.

An allied health professional who specializes in prosthetic restoration of the eye.

Relating to the round cavity in which the eye is located; also refers to a prosthesis that replaces the eye and eyelids as well as other surrounding anatomy.

The process of bone growing tightly around titanium fixtures, so that they can be used as an anchor for a prosthetic device.

A prosthesis that includes part of the face not associated with a facial feature.

Adevice that is an artificial substitute for absent or deficient anatomy.

A branch of medicine dealing with the design, production, and use of artificial body parts.

A surgical procedure or prosthetic device performed or created to correct abnormal structures of the body, caused by congenital defects, developmental abnormalities, trauma, infection, tumors, or disease. Reconstructive surgery or prosthetic devices are generally performed or created to improve function, but may also be done to approximate a normal appearance.

Surgical removal of the nose.

An autoimmune disease in which the skin becomes progressively hard and thickened.

A synthetic rubber material that is biocompatible and has desirable properties for use in prosthetics.

Relating to or affecting surface of the body.

A corrosion resistant silvery metallic chemical element whose strength, light weight, and biocompatibility make it an ideal material for implantation into the human body.