### activity | operation:

Abdominoplasty
* common operation in plastic surgery.
* cosmetic procedure.
* does have limitations.
* involves the surgical removal of excess fat and loose skin on the abdomen.
* is almost always cosmetic surgery
  - done using a general anaesthetic
* removes excess skin, fat and tightens tummy muscles.
* results in a smaller waistline and a flatter tummy with greater muscle tone.
* usually takes three or four hours, depending on the extent of work required.

### activity | operation:

Ablation
* Most ablation occurs by calving or bottom melting of ice shelves.
* also occurs by calving where glaciers terminate along the shoreline.
* destroys the heart tissue that causes the arrhythmia.
* is also combined with a pacemaker to treat Atrial fibrillation
  - an operation
  - erosion
  - local therapy that treats a tumor without removing it
  - the technical term used to describe the removal of material from the donor sheet
  - used to treat most PSVTs, atrial flutter, and some atrial and ventricular tachycardias
* natural and seasonal part of glacier life.
* process that includes sublimation and erosive wear of glacier ice.

### activity | operation | ablation:

Catheter ablation
* Most catheter ablations utilize radiofrequency energy to heat the tip of a special catheter.
* is an invasive procedure that takes three to five hours
  - available to treat some arrhythmias
* is performed for a variety of arrhythmias
  - in a catheterization laboratory with the patient under sedation

Cholecystectomy
* cures acute cholecystitis and biliary colic in nearly all patients.
* is ablation

### activity | operation | ablation | cholecystectomy:

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
* can disseminate in-situ carcinoma of the gallbladder.
* involves a significant amount of bleeding within the surgical field.
* is cholecystectomy
* is now a common procedure in Japan
  - the procedure of choice for symptomatic gallbladder disease
* new alternative procedure for gallbladder removal
  - way of surgically removing the gallbladder
* relatively new alternative procedure for gallbladder removal.
* safe and effective treatment of gallbladder disease.
* uses several small incisions instead of one large one.

### activity | operation | ablation | endarterectomy:

Carotid endarterectomy
* can reduce the risk of stroke in selected patients.
* sounds like, and is, a big medical term.

### activity | operation | ablation:

Endometrial ablation
* can frequently replace hysterectomy for the treatment of bleeding disorders.
* destroys the lining of the uterus to stop or reduce menstrual bleeding.
* first line option in surgical treatment.
* involves removal of the uterine lining by burning it away or by vaporizing it.
* is an outpatient procedure, allowing the patient to go home the same day
  - performed in the operating room
* new method for treating heavy bleeding in younger patients.
* procedure which destroys the lining of the uterus.
* safe, effective alternative to hysterectomy.
* special operative hysterectomy for many patients.

Hysterectomy
* Hysterectomies are a very normal procedure, but they are an invasion of women's health
  - the most common surgical procedure performed in the United States
* is ablation
  - surgical treatments

Laser ablation
* is preferavle to cryotherapy on the cervix because of less potential stenosis.
* uses short pulses of high peak power to rapidly heat and vaporize a sample.

Lumpectomy
* Lumpectomies also require follow-up radiation
  - are ablation
* entails removing only the cancerous tumor and surrounding lump of breast tissue.
* removes just the breast lump and is followed by radiation therapy
  - only the breast lump and a surrounding margin of normal tissue

Orchiectomy
* relatively simple surgery that is usually performed as an outpatient procedure.
* routine surgical procedure that usually has no long-term complications.