beltplasty
n.— «Dr. Boris Goldman performed what’s called a beltplasty. “What we do is we actually remove redundant skin and fat from the lower abdomen usually in people who’ve lost a lot of weight.”» —“Beltplasty cosmetic surgery” in Danbury WTNH-TV (New Haven, Conn.) Mar. 9, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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