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microsurgeryor micromanipulationSurgical technique for operating on minute structures, with specialized, tiny precision instruments under observation through a microscope, sometimes equipped with cameras to show the operation on a monitor. Microsurgery permits operations that were once impossible—surgery on the delicate bones of the inner and middle ear, reattachment of severed limbs or digits, repair of the retina, and removal of tumours intricately embedded in vital structures. Surgical operations on humans with the aid of a microscope. Dating back to the 1960s, microsurgery is routinely performed to reconstruct damaged tissue by reattaching skin, bone and blood vessels or moving them from one part of the body to another. See microhand. |
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This model combines Leica's premium M520 optics with OptiChrome[TM] technology and Leica's new F40 slim stand with MicroBase[TM] technology, to provide the best viewing, balance, and stability for microsurgery. Kamler is a surgeon in metropolitan New York City who specializes in microsurgery on the hand. Veloz spent two years raising $60,000 of the $100,0000 needed to purchase the surgical equipment that will be used for neurosurgery, ear, nose and throat microsurgery, and plastic and reconstructive surgery, including breast reconstruction. |
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