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Glossary Results:

Enamel - The hard, white outer layer of the tooth that covers and protects the dentin.

Eyelid Surgery - Eyelid surgery or belpharoplasty is a technique used to correct drooping upper lids and puffy bags below your eyes. It uses a procedure that removes fat along with excess skin and muscle from the upper and lower eyelids to correct the features that make you look older and tired. It is done alone or can be performed in conjunction with other cosmetic procedures such as a facelift or a browlift.

Elastin - Elastin is protein found in yellow elastic connective tissue. Chains of elastin molecules form rubberlike fibers like a bunch of rubber bands. The molecules stretch when pull and recoil when the pull is relaxed. Elastin works in partnership with collagen to give our tissues both structure and elasticity. Normally the body stops making elastin once the body matures.

Epidermis - The epidermis is the most superficial layer of the skin. The epidermis does not contain blood vessels.