How to Use nonsurgical in a Sentence

nonsurgical

adjective
  • In the nonsurgical realm, botulinum toxins, fillers, and lasers saw the greatest spike.
    Jolene Edgar, refinery29.com, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The good news is that there are some treatments, both surgical and nonsurgical, which may be able to provide you with relief.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Make sure your physician tells you what the nonsurgical options are, Finlayson said.
    Judith Graham, CNN, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Liquid nonsurgical nose jobs that use filler to alter the shape of the nose are trending in particular.
    Yasmine Summan, refinery29.com, 11 May 2021
  • Mifepristone is still allowed to be sent through the mail to assist in nonsurgical abortions.
    Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner, 9 May 2023
  • In the pre-Roe era, safe, reliable, nonsurgical ways to end a pregnancy didn’t exist.
    Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2022
  • There are many different types of nonsurgical anti-aging treatments available that can help to improve the look of lines and wrinkles, sun spots, and even loose skin.
    Dr. Leslie Baumann, miamiherald, 21 Dec. 2017
  • The best way to decide which nonsurgical skin-tightening option is best for you is to talk to an experienced doctor.
    Dr. Leslie Baumann, miamiherald, 21 Aug. 2017
  • Redick has been dealing with right heel soreness, which required a nonsurgical procedure, since March 4.
    Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 10 Apr. 2021
  • Ginsburg, 87, will return to the hospital over the next few weeks for outpatient followup and a nonsurgical procedure to remove the gallstone.
    Harold Maass, TheWeek, 7 May 2020
  • Now, for those wanting to avoid the pain or expense of surgery, a number of nonsurgical virginity products have become available to purchase.
    Neda Taghinejadi, Wired, 13 Feb. 2022
  • CoolSculpting is a nonsurgical fat-reduction procedure that works by freezing fat cells, which the body then eliminates through waste.
    Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Aleph starts with a small sample from an animal (a Holstein cow, for the ribeye prototype) acquired in a nonsurgical procedure that provides enough cells for thousands of tons of meat.
    Paul Tullis, Town & Country, 2 May 2021
  • Some of these devices -- which can look like gas masks -- have received an emergency use authorization and can be used in nonsurgical settings during shortages of N95 masks.
    Sara Ashley O'Brien, CNN, 4 Aug. 2021
  • With muscle relaxers and fillers, Lee delivers a quick, nonsurgical eye lift.
    Allure Staff, Allure, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Surgery for spinal stenosis is considered when nonsurgical options have not been effective and when symptoms are bad enough to justify surgery.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The current policy allows four weeks paid leave for a birthing parent that has a nonsurgical delivery and six weeks for a surgical delivery.
    A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2023
  • At the heart of their argument: The majority of the 14 patients were given 10 times the amount of fentanyl that would be the norm in a nonsurgical hospital setting, according to medical experts.
    NBC News, 21 Apr. 2022
  • With more and more people electing to not go under the knife, cosmetic spa treatments that give you natural looking results with nonsurgical procedures are at the top of many people’s to-do lists this month.
    Kristina Corrales, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Its dodgy, outsider status perhaps permitted greater risks and leaps of faith than were available to nonsurgical physicians, who still found themselves making inchworm progress from the dictates of Hippocrates and Galen.
    Laura Kolbe, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2018
  • Studies on which nonsurgical treatments work best for male-pattern baldness have been limited, leaving men at a loss as to the most effective solution.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Prosecutors argued over the course of five weeks that Husel intended to speed up the deaths of the patients and was prescribing inappropriate amounts of the painkiller for a nonsurgical situation.
    Paul Best, Fox News, 18 Apr. 2022
  • Instead what would be at risk are all the nonsurgical sites that provide other medical and contraception services.
    Samantha Young, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2017
  • The clinic offers only nonsurgical abortions, up to 10 weeks of gestation.
    Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Susan Clayton, who owns a small business selling nonsurgical masks in Baltimore, also worries about slow mail.
    NBC News, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Diagnose and provide nonsurgical treatment for a wide range of diseases and injuries of internal organ systems.
    Zachary Smith, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2022
  • The two retailers are donating their employees’ time and materials to make nonsurgical masks, gowns and scrubs starting Wednesday.
    Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2020
  • Also known by the trademark name CoolSculpting, this nonsurgical alternative requires no anaesthesia, and a single session lasts only about half an hour.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2021
  • Under his language, surgical medical treatments for trans youths would still be barred but some nonsurgical treatment options would be allowed with parental consent.
    Bruce Schreiner, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Fat-dissolving injections, sometimes called lipolysis injections, are nonsurgical procedures that aim to melt away small amounts of fat beneath the skin.
    Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 21 Dec. 2023

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