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OP

Abbreviation for Operation

In short and in plain language

OP is a German short word for surgery.

In health care, there can be special rules for ads about it.

This can affect photos from before and after on the site of a practice. One example is surgery to change how you look.

Definition
OP is the common German short form for an operation, meaning a surgical procedure. In healthcare, special rules can apply to advertising involving procedures. For practice websites this can affect before-and-after images of cosmetic surgery, for example.