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Abdominoplasty - Tummy Tucka Costs
Abdominoplasty & Tummy Tuck in our Health Information Encyclopedia is a surgical procedure in which excess skin and fat in the abdominal area is removed and abdominal muscles are tightened, and causes weight loss. Abdominoplasty is cosmetic surgery procedure that treats loose or sagging abdominal skin. Because abdominoplasty is an elective cosmetic surgery procedure, health insurance policies don't cover abdominoplasty.
Hemangioma Excision Surgery
Hemangioma excision is the use of surgical techniques to remove benign tumors made up of blood vessels that are often located within the skin. Strawberry hemangiomas are often called strawberry birthmarks. Hemangioma surgery involves the removal of the abnormal growth in a way that minimizes both physical and psychological scarring of the patient.
Purpose Almost all hemangiomas will undergo a long, slow regression, known as involution, without treatment. The end result of involution is pot
Scar Revision Surgery
Scar revision surgery refers to a group of procedures that are done to partially remove scar tissue following surgery or injury, or to make the scar(s) less noticeable. The specific procedure that is performed depends on the type of scar; its cause, location, and size; and the characteristics of the patient's skin. Scar revision surgery is performed to improve the appearance of the patient’s face or other body part, but it is also done to restore or improve functioning when the formation o
Liposuction & Lipoplasty & Cosmetic Surgery
As a Health Information Encyclopedia, We say that Liposuction, also known as lipoplasty or suction-assisted lipectomy, is cosmetic surgery performed to remove unwanted deposits of fat from under the skin. The surgeon sculpts and re-contours a body by removing excess fat deposits that is resistant to reduction by diet or exercise. The loss of fat cells is permanent. Smoother, pleasing body contours without excessive bulges
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Hair Loss Treatment & Hair Transplantation
Hair transplantation is a surgical procedure used to treat baldness, hair loss (alopecia). Tiny patches of scalp are removed from the back and sides of the head; implanted in the bald spots in front and top of head. Hair transplantation is a cosmetic procedure in hair loss treatment performed on men and occasionally on women who have significant hair loss, thinning hair, or bald spots where hair no longer grows.
Limb Salvage Surgery
Limb salvage Definition Limb salvage surgery is a type of surgery primarily performed to remove bone and soft-tissue cancers occurring in limbs in order to avoid amputation. Purpose Limb salvage surgery is performed to remove cancer and avoid amputation, while preserving the patient’s appearance and the greatest possible degree of function in the affected limb. The procedure is most commonly performed for bone
Pancreas Transplantation
Pancreas transplantation - Definition Pancreas transplantation is a surgical procedure in which a diseased pancreas is replaced with a healthy pancreas that has been obtained from an immunologically compatible cadavear or living donor. Purpose The pancreas secretes insulin that regulates glucose (blood sugar) metabolism. Patients with type I diabetes have experienced partial or complete damage to the insulin- producing b
Incisional Hernia Repair Diagnosis Preparation
Diagnosis / Preparation Diagnosis Reviewing the patient’s symptoms and
medical history are the first steps in diagnosing an incisional hernia. All
prior surgeries will be discussed. The doctor will ask how much pain the patient
is experiencing, when it was first noticed, and how it has progressed. The
doctor will palpate (touch) the area, looking for any abnormal bulging or mass,
and may ask the patient to cough
Laser Eye Treatment & Iridotomy
If laser eye treatment, laser iridotomy is indicated, the surgeon must first determine if and how angle is occluded. Eye is anesthetized and the aonioscopic lens, which enables surgeon to see the interior of the eye, is placed on the front of eye. Risk of laser iridotomy (laser eye treatment) is an increase in intraocular pressure.
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Prostate Cancer Treatment
Mainstay of prostate cancer treatment is hormone therapy, with cytotoxic chemotherapy in reserve and novel treatments like growth factor inhibitors, angiogenesis inhibitors, immunotherapy, and gene therapy in development.
Impotence Treatment
Psychosexual impotence therapy aims to understand and address underlying psychological issues, and provides information and treatment in the form of sex education, instruction on improving partner communication skills, cognitive therapy, and behavioural therapy (programmed re-learning of couple's sexual relationship). Phosphodiesterase type-5 (PDE5) inhibitors: sildenafil (Viagra); tadalafil (Cialis); vardenafil (Levitra). PDE5 inhibitors enhance cavernosal smooth muscle relaxation and erection by blocking the breakdown of cGMP. Sexual stimulus is still required to initiate events. Side-effects: headache; flushing; visual disturbance.
Kidney Stones Medical Therapy
Kidney stones: medical therapy (dissolution therapy) Uric acid and cystine
stones are potentially suitable for dissolution therapy. Calcium within either
stone type reduces the chances of successful dissolution. Uric acid
stones Urine is frequently supersaturated with uric acid (derived from a
purine-rich diet i.e. animal protein). 50% of patients who form uric acid stones
have gout. The other 50% do so
Male Infertility
male infertility Definition of infertility Failure of conception after at least 12 months of unprotected intercourse. The chance of a normal couple conceiving is estimated at 20 - 25% per month, 75% by 6 months, and 90% at 1 year. Epidemiology Up to 50% of infertility is due to male factors. Up to 25% of couples may be affected at some point in their reproductive years. Pathophysiology Failure of fert
Suprapubic Catheterization
suprapubic catheterization - Indications Failed urethral catheterization in urinary retention; preferred site for long-term catheters. Long-term urethral catheters commonly lead to acquired hypospadias in males (ventral splitting of glans penis) and patulous urethra in females (leading to frequent balloon expulsion and bypassing of urine around the catheter). Hence, suprapubic site is preferred for long-term catheters. B
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