What is Mastopexy: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...on women who meet the following factors: Older age – As a person ages, the skin’s elasticity begins to wane. The skin may then be unable to hold the breasts...
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What is Fat Transfer: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...cheeks, and the jaw line as the skin in these areas sags and appears sunken due to loss of volume. This can be exacerbated by the development of loose skin...
What is Keyhole Surgery?
...person’s skin will first be cleaned, before a number of small incisions are made through the skin. If the laparoscopy is only for diagnosis rather than to treat a specific...
Breast Problems Other Than Cancer: Cysts, Mastitis, and More
...breast. It’s often associated with nursing, specifically when milk ducts clog or the skin of the nipple breaks. Other causes include skin conditions or piercings on or around the nipple...
Spider Vein Treatment
Spider Vein Treatment Spider veins, also known as telangiectasias, are a condition in which small, thin veins appear near the surface of the skin that looks like spider webs. The...
Keyhole Surgery
...complications such as infection, hernia, and cellulitis, a bacterial infection of the skin and tissues beneath the skin, is also lessened. Reduced recovery time: The necessary recovery time after keyhole surgery...
What is Onychomycosis (Fungal Nail Infection)?
...These symptoms could also indicate that an individual is suffering from nail psoriasis, a chronic autoimmune skin disease that can affect the skin under the nail. Nail psoriasis is more...
What is Colostomy: Overview, Benefits, and Expected Results
...the opening sutured to the skin. In this procedure, the stoma is usually temporary and the bowel is still continuous posteriorly. Double barrel colostomy. This is usually performed in conjunction...
Chemotherapy Side-Effects
...drinking. They can also become easily infected. If necessary, doctors can prescribe painkillers or other appropriate treatments. Skin and nail problems Dry, itchy, discolored, or sore skin can result from...
What is an Allergist?
...discomfort or it can cause life-threatening attacks in which breathing stops altogether. Atopic and Contact Dermatitis/Hives/Skin Allergies Atopic and contact dermatitis, eczema, and hives are skin conditions that can be caused by...