The skin is the largest organ in the human body, and it is also the most prone to injury. It is exposed to the elements and risks of injury on a continuous basis, and it is not uncommon to hear about people with serious skin injuries or conditions that require replacement of the skin. Often,...
If you think plastic surgeons are a recent evolution of a modern science then think again. Plastic surgery has a long history that started thousands of years ago. The early beginnings of plastic surgery started more than 4,000 years ago and it usually came in the form of correcting injuries in...
Maxillary surgery is a procedure done to rectify problems with the upper jaw. These abnormalities may be due to congenital factors - a cleft palate, for example. Children who are born with this deformity need to undergo maxillary surgery at an early age in order for the procedure to work best....
Every cell in the human body contains the all the genetic material necessary to grow, from conception to death. Newly created cells, which have not yet developed enough to specialize, are called stem cells. Stem cells are cells that may still develop into any kind of body cell. There is great...
