Reconstructive surgery is a broad term that refers to surgical procedures that are required to correct or repair parts of the body due to various reasons. These reasons could be defects that are inborn (birth defects), results of an illness, or results of trauma or injury. Reconstructive surgery...
Not everyone is blessed with 20/20 vision, and many people who have faulty vision has considered undergoing laser eye surgery at some point. Laser eye surgery is also called LASIK, and makes use of a tightly focused beam of light to correct vision problems. Much like any other type of surgery,...
Careers within the health care industry are expected to expand into a record number of job opportunities. Health care careers dominate eight of the top ten highest paying occupations and offer a variety of employment possibilities with ample salaries. During May 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
The idea of getting a Tommy John Surgery would be sobering for anyone let alone a world class pitching phenom like Stephen Strasburg. Stephen Strasburg went through a plethora of mixed emotions when the news of a Tommy John Surgery for him was confirmed. Apparently, Stephen Strasburg is done for...
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...
While promoting her new reality series with Harry Hamlin, Lisa Rinna revealed that she recently had lip reduction surgery to make her signature trout pout smaller. The Lisa Rinna before and after pictures show the results of the lip surgery.
Cosmetic surgery is a specialization in the field of medicine, which aims to restore, correct, or alter a physical feature. The goal in doing so is to make things more aesthetically appealing either for enhancement or for restoration. Cosmetic surgery is a rather broad field that covers an array...
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....
Finding out that you need to undergo surgery is bad enough. The idea of being cut open and sewn back together is not exactly a pleasant thought, you have to admit. For many people, once they find out that they need to undergo surgery, they need a little bit of time to get used to the idea. Now,...
Barbara Walters announced this morning on The View that she will be undergoing heart surgery later this week. Walters had not told anyone of the upcoming procedure, despite having known for some time that she would need surgery for a faulty valve. Walters believed that the timing of the heart...
