Most surgical patients don't know that before their operation begins, a laborious process called an instrument count is down. This procedure includes counting each piece of sterile equipment that will be used during the procedure. The count must be done by a registered nurse and the sterile nurse or scrub nurse. (In some jurisdictions, a scrub nurse can be unlicensed personnel called a scrub technician.)As each tray of instruments...more
Joint pains is a common problem for the aging people. The painful knees, for example, make the individuals suffer immensely. With miraculous development in medical science, several methods of treatment have emerged to help the patients get rid of the painful knee ailment. Medications apart, rehab centers also exist, where the patients are supported to perform some specific regular activities as per the prescription of the doctors...more
Crepey eyelids which means crepey skin over the eyelids. Can this type of eyelids be treated with eyelid surgery? This question was asked by a woman at realself to awell known New York Cosmetic Surgeon Dr. Amiya Prasad.Question in her words,"I have crepey loose skin in my eye area mostly on my eyelids, I wonder if having a Blepharoplasty can fix the crepey skin problem. Are there any options besides eyelid surgery to fix my crepey eyelids?"Dr. Prasad who has offices at New York City and Garden City answers this question in a simple and understandable way. He says that crepey skin on eyelids may be of different causes from environmental to severe smoking. He also adds that creepiness is usually talking about texture at that area.Dr. Prasad says"Well when you look at the skin of your eyelids and you describing creepiness, you usually talking about texture and certainly eyelid skin surgery where moving skin may not be indicated however very often there is combination of excess skin which is overlapping and crepey skin which is very often due to combination of genetics, hereditary, age, sun exposure, environmental exposure and severe smoking. "He also says that"If the...more
Cosmetic surgery is one of the two branches of surgery, along with plastic surgery, and the two are inseparable and carry the same principles and have the same goals. Designed to reshape the forms of the body that nature has made imperfect or that life has altered, cosmetic surgery is a medical discipline in its own right. The techniques used in...more
If you are like me and suffering from a Hiatal hernia, I don't have to tell you what kind of problem this can cause. I have spent about 6 months now trying to figure out what was wrong with me because I had heartburn so bad I didn't know what to do. I would try my usual medicine like Tums, Mylanta, and Rolaids but the heartburn kept...more
Hip replacement surgery is a key to get rid off all the pains that trouble you as a result of osteoarthritis. Arthritis is described as the painful condition of the joints. When one suffers from this disease, it is really very difficult to bear the pain that is caught by the body joints. However, certain exercise schedules are prescribed by your doctor that you are expected to follow seriously before undergoing this surgery. In fact, this surgery involves several techniques to be adopted to operate a patient based on his health condition. Some of these methods include posterior approach, lateral approach, antero-lateral approach, anterior hip replacement approach, and minimally invasive approach.Among all these available techniques for hip replacement surgery, the anterior hip replacement is most preferable because of it being the least invasive alternative. This is the attempt in which the surgeon is allowed to approach the hip joint from the front portion, which is not possible in case of either posterior that allows from back or even anterior from the side portions. In fact, it has been clearly proved that this technique reduces pain to a great extent and takes comparatively...more
There is no person in this world who does not want to look good. Every person in this world wants to look good and presentable whether male or female. Earlier, beauty was god gifted but now with the help of advancement in the field of medical...more
Have you ever heard of Eyelid surgery? Such surgeries are done to remove surfeit skin from the upper eyelids and also reduce slackness from lower eyelid. As age grows the skin starts losing its softness. This causes wrinkles due to loosing of skin...more
You stay in shape, you eat right, and you live a healthy lifestyle. You have energy and vigor, yet your face tells a different story. Drooping eyelids and bags under eyes give you a perpetual tired, worn out, ill rested look. Make up and concealers...more
Medanta Bone and Joint Institute is a super-specialty institute which focuses on providing the world-class, evidence-based treatment for various orthopedic disorders and sports injuries. At Medanta-The Medicity we amalgamate our...more
Good looks and a perfect fit body is no longer a god gift because the technological advancements in the field of medical science have made it possible for a person to change his looks. Various kinds of treatments and surgeries have been introduced...more
Cosmetic surgery has become increasingly popular across gender, age and race lines. Once thought of as something only rich women undertook on the quest to look forever young and plastic, it has now evolved to become a widely accepted surgical...more