What is Blepharoplasty? Blepharoplasty is a surgery meant to repair droopy eyelids and may involve removing excess skin, muscle and fat. As we get older, our eyelids stretch, and the muscles supporting them weaken. Consequently, excess fat may gather above and below our eyelids, causing sagging eyebrows, droopy upper lids and bags under the eyes. […]
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The rapid spread of the New Coronavirus COVID-19 has sparked alarm worldwide since it is on the cusp of becoming a global pandemic. Experts say that, if it does, Elderly could be most at risk for serious illness and death. This category of patients need a special and intensive care by the medical staff to ensure their recovery.
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Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by the Borrelia bacterium which is spread by ticks. The most common sign of infection is an expanding area of redness on the skin, known as erythema migrants, that appears at the site of the tick bite about a week after it occurred. In the early stages of Lyme disease,
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When we say dystopia, the first thing that comes to mind is a state of crisis where leaving your doorstep is a very risky decision. Ironically enough, this Ancient Greek fictional concept has taken shape in our modern world with the outbreak of a tiny microscopic virus. There is no need to wonder why coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Insertion of a radial arterial catheter is a common procedure in critical care units. Radial artery catheters are commonly placed for continuous blood pressure monitoring, frequent arterial blood gas analysis, or frequent blood sampling for diagnostic testing. Radial artery cannulation can be challenging and ultrasound guidance has emerged as a valuable adjunct for the placement
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The dentist’s use of needles, needle holders (used to inject medical fluids into the gum or the inner cheeks), tweezers/forceps, etc.. generates fear and anxiety in both adults and kids. In fact, the American Dental Association stated that 22% of American adults do not visit dentists out of fear of the dental procedures. For this
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The stapes is the third of three tiny bones in the middle ear and the one closest to the inner ear. It’s occasionally called the stirrup. In some cases, the stapes can become stuck and cannot vibrate freely, as it is intended to do in order to transmit sound into the inner ear. A condition
Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) is the most frequent surgical condition in infants in the first few months of life. The condition is characterised by thickening of the muscular layer and failure of the pyloric canal to relax resulting in gastric outlet obstruction. Ultrasound (US) is the preferred diagnostic modality as it is a non-invasive technique,
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Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) is a surgery conducted in the ophthalmology department. It is needed in the case of a blocked tear duct, a condition known as nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NDO). Tears drainage can be blocked when the bone around the tear duct keeps, unnaturally, growing, causing an infection or inflammation of the nasolacrimal sac. The first recommended treatment for
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