Liver transplantation is a surgical procedure performed to remove a diseased or injured liver and replace it with a whole or a portion of a healthy liver from another person, called the donor. Since the liver is the only organ in the body able to regenerate, a transplanted segment of a liver can grow to…
With age, the cell renewal process slows down and the skin becomes thinner and retain less water. It becomes more sensitive to environmental stress. Supporting tissue loses its elasticity and firmness causing wrinkles to appear. Many things affect how your skin ages your genes, your daily habits, and, the environment. Treatments Anti-aging treatments are specifically designed to…
The spinal cord is part of the central nervous system, extending as a column of nerve tissue that runs from the base of the brain down the back. It carries important messages from the brain to the rest of the body. A spinal tumor is an abnormal mass of tissue within or surrounding the spinal cord and/or spinal column. These…
A hernia occurs when fatty tissue or an organ pushes through a weak place in the surrounding connective tissue or muscle wall. Hernias usually don’t get better on their own. They tend to get bigger. This can allow a loop of intestine or abdominal tissue to push into the sac. The hernia can cause discomfort,…
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disorder that causes brain cells to waste away (degenerate) and dies. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia — a continuous decline in thinking, behavioral and social skills that disrupts a person’s ability to function independently. Brain consists of almost 10 Billion nerve cells. Each cell connects with…
Ankle fusion is a surgery which fuses bones of your ankle into one piece. This surgery is used to treat arthritis in ankle. An ankle fusion is a surgical procedure that removes the surfaces of the ankle joint for the purpose of promoting fusion between the tibia and the talus. In an arthroscopic ankle fusion…
Cosmetic surgery is medical discipline which is focused on enhancement of appearance through medical and surgical techniques. Some most common types of cosmetic surgery are: Breast Augmentation This surgery involves reshaping or resizing. When size of breast is increased it may be called as breast implant surgery. Dermabraison It is the type of surgery in…
Reconstructive plastic surgery is done to correct facial and body abnormalities caused by birth defects, injury, disease, or aging. Usually, the goal of reconstructive plastic surgery is to improve body function. People who need reconstructive surgery: People with birth defects (including cleft lip, craniofacial anomalies, or hand deformities)People with deformities (including those due to an…
Speech therapy is assessment and treatment of speech problems. There are needed to improve communication.Speech therapy may be needed for childhood speech disorders or to improve problems in speech due to an injury or a stroke. They are used to treat problems like Communication problemsLearning disabilitiesEating, drinking and swallowing difficultyVoice disordersAutismStammering There are different types…
Lung cancer is a condition that causes cells to divide in the lungs uncontrollably. This causes the growth of tumors that reduce a person’s ability to breathe. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, among both men and women. Lung cancer claims more lives each year than do colon,…
Wrinkles are creases, folds, or ridges in the skin. They normally appear as people get older, but they can also develop after spending a long time in water. It was traditionally believed that wrinkles fell into just two categories: Dynamic Wrinkles Those lines that result from repeated facial movements (such as smiling) that form creases…
A bone marrow transplant is a procedure to replace damaged or destroyed bone marrow with healthy bone marrow stem cells. Bone marrow is the spongy, fatty tissue inside your bones. It creates the following parts of the blood: red blood cells, which carry oxygen and nutrients throughout the bodywhite blood cells, which fight infectionplatelets, which…
A kidney transplant is a surgical procedure that’s done to treat kidney failure. The kidneys are two bean-shaped organs located on each side of the spine just below the rib cage. Each is about the size of a fist. The kidneys filter waste from the blood and remove it from the body through your urine. When your kidneys…
Frozen shoulder, also called adhesive capsulitis, causes pain and stiffness in the shoulder. Over time, the shoulder becomes very hard to move. Frozen shoulder occurs much more often in people with diabetes. Frozen shoulder can develop after a shoulder has been immobilized for a period of time due to surgery, a fracture, or other injury. Stages…
Alopecia areata is a disease that attacks your hair follicles (the part of your skin that makes hair) and causes hair to fall out in small patches, which can be unnoticeable. These patches may connect, however, and then become noticeable. The condition develops when the immune system attacks the hair follicles.It is a common autoimmune…
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder in which time people have recurring, unwanted thoughts, ideas or sensations (obsessions) that make them feel driven to do something repetitively (compulsions). The report also suggested that OCD was the fourth most common mental illness after phobias, substance abuse, and major depression. Factors that may play a role include head injury, infections,…
Bipolar Disorder, formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition that causes extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression). A person with bipolar disorder may experience periods of an extremely elevated or irritable mood (called manic episodes) as well as episodes of depression. Both the manic and depressive periods can be…
A birthmark is an irregular mark or blot on the skin that is present at birth or may appear in the first month after birth. Birthmarks can be of any size, shape and color. Birthmarks bring social uncomforted when they are located on part of the human body that cannot be covered. At the Dermises,…
Stroke Stroke is condition when blood flows in a poor way to brain or supply of blood to a part of brain is cut off. Brain cells become deprived of oxygen and begin to die. This affects functioning of parts controlled by that part of brain. Patient is unable to do activities related with affected…
The stem cell therapy involves injecting the patients’ own stem cells – derived from abdominal fat cells – into the erectile tissue of the penis. These experts also defined ED as an inability of the male to attain and/or maintain penile erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance. Although not life threatening by itself, ED is a strong predictor of high-mortality diseases such as…