Archive for the ‘Medical Information’ Category
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
Avastin Shows Promise As Aggressive Brain Cancer Drug
Phase II trials of Avastin (bevacizumab) for the treatment of aggressive brain cancer have shown promising results, said Genentech, makers of the drug, who presented their findings at the 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Neuro-Oncology that took place between 15th ...
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
Profractional Deep Skin Resurfacing
New Ground-Breaking ProFractional™ Laser Treatment for Your Skin
The Sciton Profractional Laser is a significant improvement over previous fractional laser resurfacing systems. This unique fractional laser resurfacing technology leaves the surrounding tissue unaffected and intact. Fractional laser treatments with the Profractional laser allows your skin to heal much ...
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Can a breast implant lift the breast? Yes but you may need a breast lift as well or you can have a breast lift without breast augmentation. However, the breast implants will give you a fuller, rounder, younger appearance. If you have a lot of natural breast tissue you may ...
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Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
What is a Cataract?
A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision. Most cataracts are related to aging. Cataracts are very common in older people. By age 80, more than half of all Americans either have a cataract or have had cataract surgery. A cataract ...
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
IPL Hair Removal and Laser Hair Removal
For many men and women, unwanted hair can be a nightmare. Until now the only options for removing unwanted hair were smelly hair removal creams, sharp razors, stinging wax or painful electrolysis needles. IPL, an advanced approach to beautiful skin, provides the ultimate solution. ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
What Is Endoscopic Sinus Surgery?
Endoscopic sinus surgery - also called endoscopy or sinoscopy - is a procedure used to remove blockages in the sinuses (the spaces filled with air in some of the bones of the skull). These blockages cause sinusitis, a condition in which the sinuses swell and become ...
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Saturday, July 5th, 2008
Tubal ligation, often referred to as "having your tubes tied," is a surgical procedure in which a woman's fallopian tubes are blocked, tied, or cut. Tubal implants are small metal springs that are placed in each fallopian tube in a nonsurgical procedure (no cutting is involved). Over time, scar tissue ...
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Friday, July 4th, 2008
Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix. The appendix is a small pouch attached to your large intestine. Appendicitis is one of the most common causes of emergency abdominal surgery in the United States. Appendicitis usually occurs when the appendix becomes blocked by feces, a foreign object, or rarely, a tumor.
Symptoms ...
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Friday, July 4th, 2008
FRAXEL Laser Treatments are new revolutionary procedure that allows us to treat your skin problems in a new unique way never before possible. Our patients have been getting excellent results with Fraxel treatments. The NEW Fraxel Repair laser offers a more aggressive form of fractional laser skin resurfacing. Our NEW ...
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
This is also called an abdominoplasty or “tummy tuck”. In this procedure excess skin and fat can be removed, abdominal contours and scars improved, and the muscles tightened.
The Standard Abdominoplasty
The excess skin and fat of the abdominal wall between the pubic area and the umbilicus is removed leaving the umbilicus ...
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