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Types of Contraception

Contraception methods allow a couple to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. There are a number of methods that allow a couple control over their fertility. Colloquially they are called birth control measures. Different methods commonly employed by both men and women are mentioned here.

31 Mar 2017

Trauma Surgery

Trauma surgery is the specialization in surgery that focuses on the treatment and care of injuries, often life-threatening, that are caused by impact forces. The causes of impact forces are many, but some of the more common ones include traffic accidents, falls, sports and crush injuries, as well as gunshot or stabbing wounds.

29 Mar 2017

Transplant Surgery

Transplant surgery entails the removal of a viable organ from a donor and placing it into another person whose own organ has been damaged beyond repair or failed. This surgery is usually life-saving.

29 Mar 2017

General Surgery

General surgery, as the name denotes, encompasses a broad spectrum of operative procedures with regard to the diagnosis and treatment of injuries and diseases in any region of the body.

29 Mar 2017

Colorectal Surgery

Colorectal surgery is a medical operation that is performed on the colon, rectum and anus. Colorectal surgeons, who are also referred to as proctologists, are responsible for carrying out this procedure, which may be necessary to treat a number of conditions.

29 Mar 2017

Elective Surgery

Any surgery that can be delayed for at least 24 hours, but is required on medical grounds, may be regarded as elective surgery. In contrast to what its name implies, elective surgery is not cosmetic or non-essential surgery.

29 Mar 2017

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Cardiothoracic surgery is the subspecialty in surgery that focuses on the heart and the chest or thorax. In some jurisdictions the foci are separated into heart and thoracic surgery. The specialist responsible for conducting these procedures is referred to as a cardiothoracic surgeon.

28 Mar 2017

Congenital vs Acquired Facial Palsy

Facial palsy or paralysis arises as a result of injury to the seventh cranial nerve, which is called the facial nerve. This nerve has its origins in the pons and winds its way through the skull, before exiting through the stylomastoid foramen on the temporal bone.

28 Mar 2017

Endocrine Surgery

Surgery performed with its focus on one or more of the endocrine organs is referred to as endocrine surgery. The endocrine organs are glands located throughout the body, which secrete hormones that are vital for maintaining homeostasis (i.e. a constant internal environment) and metabolism into the bloodstream.

27 Mar 2017

History of Crohn's Disease

Crohn’s disease is a condition that causes the lining of the gastrointestinal tract to become inflamed. Any part of the tract may be affected, although it usually occurs in the ileum (last part of small intestine) or the colon.

27 Mar 2017

Surgical Oncology

Surgical oncology is the medical specialty that is concerned with the surgical treatment and removal of tumors. In fact, surgery is one of the oldest means of treating cancer. Ancient Egyptians in the 7th century meticulously described techniques for the removal of tumors of the breasts.

27 Mar 2017

Bariatric Surgery Research

Bariatric surgery is a procedure that makes changes to the digestive system in order to help people with severe or morbid obesity to lose weight. Research has shown that, depending on which form of surgery they have, many individuals who undergo bariatric or weight loss surgery manage to lose around 15% to 30% of the weight they were prior to surgery.

27 Mar 2017

Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) Surgery

Small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) is a technique used in ocular surgery to treat an array of refractive errors. Errors of refraction that are corrected with the use of SMILE include hyperopia (i.e. farsightedness), myopia (i.e. shortsightedness), presbyopia (i.e. old-age long-sightedness) and astigmatism (i.e. imperfect corneal curvature).

27 Mar 2017

What is the Contraceptive Patch?

The contraceptive patch is a drug-containing patch which is 5 square centimeters in area, and is meant to be attached to the skin. It contains estradiol and a progestin, the female sex hormones, which are slowly released in a steady fashion to keep them at a sustained low concentration in the body.

27 Mar 2017

NICE Fertility Guidelines

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is a body which reviews latest evidence based on clinical trials, in order to provide robust guidelines and recommendations which will help achieve better health care.

27 Mar 2017

Genetics of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Over the last decade, the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) - Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) have been key areas of research into complex disease genetics.

27 Mar 2017

What is Facial Palsy?

Damage to the facial nerve, cranial nerve VII, results in facial paralysis, which is commonly referred to as facial palsy. The seventh cranial nerve is responsible for innervating the facial muscles and has its origin in the pons.

22 Mar 2017

Facial Nerve Decompression

Managing facial nerve paralysis is fairly complex and may involve pharmacotherapy in addition to surgery.

22 Mar 2017

Fat Grafting

Fat grafting is a medical procedure whereby fat is taken via liposuction from a part of the body where it is unwanted or unnecessary, and is grafted (i.e. transferred) to another part. In this new part of the body it can be used to fill voids, correct deformities of contour, and/ or add volume.

22 Mar 2017