Heart surgery to be performed live at convention

Delegates at a major heart surgery convention will observe a revolutionary operation being performed live later today.The operation, using cutting-edge technology, will be broadcast live at the Heart Rhythm Congress 2008 in Birmingham. Dr Andre Ng, senior lecturer in cardiology at the University of Leicester, will be conducting the operation.He will use technology that allows rapid and accurate location of the origin of the heart rhythm disturbance in a three-dimensional geometry of the heart chambers and guides successful treatment with the use of catheter ablation.Dr Ng said he was not worried about performing the surgery live."I am very pleased to be invited to perform the live ablation procedure," he explained.

COMPLEX HAND LACERATIONS

The hand surgeon is trained in the treatment of complex hand injuries, including lacerations. It is particularly important in injuries such as this that not only the skin is replaced where it can be lost but also to use the best available quality of skin for use in the fingertips and gripping surfaces of the hand. Sometimes skin grafts are used, sometimes local tissue is rearranged, flaps are used to cover open wounds from other parts of the body.

Gall Bladder Surgery

Gall bladder surgery is STILL the most common surgery in America. Gall bladder disease is very common in this country due to our diet heavy in fatty foods and high cholesterol foods. Our sedentary life style also plays an important role in the high incidence of gall stones. The gallbladder stores and releases bile into the intestine. The bile aids in the digestion of fats in our diet. Trouble comes when the bile, cholesterol, lecithin and water are present in the gall bladder in abnormal amounts. The cholesterol can precipitate and form crystals and eventually stones (gallstones) which can then cause great problems! About 20 million people in America have gallstones; they are more commonly found in women. Most gallstones never cause any symptoms and hence many people with gallstones never have surgery. Pain, fever, infection are some of the more serious consequences of gallstones that might force the need for surgery. But in most people, if you are not having any symptoms from the gallstones, don't go "looking" for trouble (there are some special groups of patients who should have the gallstones and gallbladder removed even if there are no symptoms). Sometimes the gallbladder causes symptoms that are very vague: symptoms can sound like heart burn or like a heart attack. Sometimes the symptoms are "classic": pain in the right upper abdomen ½ hour after eating a fatty meal (like pizza). These symptoms might last for several hours and then gradually resolve.

The clinical care and cosmetic surgery technology being provided in India at cities of Mumbai, Chennai, Goa, Hyderabad and Delhi are of par excellence

Medical tourists and international aspirants can now get cosmetic surgery packages at Goa and Kerala in India at low cost. Cosmetic surgery packages at Goa and Kerala in India not only offers you beauty enhancement procedures like face lift surgery, tummy tuck surgery, nose job, body lift surgery and thigh lift surgery including laser liposuction surgery at a less cost but also provides you health recovery physically and mentally by providing you extensive holiday tours and holiday vacations. Indian medical tourism has brought the economical but international quality healthcare facilities available at the cosmetic surgery clinics of Delhi, Mumbai, Goa and Chennai into lime light creating curiosity among abroad natives from U.S, Canada, Europe and Africa who are very adventurous and exploring in nature. Cosmetic surgery is the simplest form of beauty enhancement that are taken by persons of all ages no matter they may be youngsters, middle aged persons. Some want to reduce the aging signs and wrinkles on their face, some want to set their nose into a good shape, some want to reshape their body and tummy. Different procedures are prescribed for different purposes. The main procedures covered under cosmetic surgery are face lift surgery for reshaping of face, eyelid surgery or blepharoplasty for reshaping lower and upper eyelids, tummy tuck treatment for reduction of large tummy, liposuction surgery for removal of excess fat from the body, buttock implants and buttock lift surgery for reshaping of buttocks and thigh lift surgery for making the thighs look in a perfect shape. But cosmetic surgery has some precautions also if these precautions are not taken it may create post surgery complications. For example in liposuction surgery the main complications are extended healing time, fat or blood clots and damage to skin nerves and vital organs. Many cosmetic procedures have been prohibited for teenagers as their internal body is not adjustable to the artificial operational procedures. Its necessary to take proper care and consultation from your surgeon before you decide to undertake any procedure of cosmetic surgery. The most important thing is that you should get the guidance and care of a reliable and expert surgeon who is capable of handling all complications during your cosmetic surgery. Cosmetic surgery packages in India are now also being financed by some top rated finance institutions of Canada and U.S with less or zero payment options. Thus abroad natives desiring to get beauty enhancement of their personality with cosmetic procedures like liposuction surgery, liposculpture, nose surgery, abdominoplasty and neck lift surgery can take advantage of these exclusive cosmetic surgery packages being offered in India as cosmetic surgery procedures are not covered under general health insurance. The clinical care and cosmetic surgery technology being provided in India at cities of Mumbai, Chennai, Goa, Hyderabad and Delhi are of par excellence just comparable to that being provided in countries of Europe and America only the difference is concerned to cost. The cost of cosmetic surgery in India is 1/10th of the amount charged at other places. Plus medical visa, travel and hospitality arrangements by Indian medical tourism services and affiliated cosmetic surgery hospitals in India are very convenient to persons coming from abroad. Holiday tours at Indian wild life sanctuaries and holiday vacations at Indian tourism destinations are added attractions that are being offered under exclusive cosmetic surgery packages in India. Get more consultation and info in this concern by visiting http://www.tour2india4health.com/ or mail queries at enquiry@tour2india4health.com

Supporting Heart Surgery

Heart surgery being carried out at International Hospital Kampala.

Foot Surgery

Our feet are constantly under stress. It's no wonder that 80 percent of us will have some sort of problem with our feet at some time or another. Many things affect the condition of our feet: activity level, occupation, other health conditions, and perhaps most importantly, shoes. Many of the problems that arise in the foot are directly related to shoes, so it is very important to choose shoes that are good for your feet.
The foot is an incredibly complex mechanism. This introduction to the anatomy of the foot will not be exhaustive but rather highlight the structures that relate to conditions and surgical procedures of the foot.


Foot Topics
Achilles Tendon
Bunion Surgery
Fracture of the Talus
Fractures of the Heel
Hammer Toe
Heel Pain
Ingrown Toenail
Lisfranc (Midfoot) Fracture
Plantar Fasciitis
Sesamoiditis
Stress Fractures
Toe and Forefoot Fractures

Surgical Care at Irondequoit Animal Hospital

Surgery involves the treatment of disease, injury or deformity by operation or tissue manipulation. The end result: improving the quality of life for both the patient and their owner. All surgery involves some form of anesthesia and pain control thereafter. Always discuss the overall surgical/anesthetic/pain management protocol with your veterinarian.

Hang Mioku: injected cooking oil into her own face

Hang Mioku, a 48 year-old woman from South Korea, became so addicted to plastic surgery that she was left unrecognisable after her obsession led her to inject cooking oil into her face. She had her first plastic surgeryprocedure when she was 28. Following operation after operation, her fa ce was eventually left enlarged and disfigured, and the surgeonsshe visited refused to carry out any more work on her and one suggested that her obsession could be a sign of apsychological disorder. So Hang resorted to injecting cooking oil into her face. It became so grotesquely large that she was called "standing fan" by children in her neighborhood - due to her large face and small body.As Hang's notoriety spread she was featured on Korean TV. Viewers seeing the report took mercy on her and sent in enough donations to enable her to have surgery to reduce the size of her face. During the first procedure surgeons removed 60g of foreign substance from Hang's face and 200g from her neck. After several other sessions her face was left greatly reduced but still scarred and disfigured

The Operation

Just when you thought Big Brother was as invasive as reality TV could get, along comes The Operation: Surgery Live.
Channel 4’s latest series give TV viewers the chance to interact with leading surgeons as they carry out life-changing operations.

INDIA-MEN/SURGERY

Dr Manoj Kumar J Manwani (L), senior consultant in cosmetic and plastic surgery, and his assistant perform cosmetic surgery inside a hospital operation theater in Mumbai May 9, 2008. For years, Indian women have been relying on the surgeon's knife for that perfect body, that flawless face, and now, the men are muscling in. Body enhancing procedures are no longer only for the female, the self-conscious or the wealthy, with India's economic boom spawning a new breed of male, middle-class professionals with the desire to look good and the money to make it happen. To match Reuters Life! INDIA-MEN/SURGERY

Prejean and breast implants apparently equals big news

Feed With the war raging on in Afghanistan, and with swine flu visiting this country and that country, here's a news flash - San Diegan and Miss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean recently had breast implants. A number of news outlets are reporting this hot tidbit about Miss California, who became the center of controversy when she said she was in favor of marriage being between a man and a woman at the recent Miss USA pageant. Prejean, 21, who attends San Diego Christian College,...

Minimally Invasive Surgery

All of the surgeons at Truesdale Surgical Associates are fully trained and experienced in the most advanced minimally invasive surgical techniques available. Most operations today can be performed using minimally invasive surgery. This type of surgery, also known as laparoscopic surgery, conveys many positive benefits to you, the patient. Minimally invasive surgery dramatically reduces the trauma of an operation by utilizing smaller incisions, smaller instruments, high definition optics and state of the art techniques. As a patient undergoing a minimally invasive operation you will experience reduced postoperative pain and a much faster recovery in and out of the hospital. Today, the surgeons at Truesdale Surgical Associates are ready to treat diseases of the esophagus, stomach, gallbladder, colon and rectum, hernia, thyroid, parathyroid gland and breast using state of the art techniques.
To learn more details about the above surgical procedures. Please speak to your surgeon.

Plastic Surgery - A Risky Business

Choosing to have plastic surgery on any area of your body is likely to be one of the biggest decisions you will ever make, and should not be undertaken lightly. Like any other kind of medical procedure, there are risks involved, and these must be carefully weighed before surgery. When it boils down to basics, anyone considering plastic surgery must decide whether the possibility of what they might gain is more powerful than the risk of losing what they already have, however unattractive that might seem.Medical science is, it seems, improving almost every day, and so plastic surgery does not now involve the risks it once did. We all, however, have heard horror stories about people who have been permanently scarred by surgery that has gone wrong, and have even lost their lives. While we might all in theory say that we would give anything for a butt like J-Lo, we have to ask ourselves before surgery how realistic a statement this really is.

Surgery Specialty Profile

Surgery is a branch of medicine in which diseases are treated with operative procedures. The ever growing complexity of medical practice has led to increasing doctor specialization and this is particularly evident for surgeons. There are currently nine officially recognized surgical specialties and a myriad of subspecialties. Surgery is very ‘hands on’ and surgeons feel the technical challenge to be one of the more rewarding aspects of their career.
Many surgical procedures have immediate and dramatic impacts on patient’s health and quality of life. Removing a grumbling appendix or meningioma successfully will save a patient’s life and the results are more immediately apparent than administering a vaccine which may just as essential. Those considering a surgical career need to be dedicated and driven given life as a surgeon, particularly during surgical training, can exert both a physical and mental strain. High workloads and increasing concerns over medical litigation may be stressful for surgeons and their families. Nonetheless, the clear majority of surgeons are happy with their career choice and would choose it again.

surgical, pediatric

Our students are getting clinical experience in our own well equipped K.V.G Medical College Hospital, which is fully occupied with competent doctors, teachers & para medical staffs. Hospital is also equipped with most modern equipments of latest technology in all specialties. Our student nurses avail all the opportunities provided at the hospital. The Medical College is also helping the student nurses in keeping them abreast with current knowledge and professional trends for a successful career ahead. The Hospital comprises of 500 beds, which includes medical, surgical, pediatric, maternity and specialties like eye, ear, nose, orthopedic, skin ,TB/chest & psychiatry as per the specification of MCI.

NHS will operate on brain tumours while patients are awake in fast-track surgery

Patients with brain tumours are to be offered fast-track day surgery for the first time.
The operation lasts just a few hours and they are allowed home the same day.
Instead of using a general anaesthetic, doctors inject
Fast track: now brain tumour operations could take only a few hours
It used to take up to a week in hospital to recuperate after brain surgery, but the use of local anaesthetic allows patients to rally far quicker. The technique has been pioneered by Britain's youngest female brain surgeon with a team based at University College Hospital, London.
Dr Gelareh Zadeh, 35, is a specialist in malignant tumours and one of the few female brain surgeons in the world.
She said: "The fact the patient can be awake makes them feel a lot better after surgery and it makes it a lot easier for doctors to operate.
"It is also good for cancer patients who cannot tolerate a general anaesthetic.
"Before, people would have to stay in for at least two days and sometimes up to a week."
The results of her work with the Brain Metastatic Clinic have been so impressive that the technique is to be adopted by the NHS.
Her first patient, Deborah Calder, 52, was so relaxed by the experience that she chatted all through the operation.
She said: "It was a bit strange at first when they started putting pins into my head, but I knew that if anything went wrong, then they would give me a general anaesthetic.
"By the evening I was at home with my family. There is no doubt this saved my life. It has given me a whole lease of life

Surgeon's left hand

Close-up of key-hole surgery. Surgeon's left hand holds the power driven 'shaver', which in knees is the equivalent of the dentist's drill. Arthroscopic camera is held in the surgeon's right hand.

General Surgery Residency

Providence Hospital Graduate Medical Education General Surgery Residency Program offers:
Large volume and variety of operating experience, including minimal invasive procedures, for residents at all levels of training
Well-staffed and well-equipped facilities; a superbly organized, strong academic-clinical education program with university affiliation
Stimulating environment for medical education, variety of other residency programs, four fellowship programs - and 144 house staff