Laparoscopic surgery, also referred to as minimally invasive surgery (MIS) or laparoscopy, is a surgical technique in which a thin, camera-equipped surgical device is inserted into the abdomen or ...

Also referred to as Limited Incision with platysma plication (plication means 'folding' and the platysma is the muscle in the neck) or SMAS plication, which refers to the fact that instead of skin ...

Scientists found that healthy women can carry genetic changes in their breast cells that are thought to be characteristic of invasive breast cancer. Most cancer cells have too many or too few ...

Meghan McCain is educating her followers after dealing with a health scare last week. On Dec. 30, the former View host, 40, posted on Instagram and revealed that she found a mass on her breast ...

A cataract is the clouding of the natural lens inside the eye. Traditional cataract surgery was performed through an incision around 12 mm or 0.5 inch wide. Before surgical microscopes and fine ...

Robotic-assisted surgery is performed using a minimally invasive surgery technique. What this means is that instead of making a large incision to expose the surgical site and perform surgical ...

Breast cancer is about 100 times less common among White men than among White women. It is about 70 times less common among Black men than Black women. As in Black women, Black men with breast cancer ...

Skin flaps are often used for the face. Your surgeon will do their best to hide the cuts (incisions) they make in the natural lines of your face. If your doctor can feel swollen lymph nodes near the ...

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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Canadian women, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer. While it can also be found in men, male breast cancer is a very rare occurrence. Breast ...

Introduction: The preoperative phase is an important period in which to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs). Prophylactic antibiotic use helps to reduce SSI rates, leading to reductions in ...