After undergoing breast lift surgery (mastopexy), women may find themselves wearing a smaller bra—with an\ average decrease of one bra cup size, reports a study in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). But the difference reflects the effects of the breast […]
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Nearly a third of patients in a hospital’s burns unit are under 5, four fifths of those treated for scalding are children and nine out of 10 parents do not know how to apply first aid to burns. The alarming figures prompted new warnings to parents on Monday to keep young children away from objects […]
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Doctors at the private Welcare Hospital in Dubai reconstructed the hand of a poor Nigerian social worker in a free, 13-hour operation on Tuesday. “My joy knows no bounds,” said the patient Inalegwu Ajonye, 34, from Nigeria. He said his right hand – besides parts of his face and shoulder – had been disfigured in […]
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What types of wounds are amenable to plastic and reconstructive surgery?Basically any wound that is potentially problematic should be seen and treated by a plastic surgeon. Some examples: burns especially in children, elderly or hand and face burns, high velocity/high impact injury wounds, wounds where tissue is lost, where tissues are torn irregularly or avulsed, […]
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