Month: April 2009
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Surgical treatment of Snoring and Sleep Apnea
Surgical treatment of Snoring and Sleep Apnea Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a serious condition in which breathing stops during sleep, sometimes hundreds of times a night. Cardiovascular problems may result. Symptoms include snoring, excessive daytime sleepiness, poor performance at home or work, moodiness and depression and lack of sexual urge. One form of treatment…
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Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty is a surgical procedure used to modify the size and shape of the nose in order to give it a more pleasant look. Harmonize your nose and show off a really proportionate face It corrects unaesthetic characteristics in noses that are too long or too big, bulbous, with a hump or with a…
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Preauricular sinus abscess
The congenital preauricular sinus is usually asymptomatic. However, if recurrent infection and abscess formation occurs, complete surgical excision of the sinus is required. If the sinus tracts are not entirely removed, recurrence is likely to follow. Sometimes the disease is not recognized and diagnosed as a sebaceous cyst or a furunculus. Treatment Incision and drainage…