Category: Surgery
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Do You Snore? Don\’t Take Sleeping Pills and Alcohol
Snoring is the sound produced by vibration of the uvula and soft palate when you sleep. The snoring sound is produced by an obstruction of airflow at the level of the nose, oral cavity or larynx. If snoring is noisy it is possible to be related to a more serious medical problem. A very serious…
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Hemifacial Atrophy and Cosmetic Surgery of Face
Hemi facial atrophy, otherwise known as Romberg’s disease, is a disorder of unknown etiology. It is characterized by progressive wasting of skin, subcutaneous fat, cartilage, bone, muscle and hair. It was when first reported by Romberg in 1846. The most common early sign is a painless cleft, the “coup de sabre”, near the midline of…
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Deafness Treatment by Grommet or T Tube Insertion
Patients having deafness due to secretion collected in the ears need treatment by medications first and if that fail need surgical removal and insertion of a ventilating tube called grommet or T tube. Grommets and T-tubes are tiny tubes, which are inserted into the eardrum. The grommets are like button made of silastic or Teflon…