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Surgery
eyelid surgery
Health care; Surgery
Also known as blepharoplasty, is a surgical procedure to eliminate skin and fat from the eyelids. Fat can also be added in the eyelids in certain circumstances. To create an eyelid crease, a thin ...
fractures
Health care; Surgery
A fracture is a break in the continuity of a bone cause by different mechanisms of injury. It may also be cause by low bone density such as osteoporosis which makes the bones vulnerable to cracks.
rhinoplasty
Health care; Surgery
Rhinoplasty, or a nose job, is a plastic surgery procedure for correcting and reconstructing the form, restoring the functions, and aesthetically enhancing the nose, by resolving nasal trauma (blunt, ...
septoplasty
Health care; Surgery
Septoplasty is a corrective surgical procedure done to straighten the nasal septum, the partition between the two nasal cavities. Ideally, the septum should run down the center of the nose. When it ...
angioplasty
Health care; Surgery
Angioplasty is the technique of mechanically widening narrowed or obstructed arteries, the latter typically being a result of atherosclerosis. An empty and collapsed balloon on a guide wire, known as ...
uvulopalatoplasty
Health care; Surgery
Uvulopalatoplasty is a surgical procedure performed with the aim of reducing or eliminating snoring. It is an out-patient procedure, in which a laser is used to remove parts or all of the uvula at ...
palatoplasty
Health care; Surgery
Palatoplasty is a surgical procedure used to correct or reconstruct the palate in a person with a cleft palate. The basic goals of the procedure are to close the abnormal opening between the nose and ...
