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Debridement is the medical removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the remaining healthy tissue. [2] [3] Removal may be surgical, mechanical, chemical, autolytic (self-digestion), or by maggot therapy.
Macular pucker – formation of a patch of unhealthy tissue in the central retina (the macula) distorting vision. Also called epiretinal membrane. After vitrectomy to remove the vitreous gel, membranectomy is undertaken to peel away the tissue. Diabetic retinopathy – may damage sight by either a non-proliferative or proliferative retinopathy ...
Fat removal procedures are used mostly in cosmetic surgery with the intention of removing unwanted adipose tissue. The procedure may be invasive, as with liposuction , [ 1 ] or noninvasive using laser therapy , radiofrequency , ultrasound or cold ( cryoablation or cryolipolysis) to reduce fat, sometimes in combination with injections.
Depending on how much tissue is removed, a patient may need reconstructive surgery. [8] Reconstruction can include skin grafts or flaps. [7] Skin grafting and flap procedures use the patient’s own healthy soft tissues to heal a wound. Debridement describes the process of surgically removing unhealthy tissue from an area. After an injury ...
The buccal removal surgery itself isn’t new. New York-based plastic surgeon Dr. Steven M. Levine told People Magazine that the procedure, which takes roughly 30 minutes to perform, is at least ...
Anatomical hemispherectomy refers to the resection and removal of an entire hemisphere of the brain, which includes all four lobes, with or without the removal of basal ganglia and thalamus. [ 6 ] Functional hemispherectomy refers to surgeries that disable the function of one hemisphere, while maintaining its blood supply and without physically ...
Surgery [a] is a medical specialty that uses manual and instrumental techniques to diagnose or treat pathological conditions (e.g., trauma, disease, injury, malignancy), to alter bodily functions (e.g., malabsorption created by bariatric surgery such as gastric bypass), to reconstruct or improve aesthetics and appearance (cosmetic surgery), or to remove unwanted tissues (body fat, glands ...
A Cuban boy who underwent surgery last week to remove a 10-pound tumor from his face died in a Miami hospital on Friday, one of his physicians has announced.. Emanuel Zayas, 14, suffered from a ...