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Results 1 - 10 of 62 for Surgeon
  1. Heart Surgery (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... type of defect or damage.What approaches do surgeons use to do heart surgery? The approach a surgeon uses to do heart surgery depends on your ... also called traditional heart surgery) is when the surgeon cuts the chest open to reach the heart. ...
  2. After Surgery (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... swelling and soreness around the area that the surgeon cut. Your surgeon can tell you which side effects to expect. ... of complications because of other medical conditions. Your surgeon can tell you how you might feel and ...
  3. Breast Reconstruction (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... thinking about breast reconstruction, talk to a plastic surgeon before the mastectomy, even if you plan to have your reconstruction later on. A surgeon can reconstruct the breast in many ways. Some ...
  4. Knee Replacement (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... during knee replacement surgery? During the surgery, a surgeon removes damaged cartilage and some bone from the ... removing the damaged knee cartilage and bone, the surgeon attaches the artificial parts to your bones. The ...
  5. Surgery (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... done to find a problem. For example, a surgeon may do a biopsy, which involves removing a ... much smaller cuts. This is called laparoscopic surgery. Surgeons insert a thin tube with a camera to ...
  6. Ankle Injuries and Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your ankle bone and the ends of your two lower leg bones make up the ankle joint. Your ligaments, which connect bones to one another, stabilize and support ...
  7. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... for blood to flow to the heart. The surgeon takes a healthy piece of vein from the ... artery from the chest or wrist. Then the surgeon attaches it to the coronary artery, just above ...
  8. Hip Replacement (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... for you. During a hip replacement operation, the surgeon removes damaged cartilage and bone from your hip ...
  9. Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery (National Library of Medicine)  
    Surgeons can reshape the appearance of body parts through cosmetic surgery. Some of the most common body ...
  10. Adrenal Gland Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are adrenal glands? Your adrenal glands are two small organs that sit on top of each kidney. The adrenal glands make different types of hormones ...
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