What Is a Bariatric Surgeon? A bariatric surgeon is a doctor who performs gastric bypass and other types of surgeries that help you lose weight. They’re sometimes called metabolic surgeons. Your ...
If your child has frequent ear infections, your child's doctor may recommend ear tube surgery. It's the most common childhood surgery performed with anesthesia. More than half a million children in ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: For many years, I have had a visible abdominal hernia that is above and to the right of my belly button. My ...
Nasal polyps are painless, teardrop-shaped growths that form in your nose or sinuses. They’re most common where the sinuses near your eyes and cheekbones drain into your nose. Nasal polyps are not ...
Jami Greer was waiting for her 12-year-old daughter to come out of surgery when she received a confusing text: “The robot has docked.” Mia Greer, a patient at UF Health, had already received ...
Amid the surge in GLP-1 weight-loss medications, some have questioned whether invasive procedures like lap band, gastric sleeve and bypass surgeries could wane in popularity. Carnie Wilson, of the ...
Dr. Jennifer Ashton turned to her friend Dr. Oren Tepper for an upper blepharoplasty and fat transfer. Here, they both detail the procedure to PEOPLE Dr. Jennifer Ashton, a double board-certified ...
I knew it was bad when I started spotting. Bleeding after menopause was never good. After my biopsy, I was diagnosed with uterine cancer. The oncology navigator immediately scheduled my hysterectomy ...
DOCTOR. NO ONE WANTS TO HAVE SURGERY. USUALLY. RIGHT. AND THE LARGE INCISIONS AND LONG RECOVERY TIME IS BASICALLY A NO THANK YOU FOR MOST PEOPLE, BUT TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING ALL OF THAT. AND MERCY ...
An estimated 4.2 million people die within 30 days of surgery worldwide each year. A new study suggests that deaths and ...