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In this article, Mr C T Pillai focuses on Clear Lens Extraction, where your natural lens is removed and replaced with an artificial implant that guarantees perfect eyesight. This article on clear lens extraction eye surgery is written by Mr C T Pillai, Consultant Refractive Surgeon at Advance ...
Can you remember being in a social situation or a work situation where everyone’s eyes were on you? You felt anxious about what you were doing and the result was that you started to blush, getting redder by the minute? Most people experience this from time to time and it’s particularly common ...
Rhinitis is inflammation of the lining of the nasal passages, which causes a blocked or runny nose. Unlike seasonal rhinitis – such as hay fever, which is only present for part of the year – having persistent rhinitis means you are stuck with these
A bone scan is a test that uses radioactive material to show up abnormalities in your bones, such as areas of increased activity that could indicate cancer, or areas with poor blood flow. These tests can show up problems many weeks before they would be seen on a standard x-ray image. This ...
Stomach stapling is a surgical procedure that is used if you are severely or morbidly obese and you cannot lose weight using diet and exercise. As the name suggests, stomach stapling literally involves stapling the stomach to create a small pouch that fills much quicker. After the operation, eating ...
Liposuction surgery, also known as lipoplasty, is a method of body sculpting. The surgeon removes excess fat from under the skin to improve the contour and proportions of various parts of your body.
We live in a world centred on sound and sudden hearing loss is a very frightening and isolating experience that can affect work, relationships and interaction with others. Sudden hearing loss is defined as deafness that happens instantly or that develops over a few days. This may happen without ...
Around 80% of people who have gallstones have no symptoms and their gallbladder can remain in place unless problems develop. In the remaining 20%, gallstones can cause inflammation and a condition called cholecystitis. If you have this, you tend to develop symptoms of biliary colic – intense ...
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