Labiaplasty Trending: This Surgery Helps Women Feel Sexier, More Confident
This cosmetic surgery procedure — which has grown by 44% over the last year* — has been reported by some of my patients as helping them to feel sexier and more self-confident. What is it? It’s labiaplasty (also called labioplasty), one of the most popular procedures that I perform. This surgery has increased in popularity by 44%.Over the past few years women of all ages have become more concerned with the appearance of their genital area. Most patients seeking labioplasty feel that they do not want hanging of the labia minora beyond the labia majora or outer lips. Others feel bulky in pants or a bathing suit to the p...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - July 28, 2014 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: hamori labia surgery labiaplasty surgeon Source Type: blogs
Valerie Arkoosh, MD – Candidate for Congress (Part 2 of 3)
Dr. Val Arkoosh is an Anesthesiologist by training and a current candidate for Congress in the Pennsylvania 13th Congressional District. We recently had the chance to speak to Dr. Val to get her thoughts on being a doctor and being a candidate.
Why did you decide to leave full time clinical practice at Jefferson and go to into administration?
The position I left Jefferson to take was a pretty exciting one.
You might remember that Allegheny opened this hospital for women. It was PCOM’s old hospital on City Ave.
And they opened it up and reconfigured I to be a hospital for women. So they moved all the OB GYN, gyn onc ,brea...
Source: Inside Surgery - April 27, 2014 Category: Surgery Authors: Editor Tags: Interviews 13th candidate congress Hahnemann Pennsylvania Tenet Source Type: blogs
Nipple Delay Surgery
Angelina Jolie recently shared her BRCA+ diagnosis and brave decision to undergo prophylactic nipple-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction. As part of her surgery, she underwent a nipple delay procedure.So what is a "nipple delay"?Most patients do not need a delay procedure. It's actually performed quite rarely. It can however be a good option for patients who want nipple-sparing mastectomy but are at high risk for nipple necrosis. High risk patients include smokers, patients with moderate to significant breast ptosis (sagging), and patients with a history of previous breast surgery (eg breast reducti...
Source: Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog - May 15, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Angelina Jolie BRCA breast cancer breast reconstruction nipple delay nipple necrosis nipple sparing mastectomy nipple-areolar complex nipple-sparing mastectomy prophylactic mastectomy Source Type: blogs
Nipple Delay Surgery
Angelina Jolie recently shared her BRCA+ diagnosis and brave decision to undergo prophylactic nipple-sparing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction. As part of her surgery, she underwent a nipple delay procedure.
So what is a "nipple delay"?
Most patients do not need a delay procedure. It's actually performed quite rarely. It can however be a good option for patients who want nipple-sparing mastectomy but are at high risk for nipple necrosis. High risk patients include smokers, patients with moderate to significant breast ptosis (sagging), and patients with a history of previous breast surgery (eg breast red...
Source: Breast Cancer Reconstruction Blog - May 15, 2013 Category: Cancer Tags: nipple sparing mastectomy nipple necrosis breast reconstruction breast cancer nipple delay Angelina Jolie nipple-sparing mastectomy prophylactic mastectomy BRCA nipple-areolar complex Source Type: blogs
Breast Cancer
Pathophysiology of Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is a:
1) neoplastic transformation of glandular epithelium of the terminal duct unit, lactiferous proximal ducts, or lobules of the breast
2) almost always adenocarcinoma
3) classification is controversial, but most experts recognize in situ (malignant cells do not invade through the basement membrane) and invasive forms
4) in situ types – intraductal (comedo and noncomedo sutypes) in situ, lobular in situ, and papillary in situ
5) invasive types – ductal, lobular, tubular, colloid, and medullary
Signs and Symptoms
1) palpable mass – hard, irregular, no discr...
Source: Inside Surgery - March 21, 2013 Category: Surgeons Authors: Editor Tags: Breast Surgery Oncology adenocarcinoma BRCA1 BRCA2 comedo in situ invasive ductal Li Fraumeni lobular peau d'orange Source Type: blogs
Doctors' Dubious Excuses for Taking Pharmaceutical Companies' Money
This report, and its recommendations have gotten scant attention, maybe because they would threaten a status quo that enriches conflicted health professionals and the companies that create these conflicts. However, in my humble opinion, implementing all the report's recommendations would only be a beginning down the road of restoring the integrity of clinical care, teaching, and research. (Source: Health Care Renewal)
Source: Health Care Renewal - March 19, 2013 Category: Health Medicine and Bioethics Commentators Tags: stealth marketing key opinion leaders pharmaceuticals logical fallacies conflicts of interest Source Type: blogs
Saying Goodbye to Surgery Scars
If you’re planning to have cancer surgery in the near future or recently had surgery, your thoughts undoubtedly move to how you can minimize the trauma and scarring associated with treatment and speed the healing process. Healing wounds whether from accidental injury or surgical intervention requires a delicate interplay of multiple cell types, nutritional factors, immune processes and growth factors. Proper planning and prompt attention can promote normalization in appearance.
Healing -From the Inside Out
Wound healing is a stepwise process involving hemostasis, inflammation, and remodeling. During hemostasis, blood pla...
Source: Dr. Donna, MedicineWoman - January 25, 2009 Category: Medical Scientists Authors: Dr. Donna Tags: Personal Health healing scars supplements surgery wound healing Source Type: blogs
