At 18, Katie Stubblefield lost her face. At 21, she became the youngest person in the U.S. to undergo the still experimental surgery. Follow her incredible story.
The purpose of the study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of a novel technique, Gargano's Yin Yang breast reduction, in achieving a better breast shape, position, and volume distribution and to also evaluate the complication rate, operative time, and long-term effects on mammary base, ...
Breast Reduction is a general procedure among women of all ages, and almost a million of those are performed in the United States alone. Women all over the world opt for this procedure for numerous reasons, such as comfort medical condition; bone reduction surgery is supposed for girls who ha...
The reverse T3 (rT3) test measures how much of the active free T3 hormone is able to bind at thyroid receptors. RT3 is produced in stressful situations and binds to thyroid receptors, but turns them off instead of activating them. (Stress is a common cause of low T4 to T3 conversion. U...
Why is it so hard for me to quit smoking? Smoking is considered an addictive disease, which makes it much harder to quit. An addictive disease or addiction describes a persistent habit that is harmful to the person. Thus, addiction is a chronic (long-duration) disease with reliance on the...
symptoms. in the best-case scenario, the duct could open on its own without causing any problems. once the duct is unclogged, the area may still be red or feel tender for a week or so, but any hard lumps will be gone, and it won't hurt as much to nurse. what causes a clogged...
Surgerymay be recommended as an alternative to medication if the patient is not a candidate for medication or if medication does not work. However, surgery should be used as a last resort. Surgery is a complex procedure and it is not always effective. ...
Testosterone is an important hormone in the male body that is responsible for muscle mass, deep voices, and hair patterns on the face and body. It is an integral part of the natural aging process that is estimated to cause almost 10% decay in hormone levels after crossing the age group of...
your body gets used to being off the pill may make you feel anxious or depressed, or cause mood swings. This is a normal thing to happen and symptoms should improve over time. If you’re finding things difficult, you can reach out to your GP surgery or call 111 for mental health ...
It all gets much worse for women when we hit the menopause and, thanks to the reduction in oestrogen, the skin gets drier and loses elasticity. Is my phone making my neck look old? Hmm, possibly. First, there’s the way that we spend so much time with our heads bent forward looking...