Teeth Whitening Options It is said that teeth whitening is the number one cosmetic dental procedure today. Many people are looking for ways to brighten up their smile which in turns lightens their whole face and gives them more confidence. There may be a variety of reasons why your teeth are not as white as they should be. Some people…
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Tips For Good Brazilian Waxing Results
Brazilian waxing first came to North America in the late 1980s, but didn’t gain widespread popularity until the later 1990s. The procedure removes all the hair in the pubic region, front and back. In some cases, a small strip of hair is left in the center, but total hair removal is more common. The smooth look is very popular in…
Dr Walter Freeman S Frontal Lobotomies At Athens Ohio State Hospital
Few chapters in the medical history of Athens County, Ohio, are more notorious or fascinating than that concerning Walter Freeman, M.D., and the more than 200 frontal lobotomies he performed at the Athens State Hospital in seven visits between 1953 and 1957. Until the middle of the twentieth century, treatment for most inpatients in large state hospitals, like that in…
Advanced Tonsillectomy Less Of A Pain For Kids
Each year, over 400,000 children undergo a tonsillectomy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making it the second most common childhood surgery. Parents typically schedule their child’s surgery during school breaks, including summer and holidays, to accommodate what has traditionally been a long and painful recovery. However, thanks to an advanced approach to tonsil removal, kids can…
Abortion A Public Health Crisis
Not a few women who have been confronted with the reality of unwanted pregnancy have chosen to resolve their problem through abortion. Abortion is a procedure that makes use of medicine or surgery to remove the embryo or fetus and placenta from the uterus to end a pregnancy. The procedure is usually done by a licensed physician or someone acting…
Top 5 Most Popular Cosmetic Dentistry Procedures
I’ve outlined in this article the most popular cosmetic dentistry procedures so you can compare and research them further. First Place: Bridges, Dental Partials. Custom made false tooth or teeth that will be placed permanently between two healthy teeth is called “dental bridge”. This procedure is for patients that have a missing tooth or teeth. Second Place: Brite Smile. Helps…
Advancement In Hair Transplantation
A standard hair transplantation procedure involves the removal of donor strip of hair from the back of the head from where the follicular unit grafts are dissected under a microscope. These grafts are then preserved in saline and are then transplanted on a bald patch on the crown area of the scalp. Given the time consuming and tedious nature of…
Is Losing Weight Via Gastric Bypass For Everyone
Gastric bypass surgery is not about losing weight the easy way and looking good, the operation is about improving health. There are several types of gastric bypass procedures, but all of them involve bypassing part of the small bowel by greater or lesser degrees. Surgical options Gastric bypass procedures involve constructing a gastric pouch whose outlet is a Y-shaped limb…