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Surgical suturing can be traced back to thousands of years ago. Archeologists unearthed evidence that suturing was an indelible component of Egyptian culture as it was widely used for burial preparation of mummies. While the materials, types, aspects, and quality...

Introduction Today, countless plastic surgery techniques have been devised to help patients improve their overall appearance. Each cosmetic procedure targets a different part of the body but innovations in the field of medicine have allowed the combination of multiple surgical...

Introduction Infection is a surgical complication associated with all types of plastic surgery. It occurs due to the overgrowth of the bacteria on the incision site or around the surgical area. Patients with diabetes, vascular diseases and smokers are more...

Plastic surgery has been defined as a surgical specialty designed to restore, reconstruct, alter or improve the human body. Through the years, we have seen the development of different types of plastic surgeries and its popularity has seen rapid growth...

Before undergoing any of the plastic surgery procedures available today, surgeons will require you to fast for a certain amount of hours before the surgery. This is especially true when the surgical procedure in question will be performed under general...

Introduction For many people, the term plastic surgery connotes a desire to enhance one's physical aspect in the hopes of conforming to the modern-day standard of beauty. When some patients need to have a part of their body enhanced or...

Plastic surgeries are elective procedures, which come with certain health requirements before any potential patients may qualify. Different plastic surgeries improve the appearance in addition to the patient’s body confidence. Even diabetics may wish to improve certain areas of their...

Most plastic surgeries are done under anesthesia to numb the trauma of surgery and not allow the patient to feel a thing. Although it is beneficial, some people may also have some adverse reactions to the anesthesia, and this is...