Archive for September, 2009

Labiaplasty – The Below-The-Belt Plastic Surgery – Part II

The surgery of the labia or Labiaplasty is widely received and embraced by scores of women and represents a safe bet to resolve most medical reasons and additionally employed for aesthetic reasons. The Procedure Subsequent to a preliminary discussion and a detailed assessment of one’s medical past, the surgeon would plan the labiaplasty procedure. It is normally performed under the influence of local anesthesia and is an outpatient procedure. The actual surgical intervention spans to nearly two hours. During labia reducing surgery, misshaped, irregular shaped inner vaginal lips are incised and reduced in size employing special scissors, scalpel or with laser assistance. Additionally, the outer lips or labia majora could also be shortened by surgery or liposuction if required. A hoodectomy  [...]

Labiaplasty – The Below-The-Belt Plastic Surgery – Part I

Labiaplasty also known as labia reducing and beautification procedure are been widely chosen by many women as a cosmetic and reconstructive procedure for an array of reasons that include genital discomfort and pain, aesthetic reasons or to augment sexual fulfilment. Due to novel developments and techniques employed during labiaplasty, the outcome is favourable with lesser scars, pain, recuperation period and optimal results in the field that at times is dubbed as Vaginal Cosmetic Surgery. Labiaplasty is a surgical operation for trimming off and shaping either the inner lips or labia minora and the outer lips or labia majora of the vagina or both of them. The labia might be elongated or non- symmetric in appearance due to varying reasons. This might be the consequence of sexual contact,  [...]

The Fetal Fibronectin Test – A Crucial Prerogative During Pregnancy

The fetal fibronectine test is an FDA-approved, non-invasive testing procedure that aids in identifying the risk of premature delivery in pregnant women. A negative test outcome guarantees 99% assurance that an expectant woman would not undergo delivery within the span of the subsequent fourteen days. The fetal fibronectin test facilitates doctors in deciding who the most apposite candidate was for medical intercession, while at the same time providing relief for several women that unnecessarily underwent treatment inclusive of strong steroid medications and avoid being hospitalised. This testing method is an effectual technique in detecting premature birth. ‘FullTerm, The Fetal Fibronectin Test’ as it is known as, is the sole, highly potent self-determining forecaster of preterm delivery  [...]

Diabetes Drug Metformin Combats Breast Cancer Stem Cells

In the latest advancement, treatment for breast cancer might be the drug Metformin that until now was used during diabetes. Metformin is already obtainable in many pharmacies broadly under the branding Glucophage and Fortamet. Mounting proofs are suggestive of the fact that those diabetics consuming metformin are less prone to getting cancer and having comparatively better results if they did develop cancer as compared to those who did not take the drug. Currently, Harvard scientist Kevin Struhl along with his associates discovered that metformin had the potential to destroy breast cancer stem cells believed to be the offenders responsible for proliferation and relapse of breast cancer. Struhl during a news gathering organised for the announcement of the findings stated that, in mice that carried  [...]

Five Popular Anti-Aging Procedures

Plastic surgery technology has highly evolved over the span of time and become a more sophisticated and effective technique to restore the outer youthfulness to match one’s inner beauty and youth. Endoscopy – a less-invasive surgical procedure during which the surgeon would introduce a fine, smallish tube that is fitted with an illumination source and a video camera within the body. This facilitates in allowing the surgeon to make comparatively smaller sized slits than was done in the earlier technology. This aids in quicker recovery periods in those patients and they undergo lesser pain and discomfort. Top-notch plastic surgery technology accelerates recuperation time for five widely popular rejuvenation procedures stated below that aid in reinstating one’s youthfulness. Endoscopic  [...]

Bunions Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

A bunion alternatively named Hallux vagus, is a condition that occurs when the big toe starts pointing towards the second toe leading to a bumpy formation on the inner edge of the toe. This condition could escalate becoming excruciatingly painful as the extra bone and a fluid-inundated sac grow at the base of the big toe thus causing major impediments in carrying out routine activities. Bunions Causes: Bunions are known to occur more frequently in women and at times might be noticed to have a genetic predisposition. Those individuals that have atypical bones in the feet since birth are seen to have a greater likelihood of developing a bunion. Wearing footwear that is narrow, ill-fitted and tapering at the toes or high heels might lead to the development of bunions. Bunions Symptoms:   [...]

Pregnancy And Associated Foot Ailments

Pregnancy is known to elicit a myriad of changes in a woman’s body, many of which being adverse in nature leading to a host of niggling problems. One of the most prevalent grievances is foot pain that is regrettably often ignored. As the pregnancy advances, there is innate weight gain that causes the woman’s core of gravity being displaced. This leads to a new, altered weight-bearing posture and additional pressure being exerted on the knees and feet. The two widely noticed foot ailments experienced during pregnancy are over-pronation and edema that lead to discomforting pain noted in the areas of the heels, arches also known as ball of the foot. Several others suffer from leg cramps and varicose veins caused due to the pilling pounds. Due to all these factors, it is vital that pregnant  [...]

Safe Exercises For Pregnant Women

Keeping up a fit lifestyle through the course of pregnancy is the most favourable course of actions any woman could undertake that would not merely boost her health but also foetal health. Those women that followed a properly balanced dietary intake and exercised on a regular basis during their pregnancy had least likelihood of giving birth to children that were either premature, underweight or with congenital defects. Exercising during pregnancy helps in maintaining a woman’s basic muscle tone and building muscle, raising strength and endurance that would go a long way in easing the process of child birth and also aiding in lowering the foetal blood pressure. Prenatal exercises have been proven to be a crucial step towards having an uncomplicated and successful pregnancy, safe labor and  [...]

Breast Cancer Medications Pose Significant Health Threats

Those women that are on drugs such as raloxifene or tamoxifen could lower their chances of developing insidious breast cancer by nearly half, though in the due process might be at a higher risk of developing severe blood clots. This revealing piece of information was published in a novel paper that revaluates the threats and advantages of the drugs. The scientists have stated that in every one thousand women that consume the medications every year, nearly seven to ten lesser reported breast cancer cases would surface. However, both the medicines raise the likelihood of getting blood clots, with the maximum risk arising from tamoxifen medicine – in every one thousand women that consume tamoxifen every year, 4 to 10 more cases of blood clots crop up. This statistic was mentioned in the  [...]

Botox Gets Stiff Competition From Dysport

The wrinkle warfare is just starting to simmer up. After enjoying several years of monopoly and stronghold as the best possible treatment for facial wrinkling, Botox ultimately has a strong contender, dubbed Dysport. The unveiling of Dysport would henceforth allow doctors to be able to offer a substitute neurotoxin for facial cosmetic purposes. Though botulinum toxin type A molecules are believed to be present in both Botox and Dysport, the duo undergo fairly varying manufacturing processes. As a consequence, Botox and Dysport have certain fine dissimilarities in their clinical effects. One of the cited advantages of Dysport is that it is noted to have a swifter start of action as compared to Botox. Instead of having to wait for close to a week’s time for Botox to start taking effect, Dysport  [...]