Have you ever noticed a scar growing long after a wound has healed? Unlike normal scars that fade over time, keloids can expand, becoming raised, itchy, and sometimes even painful. This overgrowth ...

A British-Israeli hostage released by Hamas after 15 months in captivity has said her scars represented "freedom, hope and strength" as she underwent a series of surgeries for her injuries.

If it happens, you may need another operation to fix it. Laminectomy. This is the most common surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. In this procedure, a surgeon removes parts of the bone ...

Comparison of laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation with percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma involving specific sites: A ...

Laminotomy removes some of the lamina. Laminectomy removes most or all of the lamina. The lamina can be removed at the same time as the diskectomy. Or, you might have it taken out in a separate ...

Physically SpeakingDr. Mark McDonald Laminectomy: The first and foremost common treatment surgically for a disc disorder is the spinal laminectomy. The lamina is an arch of bone which covers the ...

For many years now, Twisted Spoon Press in Prague have been publishing fantastic and original books in English translation. Ceilings is their latest, a slippery and intriguing novel set – one ...

Hypertrophic scar treatments include silicone gel sheets, corticosteroid lotions or injections, cryotherapy, and laser therapy. However, these scars often go away on their own without interventions.

OBSERVER file photo Crews battled the Masonic Temple fire on the evening of Feb. 24 in Dunkirk as temperatures plummeted below the teens. Upstate cities have been struggling to reinvent their ...