Surgical Recovery: Post-Op Care, Nutrition & Complications

Surgical recovery requires strict adherence to activity restrictions, specialized liquid or soft diets, and proactive monitoring for post-operative complications.

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Diet After an Anal Fistula Surgery

Painful but uncommon injuries that develop most frequently in people with chronic intestinal disorders, such as Crohn’s disease, anal fistulas usually require surgery to heal.

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What Fruit Can Be Eaten After a Tonsillectomy?

A tonsillectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the tonsils, two glands or lymph tissues, that lie at the back of the throat. The surgery may be indicated due to ongoing recurrent infections or snoring and sleep apnea.

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The Best Bras for Implants

Shopping for a new bra after breast augmentation can be tricky depending on your body type and new breast size. Small-boned woman who receive large implants may have trouble finding an appropriate fitting bra.

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What Are the Pros & Cons of Cosmetic Surgery?

Millions of people, both male and female, undergo cosmetic surgery, also called plastic surgery, every year. Modern plastic surgeons can alter almost any aspect of physical appearance, from facial features to body shape.

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Complications of Abdominal Hernia Mesh Repair

The development of implantable fabric meshes revolutionized hernia surgery. Your surgeon can choose to repair your hernia by pulling together your natural tissues or by using mesh to bridge the abnormal opening without creating any tension.

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How to Remove the Scar From a Tummy Tuck

Undergoing a tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty, procedure eliminates excess fat in the abdominal region while tightening your stomach muscles in the process. The surgery involves an invasive incision in your lower abdomen that spans the length of your bikini line, leaving behind an unattractive scar.

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How to Finance Breast Implants

Breast implants are not usually covered by insurance companies, notes the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. This makes you responsible for the costs incurred from the surgery, including facility costs, anesthesia fees and the cost for the actual implants.

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Why Can't You Take Vitamins Before Surgery?

In the time leading up to surgery, your doctor might ask you to make small modifications to your lifestyle to help maximize your health and the success of the surgery. For example, your doctor might request that you stop taking vitamins and other supplements in the weeks before surgery.

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Soft Diet List After Bowel Surgery

Bowel surgery may be necessary if you have polyps, colon cancer, ulcerative colitis or diverticular diseases. Bowel surgery requires colon cleansingand fasting before surgery and dietary progression to allow your digestive tract to heal after your surgery.

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How to Recover From Hernia Surgery

A hernia is the protrusion of a body part through an abnormal opening, and curing it requires surgery to reposition the part and close the opening. There are 2 major goals in recovery from surgery: returning to normal activity and reducing the chance the hernia will return.

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What Is an Abdominal Binder Used For?

An abdominal binder is an important surgical body garment used in the early postoperative phase of surgeries like an abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) or an abdominal liposuction.

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How to Exercise After Tummy Tuck Procedures

A tummy tuck, medically known as an abdominoplasty, is an invasive surgical procedure performed to remove unwanted fat around the abdomen. The procedure also removes excess skin and aims to tighten abdominal muscles.

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Complications After Meniscus Surgery

The meniscus is a C-shaped piece of cartilage in the knee joint. This cartilage acts as a shock absorber for the knee joint during physical activity. MayoClinic.com states that any activity that causes a patient to forcefully twist or rotate the knee can lead to a torn meniscus.

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Diet After Kidney Surgery

Your kidneys are paired organs that keep your blood chemically clean and balanced. Each day, they sift water and waste from about 200 quarts of blood, according to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse.

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Breast Reduction & Medicare

Medicare provides benefits for breast reduction surgery, also known as reduction mammoplasty, when it is medically necessary to treat macromastia or breast hypertrophy that is causing adverse health effects. Women experiencing this condition typically suffer from back and neck pain, headaches and skin problems.

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Complications After a Biopsy of the Lungs

A biopsy of the lungs is a diagnostic procedure during which a doctor removes a small portion of the lung tissue for further evaluation. Typically, this test is performed on patients with suspected lung disease or infection, such as lung cancer or pneumonia.

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Problems With Tonsil Surgery in Adults

Tonsillectomy is an operation done to remove the tonsils. It is more commonly performed in children than in adults. Like any other surgery, tonsillectomy has risks. The problems that can arise particularly in adults include bleeding, pain, problems with anesthesia and delayed recovery.

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How to Lose Weight After Breast Augumentation

If you have recently had breast augmentation surgery, you may have gained weight or feel out of shape from taking some time off from exercising during the recovery period. In addition, right after surgery, the tissue around the implants gets swollen, which can add on temporary pounds and make you feel big.

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