If you or your child experience recurrent ear infections, your doctor or pediatrician may recommend ear tube surgery to help alleviate symptoms. During this procedure, which is also called a myringotomy or tympanotomy, the surgeon inserts a small tube into a tiny hole that she puts in the eardrum.

Temporomandibular joint surgery is considered when jaw joint symptoms interfere with normal jaw functions or if the jaw gets stuck or locked when eating, talking or yawning. Surgery is not generally considered if a person has painless clicking or when pain is thought to be coming from muscles instead of the joint.

A mini tummy tuck is a body contouring procedure that can remove excess fat and tighten loose skin in the lower abdominal region. The procedure takes about 1 to 2 hours and is utilized by men and women who don't need the extensive work provided by a full abdominoplasty.

The tonsils are two areas of lymph tissue on each side of the throat. Multiple cases of throat infections involving the tonsils or large tonsils creating problems such as sleep apnea are reasons to have the tonsils removed during a procedure called a tonsillectomy.

In 2000, the Federal Food and Drug Administration approved a procedure as an alternative to a tonsillectomy, which removes the tonsils entirely. This new technique, called somnoplasty, instead shrinks the tonsils by using tiny needle electrodes, which are inserted into the tonsils.

Whether it is for a minor procedure to fix carpal tunnel syndrome or a major heart surgery, spending time in the hospital is never fun. Your main thoughts after coming out of surgery are about how fast healing will take place so you can get back to your normal life.

Benign growths in the uterus, called uterine fibroids, might appear during childbearing years. Up to 75 percent of women develop a uterine fibroid at some point during their lives, and many cause no symptoms.

The coronary arteries are responsible for providing blood to the heart. If the arteries become narrowed or blocked, patients may require bypass surgery, which replaces the diseased artery with a graft. A triple bypass surgery involves bypassing three coronary arteries.

A collarbone break or fracture is a common injury. The collarbone is also known as the clavicle and is the bone that connects your arm to your body. Most broken collarbones are treated non-surgically by immobilizing your arm in a sling for several weeks.

Plastic surgery is becoming more popular than ever. According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, more than 11.7 million procedures were performed in 2007, an increase of more than 400 percent since statistics were first gathered 10 years earlier.

Massage after breast augmentation surgery can help speed healing of the incision and help produce the best outcome. Whether massage is advisable after breast augmentation surgery depends on the type of implant used and your physician's preference. Not all cosmetic surgeons recommend massage.

To recover from surgery, your body must divert its resources to the important process of healing. This can result in the sacrifice of certain processes that are of secondary importance, such as growing hair.