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Plastic surgery beyond changing the physical appearance, can have many psychological benefits such as increasing self-esteem or self love. However, we must carefully evaluate the motives.

There are many reasons why millions of people undergo cosmetic surgery or plastic surgery each year. One reason is to feel better about yourself. It is proven that people with high self-esteem are more secure, do better at work and in social situations and have relationships. Therefore, many experts consider plastic surgery as a “psychological surgery” because it affects the emotional state. According to a study by the University of Florida, in most cases self-esteem of people who undergo cosmetic intervention rises because it produces important psychological benefits. However, this does not mean that the emotional needs of people disappear simply by changing his appearance. Some people want to reclaim their lost self-esteem in an operation, and that is not right place to find it. Read the rest of this entry »

What is urinary incontinence?
If you miss a little urine when you cough or laugh, if, when he put the key in the lock when you get home you can not suppress the urge to urinate, if you went to the bathroom for half an hour and feel like new, if urine over 8 times a day if you wake up each night to urinate all, if you have loss of urine unconscious … then you have a problem with urinary incontinence. In contrast, a good bladder control means you urinate only when and where they want to.

One problem, many affected
More than 5% of the Spanish population, and twice as many women than men – suffer loss of bladder control. In fact, urinary incontinence affects 10% -25% of women younger than 65 years and 15% -30% of older. The message from the experts: “Suffering in silence urinary incontinence does not make sense. In the vast majority of cases, the problem can be treated without surgery. “

Causes transient or persistent
Incontinence can be due to transient problems such as urinary tract or vaginal infections, severe constipation, obesity, smoking, or the effect of certain drugs (antidepressants, diuretics, narcotics, anti psychotics …). It may also result from neurological problems or stroke, diabetes, enlarged prostate (in men), abnormalities in the urethra, prolapsed uterus or bladder … When no other pathology is secondary (which happens in most cases), usually taken for loss or damage tone of the muscles involved in urination, the bladder muscle, sphincter muscles and pelvic floor muscles.

You have two kidneys. They are fist-sized organs on either side of your backbone above your waist. The tubes inside filter and clean your blood, taking out waste products and making urine. Kidney cancer forms in the lining of tiny tubes inside your kidneys. It happens most often in people over 40. Risk factors include smoking, having certain genetic conditions and misusing pain medicines for a long time.

Often, kidney cancer doesn’t have early symptoms. However, see your health care provider if you notice

* Blood in your urine
* A lump in your abdomen
* Unexplained weight loss
* Pain in your side
* Loss of appetite Read the rest of this entry »

Sterilization (vasectomy) is a minor surgical procedure to cut and turn off the vas deferens (vas deferens). The procedure takes about 30 minutes, the procedure usually causes few complications and no worsening of sexual function. Vasectomy is performed about 500,000 per year in the United States. A vasectomy is less invasive than a sterilization surgery in women. An increasing number of couples choosing vasectomy as a permanent birth control.

The male reproductive system

To understand what a sterilization (vasectomy) is needed to understand the male reproductive system and how it works. The testes are located in a bag in the penis called the scrotum. Each testicle is connected to a thin coiled tube, epididymis (epididymis), where sperm are stored and mature in 6 weeks. Epididymis is related to the prostate gland with a pair of tubes called the vas deferens. Vas deferens is part of a larger bundle of tissue containing blood vessels and nerves and lymphatic vessels, known funikel. Read the rest of this entry »

There are two types: open and laparoscopic surgery, the latter being used more frequently, particularly if the patient has access to resources or health insurance with appropriate coverage.

The preferential path for the cases of esophagitis or uncomplicated hiatal hernias secondary to-and also for most traumatic recurrent hernias and hernias is the way old-abdominal incisional xifoumbilical median.

The technique, generally manages to get into the abdomen and with relative ease, not only to the stomach in hiatal hernias, but also to other organs that have migrated into the chest in hernias of the diaphragm.

To abdominal also allows you to treat other conditions often coexisting with hiatal hernias (peptic ulcer, gallstones, etc.). Stenosis in patients with long or very high indicating the opening of the chest cavity to be secure in the dissection and release of the thoracic esophagus, generally, is set firmly adherent to local structures.

The surgery is aimed more gastroesophageal reflux than the correction of hernias, so that all existing surgical techniques to treat hiatal hernias cause reflux, have as main fixing point 3 to 5 centimeters of the esophagus in the abdomen.

This is replenished in their normal lower esophageal sphincter, which antireflux action is facilitated by synergistic action of intra-abdominal pressure on the abdominal esophagus.

Thus, the gap widened to a diameter is reduced according to the dimensions of the esophagus, without pressing too much.

Experts cite a discussion about whether or not it is indispensable crurorrafia (when you leave a space equivalent to a pulp of finger between the esophagus and closure of the pillars) are in favor of it, therefore it is not yet major surgery, if well done helps to hinder the return of the stomach into the chest.

They consider it essential in this type of surgery, the reaction of an antireflux valve mechanism at the cardia. This can be achieved by single or double suture, between the fundus and the left side of the abdominal esophagus, or covering, like a necklace, the abdominal esophagus made by the fundus.

This coverage can be complete, as recommended by Nissen and Rossetti; or partial freeing of the anterior part of the esophagus and should have a length of 3 to 4 inches. “To not be too narrow the esophagus to the stomach, it is advisable to suture on a large-bore gastric tube or Foch, which may prevent this complication.

The antireflux mechanism can also be obtained by fixing the cardia to the arcuate ligament of the diaphragm. With these procedures are remakes the acute angle between the esophagus and stomach or ‘fistuliza’ penetration of the esophagus into the stomach. “Moreover, the volume created by the aforementioned Embracing esophagi difficult to return the abdomen to the thorax.

Laparoscopic intervention requires general anesthesia and takes between 3 to 4 hours. If developed without serious inconvenience, the patient can get up and go high even a day after surgery, returning relatively quickly to normal activities.