Everything you need to know, including how to determine if surgery is right for you and the best surgery options.

A nurse-led initiative at a Denver hospital led to fewer complications for female patients recovering from open-heart surgery ...

The wound defect is marked in red. Cancer surgery in the pelvis can be associated with ... A frequently used method for reconstructing this type of defect is a pedicled flap made from one of the ...

For patients with long-standing paralysis, reconstructive procedures such as free-flap surgery with double innervation have emerged as a promising approach to restoring facial movement. This technique ...

A latissimus dorsi flap is a surgical procedure that uses part of an upper back muscle to reconstruct the shape of the breast. This surgery is typically done after a mastectomy (surgical breast ...

A 40-year-old Uzbek man, Sherzod Odilov, suffering from breathing difficulties due to a large tumor in his windpipe, underwent successful surgery ... it using a muscle flap. According to the ...

A new version of the procedure, called the muscle sparing free TRAM flap, cuts away far less ... on how best to care for your surgical wounds after surgery. It should take six to eight weeks ...

If you get a TUG flap surgery, your doctor will also take some muscle from your upper thigh ... your odds of blood vessel problems or slow wound healing, including older age, diabetes, and ...

Breast reconstruction is surgery to make a new breast ... another part of your body (autologous or "flap" reconstruction) or a combination of both The tissue your surgeon might use includes skin, fat ...