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South Korea is the global plastic surgery capital. The state earned this title thanks to professionalism of physicians and incredible precision of specialists who make patients perfect. During the year, doctors perform about a million operations, according to statistics, a fairly large percentage of patients are foreigners. So why does South Korea remain the worldly-known…

Nutritional supplements are used to “deliver” more nutriments to the body that it may lack for one reason or another. The market for nutritional substances is quite diverse and wide: from vitamins in a separate form to various mixtures. Due to the fact that this market niche has no clear regulation and isn’t subject to…

Hair loss occurs all over the body or affects the scalp. Hair can fall out constantly or with a certain frequency. This problem is more frequently-met in men. Causes of hair loss for women and men Hairs loss can be forced by one or more of next-mentioned. Hereditary predisposition. If one of the relatives suffered…

Mostly, people suffering from hip joint arthritis, doctors prescribe medication. In addition, the load on the joint, and, accordingly, the pain in it, can be reduced through physiotherapy exercises and by reducing the total body weight. If the person experiences unbearable ache and treatment does not work, hip replacement is prescribed. Complete replacement disappears pains…

According to the WHO, every year lung cancer is detected in two million patients. How long do people with lung cancer live? Stage 0 lung cancer is curable: malignant cells are present only in the lining of the lung. Patients with the “in situ” stage are assigned a wedge resection, in which the surgeon removes…

Angiosarcoma of the heart is infrequently met pathology, which, according to statistics, is detected in about 10% of people suffering from cardiovascular diseases. The pathology is hard to cure, because it has an aggressive nature, and it gives a large number of metastases quickly. What is cardiac angiosarcoma? It appears in inner linings of blood…

Stent is inserted inside blocked arteries to help it carry out its functions. Once normal bloodflow is restored, stents are no longer needed. Dissolving heart stents totally disappear within about 3 years. According to principles of its action, stents can be compared to a plaster cast, which is applied to a broken bone. The cast…

It’s in the nature of our bodies to heal itself: cuts on the skin heal and disappear, bones grow together after fractures, a liver taken from living donors recovers in a few weeks. Regenerative medicine is another direction based on the search for ways to initiate self-regeneration and recovery processes. Methods of treatment of regenerative…

Dental cosmetic contouring, or artistic teeth reshaping, is used for smile correction in order to make it perfect. It helps to correct both congenital and acquired defects, in particular, chips obtained after injuries, enamel discoloration, erasure, etc. This technique is used in the following cases: tooth shape or dentition reformation (narrowing, expansion, lengthening or shortening);…

Genetic preimplantation diagnosis is designed for examination of embryos before IVF. Diagnostics aim is to assess risks of developing possible pathologies in a child. It helps increase likelihood of having healthy children in families where parents suffer from severe congenital ailments. Today it is one of the most practical and effective procedures. It’s prescribed to…

Brachytherapy is an innovative method to fight cancer. Microsources with a radio charge are introduced into the parenchyma of an organ affected by cancer cells – iodine 125 is involved in this therapy. High-precision contact with cancerous structures gives surgeons opportunity to safely deliver the maximum amount of radio substance to neighboring tissues. Doctors place…

In recent years, the quality of diagnostics has improved significantly, which was facilitated by the advancement of scientists in the field of innovative technologies. In particular, special attention has always been paid to the diagnosis of brain pathologies – dangerous and complex diseases that require an integrated approach in their study. One of the latest…