How Bichectomy (Cheek Reduction) Is Performed: The Incision Inside the Mouth Explained
A bichectomy procedure, also called buccal fat removal, slims the lower cheeks by removing part of the buccal fat pad through a small incision…
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Acibadem Health Blog
4,073 plain-language articles across 62 topics, symptoms explained, nutrition, lab results, medical technology and everyday wellbeing, written by Dr. Şule Eren, published daily by the group behind 45 hospitals and clinics in Türkiye, Bulgaria, Serbia, Netherlands and North Macedonia. For clinical guidance on a condition or procedure, see the Patient Guides.
Urethral Stricture Surgery Recovery: Catheter Days, Fluids and When Normal Flow Returns
After urethral stricture surgery (urethroplasty), most people go home with a urinary catheter that stays in for roughly one to three weeks, depending on…
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Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy Planning: How Neurologists Adjust Treatment Around It
Multiple sclerosis and pregnancy planning usually starts months before conception. Neurologists review which disease-modifying therapy someone takes, because some are continued in pregnancy while…
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How Deformity Correction Works: Osteotomy, Fixation and Gradual Realignment Explained
Deformity correction surgery realigns a bone that has grown, healed or worn into the wrong shape. A surgeon cuts the bone at a planned…
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Foods High in Vitamin K: The Clotting-and-Bones Vitamin
The foods highest in vitamin K are dark leafy greens: a half cup of cooked collard or turnip greens supplies well over 300% of…
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When Is Spinal Fusion Recommended? Instability, Deformity and Failed Non-Surgical Care
Spinal fusion is usually recommended when a segment of the spine is unstable or misaligned, when a deformity such as severe scoliosis or a…
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What Is Inflammation? Friend, Foe and the Chronic Middle
Inflammation is the immune system's built-in response to injury and infection, marked by redness, heat, swelling, pain, and loss of function. Short-term (acute) inflammation…
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Postpartum Recovery: The Six-Week Myth and the Real Timeline for the Body
Postpartum recovery is not finished at six weeks. The six-week mark is when bleeding usually stops, the uterus has returned to roughly its pre-pregnancy…
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Is Surgical Tattoo Removal an Option for You? Size, Location and Skin Elasticity Explained
Yes, tattoos can be surgically removed, but excision suits a narrow group: small to medium tattoos on areas with loose, elastic skin, in people…
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Hip, Knee or Shoulder Replacement: How Recovery Differs Joint by Joint
Recovery after hip, knee and shoulder replacement follows the same broad arc but differs in detail. Hip replacement usually allows walking within a day…
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Is It Better to Have Labiaplasty Before or After Children? How Delivery Affects the Result
There is no single right answer, but many surgeons suggest waiting until after childbearing, because pregnancy and vaginal delivery can change the size, color…
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Who Is a Candidate for Cartilage Restoration? Defect Size, Alignment and Age Considerations
A cartilage restoration candidate is usually someone with a single, well-defined area of damaged joint cartilage, healthy surrounding cartilage, a stable and reasonably well-aligned…
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Blood Thinners, Smoking and Rhytidectomy: What Surgeons Ask You to Stop Before a Facelift
Before a facelift, surgeons usually ask patients to stop anything that raises bleeding risk or starves healing skin of oxygen. That typically means blood-thinning…
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Enlarged Adenoids in Children: Snoring, Mouth Breathing and When Surgery Is Considered
Adenoids are a small pad of immune tissue behind a child's nose that often swells between ages three and seven and shrinks by the…
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Hair Transplants 10 and 20 Years Later: How Results Age, Honestly
Transplanted hair usually survives for decades because it comes from a donor zone whose follicles resist hormone-driven pattern loss. Ten and twenty years on,…
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Is Ozempic Safe? What Years of Semaglutide Data Say About Risks and Benefits
Ozempic (semaglutide) is considered safe for most adults with type 2 diabetes when prescribed and monitored by a clinician. Large randomized trials covering tens…
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Daily Life With a Removable Appliance: Wear Schedule, Cleaning and Storing It Safely
A removable appliance stays healthiest when you rinse it every time it comes out, brush it daily with a soft brush and mild soap…
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What Scoliosis Surgery Can Change: Posture, Height, Balance and Realistic Expectations
Scoliosis surgery, usually spinal fusion, is designed to stop a curve from worsening and to partially straighten it, which typically improves trunk alignment, evens…
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