Is Asthma Hereditary? Genetics, Environmental Triggers and Family Risk Explained
Asthma is partly genetic but not purely inherited. Having a parent or sibling with asthma raises your risk, and many gene regions have been…
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Acibadem Health Blog
4,142 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.
Ablative vs Non-Ablative Laser Resurfacing: Depth, Downtime and Results Compared
Ablative laser resurfacing removes the skin's outer layer and heats the layer beneath, giving larger changes in wrinkles, scars and texture in exchange for…
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When Does a Damaged Disc Need an Operation? Nerve Symptoms That Change the Plan
Disc surgery is usually considered when a damaged disc presses on a nerve and causes progressive weakness, worsening numbness, or leg or arm pain…
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Rash and Diarrhea on Targeted Therapy: Why They Happen and When to Contact the Team
Rash and diarrhea are common side effects of targeted cancer therapy because the molecular switches these drugs block, such as EGFR, also keep skin…
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Living With Heart Failure: Fluid, Salt and Daily Weighing Explained by the Care Team
Living with heart failure usually means three daily habits: keeping salt low so the body holds less fluid, following any fluid limit your care…
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Which Patients Suit Fat Grafting? Donor Areas, Skin Quality and Volume Goals Explained
A good fat grafting candidate is generally a healthy, non-smoking adult at a stable weight who has enough surplus fat in a donor area…
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Norwood 6: What Advanced Loss Means for Donor Supply and Expectations
Norwood 6 is advanced male pattern hair loss: the frontal and crown bald areas have merged into one, leaving only a horseshoe of hair…
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Before an Epidural Delivery: The Bleeding, Spine and Anesthesia History Your Team Asks About
Before a labor epidural, tell the anesthesiologist about any bleeding tendency, low platelet count, blood thinners or aspirin, spine problems such as scoliosis, fusion,…
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Recovery After Phimosis Surgery: Wound Care, Loose Clothing and When Swimming Is Allowed
Recovery after phimosis surgery, most often a circumcision or a foreskin-widening procedure, typically takes about 10 days for the wound to knit and several…
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Are You Stone-Free After Laser Lithotripsy? What Follow-Up Imaging Checks and Why It Matters
Being stone free after laser lithotripsy means no fragments remain in the kidney or ureter on follow-up imaging, not just that the surgeon saw…
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Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: How Treating Weight and Blood Sugar Are Planned Together
Obesity and type 2 diabetes treatment are planned as one program because excess body fat drives insulin resistance, the process behind high blood sugar.…
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Why Does Your Shoulder Hurt After Robotic Gallbladder Surgery? Gas Pain and Relief
Shoulder pain after robotic gallbladder surgery is usually referred pain from carbon dioxide gas used to inflate the abdomen. The gas irritates the diaphragm,…
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How Do Pediatric Ophthalmologists Choose Between Laser and Injection Treatment for ROP?
Pediatric ophthalmologists choose between laser and anti-VEGF injection for retinopathy of prematurity based mainly on where the disease sits in the retina, how aggressive…
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Timing Reconstruction After Skin Disease: Why Active Infection or Tumor Must Settle First
Reconstruction after skin cancer is usually timed to two conditions rather than a calendar date: the pathology report must confirm the tumor has been…
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CRP and ESR: The Inflammation Blood Tests Explained
A CRP test measures C-reactive protein, a substance the liver releases within hours when the body is inflamed by infection, injury or inflammatory disease.…
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What Scar Revision Surgery Can and Cannot Do: Realistic Results and the Year-Long Maturation
Scar revision surgery can make a scar narrower, flatter, better aligned with skin creases, or less tight, but it cannot erase a scar; it…
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How Pediatric Plastic Surgery Is Timed: Growth, Function and Why Some Repairs Are Staged
There is no single right age for pediatric plastic surgery. Surgeons time each operation around growth and function: cleft lip is commonly repaired at…
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Breast Lift Scars and Daily Life After Mastopexy: Sleeping, Sports Bras and Sun Protection
Breast lift scars are permanent, but they usually change a great deal. Most fade from raised and pink to flat, pale lines over roughly…
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