Gum Contouring: Reshaping a Gummy Smile: Procedure, Recovery and Cost
Gum contouring is a minor dental procedure that removes or reshapes excess gum tissue so more of each tooth shows when you smile. It…
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Acibadem Health Blog
4,162 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.
Robotic Bariatric Surgery: What the Robotic Arms Change Inside the Operating Room
Robotic bariatric surgery uses a surgeon-controlled console and wristed instruments to perform standard weight-loss operations, such as sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass, through small…
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Gallstones in Pregnancy, Diabetes or Older Age: How the Treatment Plan Is Adapted
Gallstones during pregnancy treatment usually starts with pain control, a short period of rest from fatty meals, and close monitoring, because most stones settle…
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What Transplant Cardiology Covers: Heart Transplant Evaluation and Lifelong Follow-Up Care
Transplant cardiology is the branch of heart medicine that assesses people with advanced heart failure for a heart transplant or a mechanical heart pump,…
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Who Is ICSI Recommended For? Male-Factor Infertility, Prior Fertilization Failure and More
ICSI is usually recommended when sperm are unlikely to fertilize an egg on their own: severe male-factor infertility such as very low sperm count,…
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GIFT (Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer) Step by Step: Eggs, Sperm and the Laparoscopic Placement
GIFT, or gamete intrafallopian transfer, is an assisted reproduction technique in which eggs are collected after ovarian stimulation, mixed with prepared sperm, and placed…
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How Is Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treated? Medicines, Nutrition and Surgery Together
Inflammatory bowel disease is treated by calming the overactive immune response in the gut and then keeping it calm. Clinicians combine medicines (aminosalicylates, short…
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How Long HIV Survives Outside the Body: Surfaces, Fluids and Real Transmission Risk
HIV cannot survive long outside the human body and cannot reproduce on surfaces, in air or in water. Once blood, semen or other fluids…
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Can Grinders Have Porcelain Veneers? Night Guards and What Bruxism Changes in Planning
Yes, many people who grind or clench their teeth can have porcelain veneers, but bruxism changes how the work is planned. Dentists usually look…
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Garlic: The Kitchen Staple With Cardiology Papers
Garlic is a healthy, low-calorie flavoring with some genuinely studied effects. Clinical trials suggest regular garlic intake may modestly lower blood pressure in people…
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Iodine Supplements: Who Is Actually Deficient and Why More Is Not Better
Most people who eat iodized salt, dairy, eggs or seafood do not need an iodine supplement. Genuine deficiency is most likely in pregnancy and…
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How Long Does a Facelift Last? Longevity by Technique, Honestly Assessed
A full facelift that repositions the deeper SMAS layer typically keeps the jawline and neck visibly firmer for about seven to ten years, though…
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How Fast Ovarian Cysts Grow: Typical Timelines, Warning Signs and When to Treat
Most ovarian cysts are functional cysts that form during a normal menstrual cycle, reach roughly 2 to 5 centimeters, and shrink or disappear within…
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Dialysis Access Care: Bleeding, Swelling or Fever Near the Site and When to Report It
Dialysis access site infection signs include new redness, warmth, tenderness or pus at a fistula, graft or catheter site, fever or shaking chills (especially…
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Eye Vitamins and Lutein: What the AREDS Trials Actually Showed
The AREDS trials showed that a specific antioxidant and zinc formula modestly slows progression in people who already have intermediate age-related macular degeneration, and…
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Traveling With COPD: Flights, Altitude and Planning Oxygen for Long Journeys
Most people with stable COPD can travel, including by air, when the trip is planned with their care team. Cabin pressure on commercial flights…
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Injections, Laser or Surgery for Macular Diseases: How the Retina Team Picks a Path
Macular disease treatment depends on what is happening in the macula. Leaking new blood vessels and swelling are usually treated with repeated anti-VEGF eye…
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Electric Toothbrushes, Water Flossers and Floss: What Dental Trials Show
Randomized trials pooled in a Cochrane review found that electric toothbrushes remove modestly more plaque and reduce gum inflammation slightly more than manual brushes,…
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