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Your surgeon isn’t trying to be mean — eating before surgery can raise your risk of aspirating, vomiting and more
You may have some digestive issues after a cholecystectomy, but they’re usually temporary
Full recovery takes a year or more, but you’ll likely be walking and driving within a few weeks if you follow your provider’s recovery plan
Advances in technology and medications have made the process safer than ever
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Keep the area clean and monitor your incision site for discharge, odor or a change in appearance
Depending on the type of hernia, complications like pain and infection may arise in the months and years following treatment
If you have naturally red hair, feeling the pain may be in your DNA
The procedures take different approaches to eliminate saggy, baggy skin around your eyes
Hernias don’t go away on their own, but they don’t always require surgery either
Elbow surgeries are on the rise in pitchers
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