You are admitted at the hospital to get better however medical errors, such as healthcare associated infections, aka nosomomical infections may occur. Whether you will develop a HAI depends your overall health and resilience as well as the institution itself. The average chance you will acquire such an infection in a hospital or healthcare… Continue Reading
What to pack when you are going to stay at the hospital largely depends on how long you will have to be there. It’s obvious that a one night stay will require less packing then being hospitalized for a week or longer. What’s less clear is that people often pack too much not realizing they… Continue Reading
After having an operation, the next critical challenge for a patient is the recovery phase. It’s critical because the body could either respond positively or negatively to the procedure especially if it’s been a major surgery. Aside from this concern, there’s almost always that agonizing pain after the effects of anesthesia is gone. For a… Continue Reading
Surgery goes hand in hand with toxins. Toxins from the biological trauma and the recovery processes going on in the human body as well as from medicines and anesthesia. Anesthetic drugs used to paralyze and relax muscles, numb body parts or induce unconsciousness can be an assault on the liver. After the surgery, your liver… Continue Reading
If you undergo surgery well-prepared you will heal faster and with a lower chance on complications. There are also things you can do to reduce anxiety and stress that often accompanies the period before surgery. This makes the experience more tolerable which is beneficial since feeling better also aids healing. Here is an overview with… Continue Reading
Surgery recovery can be enhanced by reducing inflammation in wounds as well as in your body. This post is about how to reduce both wound inflammation as well as inflammation in your body. In other words, how to optimally treat your incision wound and what to eat and which supplements to take to optimize healing… Continue Reading
Due to weight fluctuations, growing older and heredity under arms may become jiggly. This leads to fat deposits, loss of skin elasticity, and loose skin. The goal of arm lift surgery is to reshape the under arm. During this procedure saggy, drooping tissue under the arm, from the underarm region to the elbow is lifted… Continue Reading
A tummy tuck, or abdominoplasty, procedure is a common surgical procedure for sculpturing the lower abdomen area. The removal of loose skin, excessive tummy fat and stretch marks involves scarring. As with all surgeries. Here’s how to optimize your tummy tuck surgery recovery and some other relevant tips. There are several different types of tummy… Continue Reading
Scheduled for surgery? You’re no doubt thinking hard about what to do before and after to support optimal healing. Just in time, several good-news reports reveal that simple steps at home — and with your doctor’s help — can slash infection risk, bolster immunity, reduce pain and help you recover better. Here’s what you can… Continue Reading
We all know the phrase, laughter is the best medicine. But is this really true? Scientifically spoken? And can laughing help us heal faster from surgery? The question is: is laughing just a fun pastime or are there actual scientific reasons we laugh? And if there is a biological or scientific reason for human… Continue Reading