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… Scleral Buckling Surgery for Retinal Detachment On this page: Surgery Overview How It Is Done What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Scleral buckling surgery is a common way to …
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… Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Surgery On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It Is Done How Well It Works Risks Surgery Overview Deep brain stimulation (DBS) uses …
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… Gallstone Symptoms: When Surgery Is Needed On this page: Related … Several conditions or situations may require surgery to remove the gallbladder . Surgery usually is needed when: Your gallbladder suddenly …
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… Crohn's Disease: When Surgery Is Needed On this page: Overview Overview Surgery for Crohn's disease usually is needed if ongoing … if side effects of medicine cause other serious problems. Surgery may be needed when you have: Bowel blockage …
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… Arthritis: Should I Have Knee Replacement Surgery? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this … this surgery. Instead, use other treatments, like exercise, weight loss (if you're overweight), medicines, or another type of …
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… Arthritis: Should I Have Hip Replacement Surgery? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this … pain with medicine, exercise, physiotherapy, and weight loss (if they are overweight). If these things don't work, …
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… severely limits motion, but it usually relieves pain. If surgery is needed on the wrist and fingers, the wrist is … same hand, they may all be done at once. The main goal of surgery is to relieve pain and restore some minimal function … severely limits motion, but it usually relieves pain. If surgery is needed on the wrist and fingers, the wrist is …
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… YAG Laser Capsulotomy After Cataract Surgery On this page: Surgery Overview What To Expect Why It … it can become very dense and cause as much or more vision loss as the original cataract . The decision to have this … eye disease. You don't need the procedure unless vision loss caused by clouding of the lens capsule is seriously …
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… ACL Injury: Should I Have Knee Surgery? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this … knee and an active lifestyle without more pain, injury, or loss of strength and movement in your knee. But this also … problems that can occur during rehab and recovery include: Loss of motion in the knee joint. Grating (or grinding) of …
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… Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Should I Have Surgery? Decision Point You may want to have a say in this … when you have a bowel movement. Reach and stay at a healthy weight, since more weight puts pressure on your pelvic muscles. Avoid lifting …
