Angiography or arteriography is a technique of medical imaging where an X-Ray is taken of the heart to visualize the inner opening of the arteries, veins and the four heart chambers, right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium and left ventricle. Angiography or angiogram requires the insertion of a catheter, a thin tube into a peripheral artery. Coronary Angiography or Coronary Catheterization is a minimally invasive procedure to access the coronary flow and blood chambers of the heart using a catheter. Coronary Catheterization was first introduced in 1950s. During Coronary Catheterization a patient's blood pressure and X-Ray shadowgrams of the blood
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Bariatric surgery (Weight Loss) Bariatric surgery, also referred to as weight loss surgery, is the procedure done for those people who are severely obese. In this weight loss procedure, the size of the stomach is reduced by implanting gastric banding medical device. This can also be done by re-routing and resecting the small intestines to a small stomach pouch and the process is termed as gastric bypass surgery. The other way could be a removal of the stomach (Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch or sleeve gastrectomy). Gastric Banding The gastric banding procedure is one of the least invasive approaches for
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis. It is also known as: degenerative joint disease degenerative arthritis wear-and-tear arthritis Osteoarthritis (OA) affects more than one-third of adults over the age of 65. A significant fraction of younger adults also suffer from OA symptoms.   Symptoms of Osteoarthritis (OA) The symptoms of OA vary from person to person. Some people may only have mild pain and swelling. Others may experience joint damage that significantly affects their quality of life. OA of the knees, in particular, is a major cause of disability in the United States. Stiffness For most people
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Chemical peeling / chemoexfoliation is application of a chemical to the skin resulting in destruction of a portion of epidermis and sometimes dermis followed by its exfoliation and subsequent resurfacing of epidermis along with remodeling of the dermis. It’s one of the techniques for skin resurfacing like dermabrasion and LASER resurfacing. Cleopatra of Egypt bathed in sour milk (containing lacticacid) to beautify her skin and French women used old wine (tartaric acid) for the same. In 1882, Unna,a German doctor reported the use of salicylic acid, resorcinol for chemical peeling. Stegman in 1980 introduced Chemical peeling in a controlled and
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