A Survivor's Guide to Life After a Total Hip Replacement Surgery

This piece conveys the angst and curiosity faced by a woman beset with unusual physical pain. She learns later that she needs total hip replacement surgery.

Pilonidal Cyst What The Heck Is That

Plastic Surgery for Teens - on the Rise

Teens are having more plastic surgery sometimes as young as 13. This article discusses the various types of plastic surgeries and Botox injections.

Paying for Surgery Without Insurance: How to Negotiate Medical Payment

If you are uninsured and require surgery due to an injury, not only are you worried about the surgery, but you are probably worried about the medical costs, too. This is an additional headache

Thyroidectomy and Weight Gain

What most people don't know, is that your thyroid is one of the most important parts in your body.  I only discovered this, when I no longer had one.  Your thyroid is a small gland located at the base of your neck just below your Adam's apple. ...

''WHAT IS A PARASTOMAL HERNIA

This hub explains what the different types of hernias are, especially a Parastomal Hernia. You would only get one of these if you were unfortunate enough to have a stoma which would mean either a colostomy or ileostomy.

Best Cosmetic Surgery Clinics in Japan

The world's best cosmetic surgery clinics are in Japan. The best plastic surgery and surgeons you'll never found anywhere. Japanese are widely known for their keen attention in every detail. This modern world doesn’t only show that Japan caters...

When Insurance Denies Your Surgery for No Authorization

A denied surgery for no authorization? How to get your medical bill paid.

TRAM Flap Patient Advice

A new friend, a breast cancer survivor, recently wrote to me and asked what advice I had to offer anyone preparing for a TRAM Flap surgery. I realized, I've been writing about my experience of having this barbaric surgery, but I haven't offered...

Black market breast implants gone wrong, cosmetic & plastic surgery by backstreet doctors

Black market silicone breast implants are flooding the cosmetic markets through illicit back street cosmetic surgeries. Stolen silicone implants are re-sold to illegal surgeon who offer cut price breast enhancement operations at a quarter of the...