Types of Surgery
Understand the different types of surgery and what each procedure involves. Articles explain common operations, why they're performed, and what makes each one distinct.
Acoustic Neuroma Surgery
Acoustic neuroma surgery is the main treatment used for this type of ear tumour. Acoustic neuromas are not usually malignant, aggressive cancers; they are a...
Can Robots Perform Operations?
Robotic surgery systems are commonly used in heart operations and also in surgery to remove the prostate gland in men suspected of having prostate cancer. No...
Considering Surgery Abroad: What You Should Know
Having surgery abroad is something that has become increasingly popular in the UK over recent years. Whether it’s because of NHS waiting lists, the lower c...
Different Types of Cosmetic Surgery
Cosmetic surgery usually falls into one of two categories. It can be ‘reconstructive’ surgery where it is performed as a result of abnormalities of certa...
Having a Breast Removed
The surgical procedure of having a breast removed is known as a ‘mastectomy’ and is an operation which is aimed at removing cancer. The Operation The ope...
Having a Hysterectomy
A hysterectomy involves removing your womb and perhaps other areas around it. It is quite a substantial operation for a woman to have to go through but is a...
Having an Abortion
An abortion is the process of terminating an unwanted pregnancy or it can be used to terminate a pregnancy if to continue with the pregnancy would be dangero...
Having Your Appendix Removed
No surgical procedure is ever pleasant nor can it be guaranteed that there will be no risk whatsoever in terms of something going wrong but having your appen...
Having Your Tonsils Removed
Tonsils are designed to help young children fend off infections to the ear, nose and throat and as you get older, they shrink in size so that by the time you...
Hip Replacement Surgery
Hip replacement surgery is usually offered as an option if all other treatments have failed. It involves replacing the hip joint which has either been worn a...
How Can an Operation Cure Excessive Sweating?
Everyone sweats during exercise, in hot environments and when they are anxious. It’s a normal physiological response and some people sweat more than others...
Laser Surgery to Prevent Blindness
Several eye diseases affect the retina and cause disruption to the delicate tissues and photoreceptor cells. This causes a loss of sharpness of vision. As th...
New Developments in Coronary Angioplasty
Before it became possible to do a balloon angioplasty, people with angina could become more disabled by their condition, with treatment available only to try...
Spinal and Epidural Anaesthesia
Anaesthesia is the division of medicine that involves pain relief and loss of sensation or feeling. It is commonly used for many forms of pain relief and als...
Trigeminal Neuralgia Surgery
Trigeminal neuralgia is an extremely painful illness caused when the trigeminal nerve that leads from the spine in the neck to areas of the head and face bec...
What Does a Cruciate Ligament Operation Involve?
Most people will be aware of what a cruciate ligament operation entails through watching or playing sport. It is an operation on the knee and whilst the surg...
What Does Chemotherapy Involve?
Chemotherapy is one of the methods which involve the combination of drugs to treat cancer. It can be administered in different ways depending on how advanced...
What Does Having a Miscarriage Involve?
Miscarriages, sadly, are not uncommon and many thousands of women suffer this often psychologically traumatic experience every year in the UK alone. It does...
What Does Radiotherapy Involve?
The principles of radiotherapy are very similar to those of chemotherapy (see related article) in that it is used to attack cancerous cells which are dividin...
What Is Carpal Tunnel Surgery?
Carpal tunnel surgery is an operation that becomes necessary if the transverse carpal ligament in the hand starts to press on the median nerve, the main nerv...