A scab after surgery is a normal part of healing. It forms at the incision site to protect the skin underneath while it heals. Removing a scab can impede healing, so it's best to let it fall off on ...

Doctors at Elantis Healthcare successfully removed 1.2 kg of uterine fibroids from a 28-year-old woman using laparoscopic surgery, preserving her fertility. The minimally invasive procedure offered a ...

In an advisory issued Friday, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recommended that labels on alcoholic beverages be updated to include a warning about the risk of cancer associated with alcohol ...

Just in case you thought stitching yourself up was hard: Plastic surgeon Chen Weinong in Taiwan made men of the world wince after giving himself a vasectomy on camera, as seen in Instagram footage ...

For example, finding a lump earlier may mean a patient's treatment course will involve a lumpectomy instead of a more intense surgery such as a mastectomy. One challenge of increased screening ...

Surgeons have removed a previously inoperable brain tumour from a patient by performing keyhole surgery through her eye socket. Mother-of-three Ruvimbo Kaviya, 40, had a meningioma removed from ...

Dr Mustafa Ali Abdulrahman Ibo and his colleagues bravely perform surgery under increasing bombardment in the last remaining hospital in el-Fasher, a city that has been under siege for the last ...

Though the demand for surgery remains, trusted surgeons -- particularly those in independent practices -- may soon be in short supply. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges ...

A surgeon in Austin, Texas, was in the middle of surgery when she was notified of a phone call from the patient’s insurance provider. Dr. Elisabeth Potter is a board-certified plastic surgeon ...

Penis enlargement surgery can involve silicon implants, fat transfer, ligament division, and other procedures. Surgery is rarely necessary in medical terms, and it can entail complications.

The University of Maryland School of Medicine is pledging to stand by a renowned Israeli trauma surgeon whose scheduled lecture to the school’s department of surgery was canceled this week due to ...