I have a question regarding anesthesia for surgery. I underwent a small volume liposuction surgery and was promised ‘Twilight Sedation’. I was told I would feel very sleepy and that I would not remember anything about the surgery. I also was told that this was better than General Anesthesia, safer and more comfortable and without [...]
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Twilight Anesthesia vs. General Anesthesia in Liposuction
Wednesday, April 11th, 2007Cosmetic Surgery Repair for Craniotomy Defect
Friday, January 19th, 2007Hi Doctor Joshua
please can you give me some advice, Im having a second cranioplasty operation in a few months to fill a defect which I was left with after a tumor removal in 1999 when I was 16. In May last year ( o6) I had a titanium plate fitted to the side of my [...]
Wound Infection and Healing after Car Accident
Sunday, January 14th, 2007My son was in a car accident a few months ago. He had his spleen removed. 6 Broken ribs and puntured lung. Then after a week. His incision got infected. The incision goes past his bellybutton because of exploring the other organs for internal bleeding. So anyway after it was infected they opened the incision [...]
Continue readingSkin sore, skin infection
Saturday, December 16th, 2006I have a sore on my inner thigh. It normally shows up every 3 months with my cycle. It is always painfull and hard. It starts out looking like a skin blemish and then grows from there. There is pus and redness. I have no medical insurance at this time and am concerned of what [...]
Continue readingPlastic surgery for deformed stomach
Monday, October 30th, 2006I am a 51 year old white female I am 5 feet and 3 and 1
half inches tall. When I was a teenager I had exploratory surgery
and they cut me up and down and I have no muscle control in my
stomach. I have tried diets and excersize and nothing helps. I
looked deformed [...]
Diabetes, Wound on Heel
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006I am asking this for my mom. She is a diabetic and she had a blister that popped. Now it is a big sore on her heel. Which is about a half dollar size in shape. My question, is there a way to help it heal any faster?. She’s had it for about 3 weeks [...]
Continue readingNose, Nostril Skin, Cartilage, Skin Change
Saturday, March 25th, 2006Dr,
Iv noticed that the skin in my right nostrol has become simaler to cartilige. It isent the imediate area around the nostril, but the part above it. If i feel the inside and outside of my nose at the same time it feels like a plate that is there. [...]
Hormone Treatment - Transgender
Monday, March 6th, 2006Transgender Breast Development, Gender Dysphoria, Hormone, Estrogen Treatment
In hormone replacement therapy, taking estrogen oraly or via injection will cause sterility and loss of sex drive in biological males, from what I understand in my research. There are currently hormone creames available that claim to only work on the area they are rubbed on (ie breasts). [...]
High Cholesterol, Buildup in Eyelids, Xanthelasma
Saturday, February 18th, 2006Xanthelasma, high cholesterol
I have white pockets of cholesterol build up on my eyelids. Is there away to get rid of these other than with laser surgery.
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Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
They are called xanthelasma and can be a sign of high cholesterol. They may reappear even after surgical removal. You definitely need to have your blood lipids [...]
Stretch marks on skin
Sunday, May 15th, 2005Hello Dr.Joshua. Maybe my question isnt an emergency type of question or life threatning, but I am trying to know something. My question is if its possible for young women in the age of 16-18 have stretch marks in the breast area and weist area without ever being pregnant or overweight, always maintaining the exact [...]
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