Your appendectomy scar may seem like quite a hassle to you, particularly if you like wearing revealing bathing suits. There are a number of things which you can do to minimize the appearance, fat distribution and even the numbed area caused by severed nerves. The scar tissue. Most appendectomy scars are a long horizontal line ...
Just as most people don’t plan on developing acute appendicitis, most people don’t plan on receiving an appendectomy. Appendectomies are usually considered emergency procedures and performed on very short notice. Chances are you don’t know exactly what to expect after an appendectomy. You may have questions about the procedure, and what you should do to ...
Abdominal pain can be caused by various ailments. Disease processes in the chest and the pelvis can mimic abdominal pain. There are several characteristics of abdominal pain, which can let a patient know that it is serious enough to seek emergency care. Abdominal pain can be acute or chronic. The onset nature and character of ...
When you think of appendicitis, think of three words that begin with the letter “I”-irritation, inflammation, and infection. When any of those three affect your appendix, appendicitis can be the result. Seven to eight percent of the people in the United States come down with a case of appendicitis, the number one cause for emergency ...
