A lipoma should be surgically removed when it grows in size, causes pain or pressure, restricts movement, or interferes with appearance. Most lipomas are harmless and don’t need treatment, since they’re benign fatty tumours that grow slowly under the skin....
Hidradenitis suppurativa needs surgery when medical treatment fails to control the disease, when extensive scarring and sinus tracts develop, or when recurrent abscesses keep returning to the same areas. Surgery isn’t first-line. It enters the plan once the...
Free tissue transfer is the gold standard for complex reconstruction because it moves healthy tissue, along with its own blood supply, to repair defects that simpler methods can’t cover. It restores form and function in places where skin grafts or local flaps...
Yes. Surgery can help when Bell’s palsy fails to recover with conservative treatment. About 70% of patients recover fully within three to six months, but for those who don’t, surgical options range from nerve repair and transfers to muscle transfers and...
Yes. Breasts can be reconstructed after mastectomy. The options are implants or the patient’s own tissue, sometimes a combination of the two. And the timing is flexible. Some patients have reconstruction during the same operation as the mastectomy, others much...
Women often live with the physical strain of disproportionately large breasts for years, enduring back pain, shoulder grooves, and restricted activity before seeking surgery. The decision is usually driven by discomfort rather than appearance. Breast reduction...
