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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Answered: hair transplantation

 
 

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Hi there,

Hair transplantation is one of the most common cosmetic surgical option and becoming popular day by day. In this technique hair follicles are surgically removed from more hair enriched areas and implanted into scalp at the bald areas.

In one of the Hair Transplant Procedure hairs are  transplanted into the bald area using small bore needles or blades from small wounds of the donor strips of hair. Another technique is a Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE)  which involves removing and transplanting the hair from small hairy skin patch.

In both the techniques, hairs fall out and then regrow in the transplanted area approximately two months later. You need to consult a Skin Specialist to understand this in more details. I hope it helps.

 
 

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Answered: my 6 month child was fussy, eyes roll back and jerk violently

 
 

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Hi there,

As you described the symptoms in a 6 month old child, it could be a medical emergency and requires immediate attention from a pediatrician. Generally it may be a simple febrile seizure or epilepsy that is a common illness occur in young children, during a viral illness in which their fever spikes up high all of a sudden. Other epilepsy reasons may also result in same illness.

If this is due to simple febrile seizures which is actually not harmful and don't require any medical intervention, it may be a concern to your child's Pediatrician if he or she is not sure that your child is in fact having a simple febrile seizures or due to meningitis (infection in spinal/brain membranes). Further tests like an EEG, CT, or MRI, not routinely be done in children with a first simple seizure may be required for further episodes.

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Answered: treatment of the lacrimal duct obstruction

 
 

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Hi there,

Most commonly lacrimal (tear) duct obstruction in  adults appear due to either partially narrowed puncta or facial trauma. In order to treat narrow puncta, lacrimal ducts are flushed and irrigated while the puncta are dilated. However most of the cases of blocked tear ducts post facial trauma, the tear duct drainage system starts functioning again on its own a few months after the injury, and no further treatment is needed. I hope it helps.

 
 

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Answered: swelling in eye lids and kidney side is paining, what is the cause?

 
 

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Hi there,

There could be multiple reasons for these symptoms altogether. Most likely reason that affects kidney after long years of diabetes is Nephropathy and this needs a thorough investigations before it has to be ruled out. Besides, her treating doctor would like to understand whether she experience turbidity or pain while urinating. It is essential to get all these things evaluated at this point of time. Hope this helps.

 
 

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Answered: my breath was stop when i sleep & i feel sort oxygen

 
 

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Hi there,

From description of your symptoms it appears that you might be suffering from Sleep Apnea Syndrome, however this needs to be diagnosed with clinical examination, Nocturnal polysomnography (to understand your sleep pattern) only.

Common signs and symptoms you may experience like observed episodes of breathing cessation during sleep, excessive daytime sleepiness, loud snoring, abrupt awakenings, morning headache or insomnia.  

If this gets confirmed as sleep apnea, Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP- It delivers air pressure through a mask placed over your nose while you sleep), supplemental oxygen or Surgery (if severe) may be advised. Hope this helps.

 
 

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Answered: Tendonitis, curable or not?

 
 

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Hi there,

Tendonitis of shoulder appears as impingement syndrome which is an inflammation of the rotator cuff tendons and the bursa that surrounds the shoulder tendons. As a result of that there is a process of inflammation after initial injury. Thereafter, the recurrent inflammation can be self-exacerbating since the tendons and bursa become inflamed. Also, this inflammation causes a thickening of these structures and acquire more space resulting the tendons and bursa more pinched whenever there is any repeated effort like overhead activities (arm above head height), sleeping at night.

Investigations- An X-ray and MRI (further approach) would be required to exactly understand rotator cuff space deficit.

Treatment options- Rest is the key since it decreases inflammations. Anti-inflammatory medicines, cortisone injection provide some relief in decreasing the pain fast and recovering. Physiotherapy with simple exercises helps to resume normal functions. Surgery may be advised in case you don't respond to above treatments.

In addition, it is essential to avoid physical exercises that irritate the rotator cuff tendons. These include overhead weight lifting, throwing activities and sleeping with the arm over or behind your head. Hope this helps.

 
 

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Answered: im 35 years old ,male, my prolactin level is so high it is more th...

 
 

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Hi there,

For us it is important to know what exact symptoms you are experiencing in order to tell you clinical correlation to high prolactin level.

Generally, prolactin serves an important function to stimulate breast-milk production in women during their reproductive lives, but it found in traces in males. Since it is secreted by pituitary glands in brain, it could be a strong possibility that there is some pituitary function error that may lead to production of high level of prolactin.

Elevated serum prolactin levels cause some serious effects on men's sexual potency. With high serum prolactin levels, a man's testicle do not get adequate stimulation to produce testosterone (male sex hormone) in sufficient level and as a result of that Serum testosterone levels then fall. Main problem arises with high prolactin level is giving more testosterone is not the cure because elevated serum prolactin levels prevent the body to respond naturally to testosterone.

Treatment could be removal of pituitary gland or taking medicines that increase level of dopamine (chemical in brain that controls prolactin level).  Three medications, bromocriptine, pergolide and cabergoline (Dostinex) have dopamine like properties and can be prescribed by your treating endocrinologist.

Hence it is very essential to consult your doctor to narrow down the diagnosis by clinical examination and investigations. Hope this helps.

 
 

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Answered: Drinking beer is good for health or not

 
 

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Hi there,

If your country's climate is usually very cold, researches say that a good company's Beer contains folic acid, vitamins, iron and calcium, which could help provide a 'protective' effect on the cardiovascular system. Study subjects who regularly drank mild amounts of beer were less likely to suffer from diabetes and high blood pressure, and had a lower body fat content. Again don't forget this is just study, no 100% proven results are available.

On the other hand if climate is not always cold, its alcohol might react and lead to obesity, morbidity if regularly used. In my advice taking it occasionally may help with you something.

 
 

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Answered: what causes spotting before actual period?

 
 

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Hi there, Thank you for your inquiry. If you are sexually active, this light bleeding or spotting could be just an implantation bleeding (occurs in some females when ovum attaches to uterus) or due to strenuous work or hormonal imbalance. Alternatively, you can consult a gynecologist as soon as possible who would like to examine you and will order few investigation to give you a precise opinion about the condition and rule out other conditions. Hope this helps. Take Care & Regards.

 
 

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Answered: How to get rid of acne ?

 
 

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Hi there,

In the age of 15, Acne is very common concern mostly provoked by hormonal changes in the body. Here are some tips that you can remember about acne and prevent it to spread further.

1) Clean your face twice a day with any mild cleanser. It helps to clean dirt accumulated in pores causing acne.
2) Avoid touching or squeezing them since it may lead to scarring.
3) Do not try excessive beauty products or oil based creams. They usually aggravate Acne by clogging skin pores.
4) Essentially, choose fat less diet, avoid junk foods, drink lots of water and exercise regularly. If you feel less stressed, your skin will feel good too.
5) Medications help in minimizing acne symptoms, but not always a clear solution of get rid of them. Recent Laser treatment options are really getting a lot of patient coverage, however they are costly and may have some side effects.

Hope this helps.

 
 

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Answered: constant hair twisting and nail biting?

 
 

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Hi there,

Most of the times, it appears that constant hair twisting or nail biting might result of stress, certain medical disorders, behaviors or lack of attention concerns, or just a normal habit. On the other hand this is such a common problem, that doesn't indicate any significant psychological or medical problem. Hence main line of treatment depends by regular grooming and care which is a big part of successfully kicking hair twisting and nail biting. You can start with meditation that will help you learn how to draw attention towards the habit and stop it.

Hope this helps.

 
 

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Answered: what is the diet for diabetes

 
 

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Hi there,

Thank you for your question. Typically there is no perfect diet plan for diabetes as every individual's condition is different. However, there are few changes you can apply to make your diet more suitable in accordance to your diabetes status.

1. Eat dietery fibres rich food in daily meals.
2. Take 5-6 small meals in short interval. Avoid eating three big meals and just avoid eating carbohydrate rich diet 2 hours before sleep.
3. Eat whole grain, fruits (less sweet) and vegetables.

As most of the dieticians recommend just follow to include foods that have more nutrition value and less calories. Hope this helps.

 
 

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Answered: how to heal infection wounds and what are the best medical treat.

 
 

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Dear Krista,

Your condition very much sounds like cellulitis which is pus formation (infection) after such skin injuries. If you could have started antibiotics just after the injury, it wouldn't have resulted into aggravation of the present condition.

Now there could be two options-

1) If the site is more tender and swelled due to pus formation, you need to consult a Surgeon to get it incised and drained with just few minutes of procedure. After that your doctor would like to prescribe antibiotics and pain-killers (with healing agents).

2) If skin can not be incised your doctor would like to prescribe you some antibiotics in order to treat infection and anti-inflammations medicines to heal it.

Also, it is important to get your a clinical evaluation, blood investigations done that helps you to rule out any underlying disorders like diabetes or anemia that delays healing.

I sincerely hope this helps.

 
 

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Answered: how to treat a possible pelvic fracture

 
 

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Hi there,

Typically a Fracture signs are redness, swelling, restriction in mobility, local rise in temperature and extreme pain. However, sometimes muscle pull or injury mimics the similar symptoms. In order to narrow down the diagnosis it is quite essential to consult an orthopedic at your earliest convenience who would like to order an X-Ray (radiograph) and clinically examine you. In the time, try to rest immobilize and place ice at the injured site. I hope it helps.

 
 

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Answered: Severe headache with vomiting

 
 

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Hi there,

Thank you for posting your question. Most of the times, such kind of headache associated with vomiting in females appears due to Migraine that is triggered by travelling OR hormonal imbalance (prior to menstruation) OR stress etc. Typically, headache is one sided in nature or may also be associated with Eye pain/tears. If such symptoms appeared first time then just wait for another few weeks and see if similar episode appears again. If the same episode repeats then she needs complete evaluation through a neurologist. At present, no further medical interventions are required. Hope this helps.

 
 

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Answered: Vomiting and feeling dizzy 13 years old boy after one day of falling

 
 

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Hi there,

After similar falling injury or head impact such sort of symptoms like  vomiting, vertigo, headache and other symptoms may be common due to extent of damaged part of brain and may remain symptomatic or progress in future. However, if it got just small injury this may recover with the time as healing progresses. In such cases CT scan report may be normal. If symptoms remain persistent for a month or so,  physiotherapy exercises, avoiding any triggering factors and life style modification help him in certain extent. Please arrange an appointment with a neurologist who will evaluate the further prognosis here and can provide you an appropriate treatment. Hope this helps.


Dr. AS

 
 

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Answered: why do my hands swell and become itchy when i am working out or ju...

 
 

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Hi there,

Generally, after doing long hours of exercises you may get your skin contacts of many instruments made up of metals, nickle etc. You may be allergic to any of those metals of Gym equipments that triggers allergic response when you remain in contact with them for long hours. I would encourage you to meet a Skin Specialist who would like to conduct some of the allergic testing and will help you getting the final opinion.

I hope this helps.

Dr. Mathews

 
 

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Answered: Is there a treatment for the heart

 
 

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Hi there,

If you could have shared symptoms information of the patients, this answer could be more relevant to above mentioned investigation reports.

Generally, Patients with mild-moderate Pulmonary Stenosis & pulmonary artery dilatation are usually asymptomatic and do not require any therapeutic intervention. Only thing is Chronic Renal Disease could result into severity of some symptoms (as we do not know the type and grade of kidney disease, It will be difficult to suggest anything precisely here). I hope it helps.


Dr. Abacan

 
 

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Answered: Severe headache with vomiting

 
 

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Hi there,

Thank you for posting your question. Most of the times, such kind of headache associated with vomiting in females appears due to Migraine that is triggered by travelling OR hormonal imbalance (prior to menstruation) OR stress etc. Typically, headache is one sided in nature or may also be associated with Eye pain/tears. If such symptoms appeared first time then just wait for another few weeks and see if similar episode appears again. If the same episode repeats then she needs complete evaluation through a neurologist. At present, no further medical interventions are required. Hope this helps.

 
 

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Answered: treatment for chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD)

 
 

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Hi there,

As you might be aware that there is no permanent cure for COAD since COAD results from irreversible damage to lungs after long years of smoking. Salbutamol inhalers (broncho-dilators or one you are taking) are usually advised to reduce shortness of breath symptoms with smoking cessation. Besides, lifestyle modification helps patients to help minimizing symptoms. Hope this helps.

 
 

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Answered: how to treat a possible pelvic fracture

 
 

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Hi there,

Typically a Fracture signs are redness, swelling, restriction in mobility, local rise in temperature and extreme pain. However, sometimes muscle pull or injury mimics the similar symptoms. In order to narrow down the diagnosis it is quite essential to consult an orthopedic at your earliest convenience who would like to order an X-Ray (radiograph) and clinically examine you. In the time, try to rest immobilize and place ice at the injured site. I hope it helps.

 
 

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Answered: she menopoused 4years ago now shes bleeding again..why?

 
 

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Hello,

I may have to agree with your worry as hard lumps rapidly growing in size are typical signs of cancerous tumors. However, post menopausal bleeding could occur due to benign polyps, endometrial atrophy or hyperplasia and  cancers. Her doctors might be taking certain tests like blood hormonal levels, trans vaginal ultrasound and biopsy of endometrial lining and then only we can conclude any diagnosis. Hope this proves helpful.

 
 

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Answered: how to heal infection wounds and what are the best medical treat.

 
 

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Dear Krista,

Your condition very much sounds like cellulitis which is pus formation (infection) after such skin injuries. If you could have started antibiotics just after the injury, it wouldn't have resulted into aggravation of the present condition.

Now there could be two options-

1) If the site is more tender and swelled due to pus formation, you need to consult a Surgeon to get it incised and drained with just few minutes of procedure. After that your doctor would like to prescribe antibiotics and pain-killers (with healing agents).

2) If skin can not be incised your doctor would like to prescribe you some antibiotics in order to treat infection and anti-inflammations medicines to heal it.

Also, it is important to get your a clinical evaluation, blood investigations done that helps you to rule out any underlying disorders like diabetes or anemia that delays healing.

I sincerely hope this helps.

 
 

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Answered: does Alpha Thalassemia have anything to do with the pain of my JRA ??

 
 

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Hi there,

There are usually four  forms of alpha thalassemia ranging from,carrier , minor (trait), hemoglobin H disease and thalassemia major. In carrier form individuals remains asymptomatic and with minor individual may experience slight anemia. With your question, I am not sure which form you are suffering however it appears that it is harmless to you. Besides, it is hardly linked with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, though alpha thalassemia sometimes lead to bone deformities (not pain).

Just like thalassemia, JRA also has many forms and few may cause erosion, pain and swelling of multiple joins (especially weight bearing-knees, hips, ankles, feet, and neck). Also it is essential to get TB status evaluated since it may also lead to erosion of bones.

I would encourage you to consult an Orthopedic who would like to examine you and narrow down the diagnosis basis of X-rays blood investigations etc.

I hope the information I have provided proves helpful to you.

 
 

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Answered: what is the diet for diabetes

 
 

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Hi there,

Thank you for your question. Typically there is no perfect diet plan for diabetes as every individual's condition is different. However, there are few changes you can apply to make your diet more suitable in accordance to your diabetes status.

1. Eat dietery fibres rich food in daily meals.
2. Take 5-6 small meals in short interval. Avoid eating three big meals and just avoid eating carbohydrate rich diet 2 hours before sleep.
3. Eat whole grain, fruits (less sweet) and vegetables.

As most of the dieticians recommend just follow to include foods that have more nutrition value and less calories. Hope this helps.

 
 

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Posted by Doctor's Team at 8:48 PM 0 comments

Answered: what is the diet for diabetes

 
 

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Hi there,

Thank you for your question. Typically there is no perfect diet plan for diabetes as every individual's condition is different. However, there are few changes you can apply to make your diet more suitable in accordance to your diabetes status.

1. Eat dietery fibres rich food in daily meals.
2. Take 5-6 small meals in short interval. Avoid eating three big meals and just avoid eating carbohydrate rich diet 2 hours before sleep.
3. Eat whole grain, fruits (less sweet) and vegetables.

As most of the dieticians recommend just follow to include foods that have more nutrition value and less calories. Hope this helps.

 
 

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Answered: 9 year old son, odor in armpits, too soon to use deodorant or not?

 
 

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Hi there,

It is quite usual to have a armpit odor if your son has excessive sweating concern (hyperhydrosis) and it could be pretty natural as well. As of now, I would just recommend to use any branded antiperspirants, disinfectants soaps to minimize the odor since he is allergic to many things. It may subside by the time and if it doesn't just visit a nearest skin clinic to get some advice after his clinical examination. I hope it helps.

 
 

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Answered: treatment of the lacrimal duct obstruction

 
 

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Hi there,

Most commonly lacrimal (tear) duct obstruction in  adults appear due to either partially narrowed puncta or facial trauma. In order to treat narrow puncta, lacrimal ducts are flushed and irrigated while the puncta are dilated. However most of the cases of blocked tear ducts post facial trauma, the tear duct drainage system starts functioning again on its own a few months after the injury, and no further treatment is needed. I hope it helps.

 
 

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Answered: I MASTURBATE A LOT HOW CAN I STOP IT?

Answered: I MASTURBATE A LOT HOW CAN I STOP IT?: Hi there,



Masturbation is just a natural form of sex that doesn’t require a partner to perform. Every person either male or female has gone through many times in their lifetime with the process and it is absolutely normal to do. However, worrying continually and feeling guilty about it (including masturbation) are often noticed in people who are depressed, as is a feeling of guilt and a feeling of hopelessness. Additionally, excessive smoking, alcohol habits (if you do) increase impotence in both men and women. Your upcoming sex life, incidentally, often may suffer when you are depressed and smoking chronically but not because of any of your masturbation habits. In case if you still feel depressed, it will be best to have a face-to-face counseling from a person who is expert in young people's sex worries (psychotherapist or sexologist).



I hope it helps.
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Answered: what would cause pins and needles sensation down right arm

 
 

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Hi there,

Pin and needle like sensations can be transient due to pressure on nerve. If there is a possibility to remove the pressure by adjusting body posture will typically result in gradual relief of these paresthesias. A persistent tingling sensation can have a lot of reasons like problem with the functioning of neurons, carpal tunnel syndrome, transient ischemic attack, motor neuron disease, or autoimmune disorders, herpes zoster etc. So, I would advise you to consult a physician in this regard. Hope this helps.

 
 

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