FLYMEDI BLOG

To able to see clearly, the cornea and the lens must bend or refract the light rays to focus on the retina which is a layer of light-sensing cells that line the back of the eye. If the light rays don’t focus on the retina, you begin to see everything blurry. This is called a refractive error. Basic types of refractive errors are nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia), astigmatism or presbyopia. The aim of glasses, contact lenses, and refractive surgeries is to eliminate these errors by making light rays focus on the retina.

Laser eye surgery is a surgical vision-correcting procedure in which the eye’s cornea is reshaped, and poor vision is corrected by using an extremely precise excimer laser. These surgeries may successfully and safely bring back 20/20 vision, and reduce and even eliminate the need for glasses or contact lenses. 

Hair loss has become a serious problem during the last century. Follicles produce new hair cells and old cells are pushed out through the surface. The hair you see is actually dead keratin cells. The average adult has about 100,000 to 150,000 hairs and loses up to 100 of them a day. As people get older, their rate of hair growth slows. If you lose more hair a day, you need to follow this up and see a doctor if you begin to worry. The most common hair loss condition Androgenic alopecia is a genetic condition that may affect both men and women. Men with this condition called male pattern baldness and are the ones that are mostly affected by it. 

Before reviewing the costs of dental veneers worldwide, we need to answer the question of what are teeth veneers. Teeth or dental veneers also called porcelain veneers or dental porcelain laminates, are wafer-thin pieces of porcelain used in cosmetic dentistry to recreate the natural look of the teeth while also help strengthen the teeth which are broken, misaligned, and chipped, uneven or worn down by covering the front surface of teeth. 

The nasal septum is part of the nose that separates the nostrils, and when the cartilage that separates the nostrils is out of position or crooked, the condition of deviated nasal septum occurs. It can cause serious breathing problems, headache, heavy snoring, bleeding, severe sleep apnea, and sometimes even pain. Some patients with a deviated septum need to undergo surgery to relieve their symptoms.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men, except for skin cancer. There are an estimated 174,650 men only in the United States will be diagnosed in 2019 with prostate cancer. Nearly 60% of cases are diagnosed in men over 65 years old. The average age of prostate cancer diagnosis is 66, and the disease uncommonly occurs before age 40. The 5-year survival rate for most patients with local or regional prostate cancer is nearly 100%.

Breast augmentation also called breast enlargement or “boob job”, is a plastic surgery in which the size of the breasts is increased by breast implants or fat injections to breasts. The surgery can also restore saggy breasts and help achieve a more rounded breast look.

Oncology is the medical field that researches identifies and treats various types of cancer such as breast cancer, skin cancer, pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, and lung cancer. Oncology includes medical oncology in which chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and other drugs are used, radiation oncology in which radiation therapy is used, and surgical oncology in which surgery and other procedures are used to treat cancer. 

Silhouette Lift or silhouette derma lift is a non-surgical facelift procedure designed to give the face a fresher look by firming the sagging areas around brows, cheeks, jawline, chin, and neck with tightening collagen threads inserted deep under the skin through minimal incisions around hairlines.

Brachioplasty is a cosmetic procedure designed to reshape the underside of the drooping upper arm by removing extra skin and fat to give a more toned and balanced contour. This sagging condition is also called “bat wings”. There are 3 common types of Brachioplasty: upper arm lift, mini arm lift, and extended Brachioplasty. Your plastic surgeon chooses the most suitable one for you depending on your arms’ condition and your cosmetic expectation.