Lasik surgery is an eye surgery performed to correct myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism. By using a highly specialized laser the cornea is reshaped, which ultimately improves vision and reduces or eliminates the need for corrective […]
Medical tourism procedures
Healthcare globalization has brought up several ethical issues surrounding the practice. The fact that people travel from their home country to a medical tourism destination to avail certain treatments that are illegal or unavailable at home brings
When the biological parents are incapable of bearing a baby of their own, they take recourse to surrogacy. But even if they wish to avail this service, legal restrictions and lack of availability of sophisticated
Sperm retrieval is a collective term used for variety of surgical procedures that are performed to obtain sperm other than ejaculation. These surgical procedures are designed to help men who have lower than normal quantity
Definition: Shoulder joint replacement surgery (arthroplasty) is performed to replace a shoulder joint with artificial components (prostheses) to restore the function and comfort to shoulders, when the joint is severely damaged by degenerative joint diseases
Definition: An Electromyogram (EMG) test is performed to detect the abnormal electrical activity of muscles to diagnose the various disease conditions related to muscles and to know the cause of muscle weakness. Additional information about
An ultrasound scanning commonly known as sonography is a non invasive, painless diagnostic procedure in which the ultra sound (high frequency sound waves that can not be heard by humans) are used to create images
Definition: The Hearing test or assessment (audiometry exam) is performed by an audiologist (specialist to diagnose hearing problem) to know the ability of a person to hear sounds. It helps to detect or monitor hearing
Definition: Dental bridges is a common dental procedure performed to fill the gap of missing tooth/teeth by replacing it with false tooth/teeth and joining it permanently to adjacent teeth. A bridge is made up of
Definition: Pacemaker implantation is a surgical procedure performed to implant a pacemaker in the chest, to control the abnormal heart rates. A pacemaker is an electronic device that regulates cardiac arrhythmia via low energy electric
