Dr. Austin Yeargan
Orthopedic Surgery
Wrightsville Beach, NC
26 years experience male
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Wrightsville Beach Sports Medicine
Wrightsville Beach, NC
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About
Bio
I trained in Chemistry at UNC Chapel Hill and received an MD from ECU School of Medicine. I have practiced general and emergency medicine and I trained in general surgery and orthopaedic surgery at the University of Hawaii. I completed a sports medicine, shoulder, elbow and knee fellowship at the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic (now Steadman-Philippon) in Vail, Colorado. I have extensive research experience and was a pioneer in the clinical application of stem cell technology. My knowledge base is extremely broad and I consult for medical device companies and provide support for VC investment in research and development. I am very direct.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Orthopedic Surgery
Family Medicine
Pediatric Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine
Travel Medicine
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
84 Answers
30 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 54-year-old female asked:
Dr. Austin Yeargananswered
Orthopedic Surgery 26 years experience
Should still resolve: How did you sustain the injury? What have you done so far? PT? abdominal exercises? Google the topic and if you don't understand go see a CT (chest) s... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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NO worries mate: Don't worry about it. Sometimes can be sore for 6-8 weeks. Stretching is helpful. Where is the pulled muscle? Leg? Spine?
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A 38-year-old male asked:
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OT: Stiffness, pain and swelling in the hand can be normal in this setting whether or not surgery was performed. Give it at least six weeks for the tissue... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Urban legend: Consuming vitamin d while your skeleton is maturing may make for stronger bones but the milk thing is basically urban legend we all grew up with.
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A 50-year-old female asked:
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Popliteal cyst: This is probably a baker's cyst but needs to be worked up.
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Card unlikely: Need work up for GERD, other common causes of CP in someone of your (very young) age. If concerned is cardiogenic, consider stress test.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Depends: How long has the pain been present? Is there leg weakness or just pain?
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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No. : It's a nitrogen bubble coming out of suspension that makes the 'pop'.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Education: Education and cognitive behavioral therapy may help.
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Not recommended: Depends on your cardiovascular fitness and your overall health profile. Usually you want to be tested as close to your baseline as possible because yo... Read More
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A female asked:
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Take it out: Take it out and don't wear the contact again until the redness fades and you don't have symptoms.
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A 59-year-old female asked:
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Do you mean T11? : Complete bed rest is almost never recommended. If you are talking about a T11 vertebrae that would be very unusual and there isn't as much space avail... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Don't be: Snapping triceps. Could be ulnar nerve too.
http://www.elbowdoc.co.uk/soft-tissue/snapping-triceps.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Ignore: Tape the ankle prior to athletic activity or use a brace that controls motion in the coronal plane.
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Yes: It's safe to stop cold at that dose. Sometimes the two weeks following an abrupt stop at any dose can be difficult due to the physical addiction these... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Ringworm: Could be a variety of things. Alopecia aerata, Tinea Capitis (ringworm), Seborrheic Eczema, psoriasis, head lice infestation. Have a professional take... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Unlikely: Displaced phalangeal fracture bleeds into the tissue quite a bit. crush feeling is likely pressure phenomenon from internal splint effect of swelling.... Read More
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A 46-year-old male asked:
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Meniere's: Recommend consultation with otolaryngologist (ENT). This may represent Meniere's disease. Neck stiffnes and pain are commonly seen in the setting of M... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:
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ES Tylenol/NSAIDs: Try extra strength Tylenol (acetaminophen) as directed first. If that is not helpful, Naproxen is the most cardio-neutral NSAID for scheduled dosing, ... Read More
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A 47-year-old female asked:
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How does it feel?: Go by your symptoms. How does it feel?
Unless it's swollen, you have an effusion, mechanical symptoms like locking or catching and it's affecting you... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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SER: All sprained ankles are not created equal. A good rule of thumb is that it takes 6 weeks for tensile and compressive strength to return to healing tis... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Tincture of time: Scars take 6-24 months to heal while tissue reorganizes and remodels. Keeping a wound moist and taking the tension off of the wound edges is helpful i... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Prob not: Have someone look at the bite. Bite wounds can be dangerous because at the time of the bite, bacteria can be impregnated deep within tissues where the... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Yes you could.: You should be under the watchful eye of a good cardiologist who is making recommendations about what is and is not safe exercise for you. Anyone who i... Read More
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A male asked:
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Humeral Osteotomy: Typically a humeral osteotomy but why do you want it corrected? Is it painful? or does it cause ulnar nerve symptoms? If you have an indication (and ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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Need more info: Do you feel sick? Please be as specific as possible. Do you have fever? Other symptoms?
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Which Sesamoid: The great toe will deviate towards the side of the remaining sesamoid in some cases and should be fixed if possible, rather than excised. The 'tibial... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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It can: it can cause basically any dystrophic change in the lower extremity although what you describe is not specifically pathognomonic for CRPS. Has someone... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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No: anything that irritates the sciatic nerve
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Go for it: no way to know what your 'maximum' height will be most males growth plates have already closed by then. go ahead and lift whatever you want.
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A member asked:
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Bacroban: Bactroban (mupirocin) Ointment 2% works very well in this setting. Make sure the wound is kept clean and dry.
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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None: Useful for massage. No scientific evidence of any genuine benefit has ever been shown. Probably feels good. Do it if it feels good to you and you fee... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
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Prob not cardiac: Unlikely cardiac given your age. Depends on your level of activity etc. Need more information. Breast cancer and pain typically do not go together if ... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:
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Concern for cardiac : Possibly an arrhythmia like afib. See your primary care md first. Cardiac cause needs to be excluded.
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A 23-year-old male asked:
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See MD: Have an MD examine this. could be hidradenitis suppurativa. Any other lympadenopathy in other anatomical locations?
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A female asked:
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Endless poss.: Follow up with your primary MD. Need more details to even begin to guess what the differential is in this setting.
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Cramp: unlikely significant at your age. wait a few days and see if it persists. if so follow up with primary md
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Fake: You're not the only one to be taken by a product like this. They're everywhere. Calories in and calories out. Simple as that.
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A 59-year-old female asked:
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Peroneal neuropathy: Could be compression of the peroneal nerve anywhere along it's distribution. Typically the site of compression is at the proximal fibula where the ner... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
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Nocturnal Bruxism: Could represent an irritation of the TMJ (which is located in front of the ear canal or 'external auditory meatus') from grinding teeth at night. Coul... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
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Augmentin (amoxicillin and clavulanate) for sure: Recommend having an MD Rx Augmentin (amoxicillin and clavulanate) BID for 3-5 days to limit potential for infection, ESPECIALLY if on thumb. The sharp... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Unlikely dangerous: Unlikely to be anything to be concerned about if it has only been there a few days. Will likely vanish on it's own. If it persists or worsens, have so... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Ear muffs: typically a 'pop' in a joint is a nitrogen bubble coming out of suspension. Avoid negative pressure within the joint.
At your age don't worry about ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Anatomic: Not if the repair is anatomic and you didn't suffer an injury to the articular cartilage of the talus at the time of the injury. It's usually impossib... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Many poss causes.: Sometimes this is lymphatic swelling, sometimes it's hidradentis suppuritiva. Have family practice MD evaluate.
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Ganglion/mucous cyst: Depending on your age it could represent a mucous cyst from arthritis of the distal interphalangeal joint or a ganglion cyst. Could also represent her... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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DM: Any wound in a diabetic must be taken seriously. Bactroban (mupirocin) ointment 2% is an excellent option in the setting of mild disease.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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6-24 months: The time to union of the osteotomy is approximately 8-12 weeks in a non-smoking male your age. Recovery takes place gradually after that and the tissu... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
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Zoster: Sounds like shingles do you have a rash? Standard narcotic drugs do not work well for 'nerve pain'. (radicular pain) Membrane stabilizers and neuroact... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
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Thyroid Gland: Could be pathologic although at your age it would be unusual. Might be the leading edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle or you may be palpating the ... Read More
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Dr. Yeargan iii is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Dr. Yeargan iii is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This was very helpful. Thanks! It is just in my right armpit. I think cat scratch disease is highly possible. I have 2 bite holes that hasn't healed on my right forearm. Stray kittn
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Your answer was very helpful! Thanks :) You are the first one to say anything different than just muscle pain.
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Your answer made me feel good! Thanks :) exactly...I guess he stretched it??? just asking is this common.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
East Carolina University School of Medicine
Graduated 1997MD
Residency
University of Hawaii-Queens Medical Center
Residency
Queens Medical Center
Completed 2004
Residency
UHI QMC
Completed 2004
Awards
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honors Society
2011 Top 67 Shoulder Surgeons to know
2011 Top 100 Orthopedic Surgeons to know
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