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Head and neck surgery
Head and neck surgery is a field of study in which a person works with medical and surgical issues of the face, ears, nose, mouth, throat, and neck. Issues include cancers, trauma, infections, allergies, etc
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24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: ENT and head and neck surgery?
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A female asked:
I am post head and neck surgery and radiation for SCC of my upper jaw and palate. My CT shows Otomastoid opacification on that side. How is that treat?
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A 50-year old male asked:
Have seven year undiagnosed bilateral neuropathy (tingling in hands and arms). Mri of head and neck negative. Carpl tunnel surgery ineffectual. Treatmen for thoracic outlet disorder ineffectual. What else should we do?
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A member asked:
Is surgery an option for hyperhydrosis of the head, face and neck?
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A 21-year old asked:
Besides surgery, how else are head and neck cancers treated?
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A 21-year old asked:
Since surgery is a frequently used in treating head and neck cancers, is there a risk of disfigurement?
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A 53-year old female asked:
All the discs in my neck have lost height, causing me neck and head pain, my dr thinks i will need surgery, what sort of surgery?
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A 37-year old male asked:
I have a pinich nerve in my neck and now i am having pain in neck, sharp pain in on the left side of my head. Do I need surgery for this problem.
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A 16-year old female asked:
I have discomfort in my neck when I turn and bend it. Doesn't necessarily hurt.feel like a bobble head. Got scoliosis surgery more than a year ago
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A 24-year old asked:
What's the prognosis for someone who had head and neck cancer that could not all be removed at surgery?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Can titanium rods from a craniocervical fusion ever "pop out" or the screws detatch themselves and eventually have to be removed surgery was six years ago head/neck was hyperextended a bit today severe numb/tingling/painful sensation in back of skull and
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A 45-year old female asked:
After open heart surgery about 5 weeks now is it normal to be experiencing pain and stiffness in neck, head, shoulders and heart?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Is it normal to have bad neck/head pain while trying to sleep days after having laparoscopic surgery for a ruptured cyst?
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A 42-year old female asked:
I have FD of left femur (head and neck) approx 1 X 3 inches. 2 pins and bone graft w/ surgery in 2002. Should I have restrictions on lifting?
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A 65-year old male asked:
Following open heart surgery I've had a very stiff neck and shoulders and when sitting for a while and moving head up and down I get double vision?
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A female asked:
Does a neck lift require a long recovery time? What kind of recovery does the typical neck lift surgery entail? I want to improve the look of my neck and eliminate my double chin. Will my activities be restricted for a long time, or will i be able to resu
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A 37-year old asked:
Could jaw surgery make my neck look longer?
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A female asked:
Will i need to wear a chip strap after a neck lift? I've read that some doctors don't think compression is very useful after the first 24 hours after surgery. Is it the same for chin straps after a neck lift?
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A 31-year old asked:
Buccal fat removal/chin implants/neck liposuctions post-surgery symptons!?
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A male asked:
Are there any skin or sensitivity problems that occur when a turkey neck surgically removed? I am looking into getting my turkey neck surgically removed and I am wondering if the surgery will cause other problems. After surgery, is my condition likely to
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A 30-year old male asked:
I have uneven skin tone on my face and neck area which is very dark than the skin on my chest. I'm planning for cosmelan surgery. Please advise.
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A 47-year old asked:
Getting a lip pierce and neck tattoo 3 weeks before oral surgery?
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A 38-year old asked:
Should my neck and face be swollen after having nose and ear surgery?
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A 58-year old male asked:
I had a small mole biopseyed on my neck. It came back as squamos cell carcinoma. The biopsy apparantly got all of the mole. Should I have surgery?
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A 37-year old male asked:
Left Ear stepedectomy surgery 2 months back. Now ear & ear surroundings of head and left side of throat paining?. What to do?.
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A 28-year old female asked:
I had ACDF surgery in September 2014. for two months after, I felt fantastic. soon after, I began experiencing worsening pain. the pain is in my upper neck and radiates to the right side of my face. I recently had an extension/flexion xray and ct s
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A 30-year old male asked:
I had a broke jaw, 1 plate remains, i wake up with my neck muscles hard as rock, n feels like i grind my teeth. Dentist said surgery, help wit pain?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I have a sebaceous cyst on neck. Was given cephalexin at ER because it caused a skin abscess(?).Will this get rid of it, or will i still need surgery?
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A female asked:
I had foot surgery this morning and now have a swollen gland under my tongue and it kinda hurts back by my ear and down my neck. Is that normal?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Had allograft and decompress surgery 6.11.14 now 1in sec has pus and neck and jaw hurt bad,hard to talk,throat is tight.Go to ER?
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