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Dr. Michael Nissen, added, “Surgical robotics was a priority area for us when we founded ExSight Ventures. Horizon Robotics defines the inevitable future of ophthalmic surgery. The steady ...

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But the surgeon—and hospital staff—can be especially important for operations that are new or unusually complex, or that are being done to treat a potentially fatal disease like cancer.

“However, people with certain health problems, such as diabetes, should continue to avoid cholesterol-rich foods,” says Dr Nissen. He adds that the issue of whether cholesterol is harmful is ...

However, the most important thing potential plastic surgeons can do to increase their odds of success is to study hard and excel in school throughout their academic careers, says Dr. Jordan Frey ...

While newer ones have come along in recent years, many surgeons still rely on this procedure to treat skin cancer. (Photo Credit: E+/Getty Images) Doctors consider Mohs surgery the best treatment ...

Paraesophageal hernias, a rare type of hernia, occur when part of the stomach or nearby organs shift into the chest cavity.