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First full face transplant patient makes first public appearance.
Posted in General on July 26, 2010
The world’s first full face transplant patient made his first public appearance today in a news conference in Spain. The patient, who had suffered extensive facial injuries in an accident, underwent a 24 hour surgery in March that involved transplanting the facial skin, muscles, nose and nasal support structures, palate, maxilla, and mandible. Previous surgeries done in France and the U.S. were partial facial transplants. Facial transplantation is an extremely challenging
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NWFace Spa at the Woodmark
Posted in General on July 13, 2010
Northwest Face has joined with the Woodmark Hotel in Carillon Point in a new enterprise: the NWFace Spa at the Woodmark.
Our Aestheticians, Dermatologists and Otolaryngologists have joined with the team at the Woodmark Hotel to open a Spa that will be true to the world-class reputations of either entity. We have worked hard to ensure the service level you are used to recieving at NWFace, and we are proud of this new achievement. This expansion will allow us to offer you
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Tanning beds are aging machines
Posted in Dermatology | General on May 18, 2010
Tanning beds are to your skin as smoking is to your lungs
There is a good reason tanning beds look similar to coffins. If they don't put you in the coffin you will soon look like your getting old enough to need one. Tanning beds are listed along with mustard gas and arsenic in the highest cancer risk category. They cause melanoma in young people. I like to call them aging machines. They accelerate skin aging, causing mottled pigmentation, thinned collagen, furrows and
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Some tips on keeping your prescription costs low:
Posted in General on May 10, 2010
Compare pharmacy prices- Bartell Drug and Costco in my area are usually the lowest. If the drug is generic and you have a Co-Pay, always ask what the cash price is. I went to Walgreens once and picked up a medication that would have cost $7.50 if I paid cash, but they charged me my $20 drug Co-Pay with out telling me. If the drug is new and no generic is available, then check out the drug company's website - they often have coupons that help defray the cost or take care of your
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Tuberculosis and manifestations in the head and neck
Posted in General on May 7, 2010
As highlighted on MSN.com today, two people in Snohomish county have been recently diagnosed with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. Multidrug resistant TBs is a bacteria that is highly infectious and easily communicable, and the incidence of TB infection is on the rise in the country. The bacteria typically affects the lungs and cause damage to lung tissue; however, other areas of the body can be affected. In the head and neck, TB can manifest as swollen neck lymph nodes,
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