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Dr. Sandeep Bhandari did his graduation from Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Group of Hospitals, Mumbai, India. He did his Masters in Orthopedic Surgery from Manipal Hospital Bangalore, India. During his residency, he developed interest in Adult Reconstructive Surgery and did Fellowship at ISAKOS Training Center, Pune, India, headed …

In the early days, and even today, radical mastectomy has been the practiced treatment for diagnosed breast cancer, which means that the entire breast harboring the cancer is removed, along with the underlying muscles and lymph nodes in the axillary region. This not only increased morbidity, but the person had …

One of the crucial procedures in the medical world is reconstructive surgery. All about repairing bodily structures and restoring their functions, these surgeries are conducted to better the body parts usually affected by birth defects, developmental abnormalities, trauma/injuries, infections, tumors, and others. As a complex practice, it is imperative that …

Burn injuries are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Burn injuries perhaps represent the widest spectrum of any form of trauma. Burns occur in all age groups and may range in severity, from very minor requiring no treatment to extremely severe requiring highest level of intensive …

What is a blepharoplasty surgery? For a cosmetic reason to rejuvenate the appearance of the eyelid, or for a medical reason to improve vision, when the excess of skin, muscle, and fat of the upper and/or lower eyelid is removed, the surgical procedure is known as blepharoplasty. In Asian eyelid, …

Fascinated with the word plastic surgery, people still approach for consultation to the plastic surgeon for the treatment of their ailments, but without properly understanding what it actually means. They simply utter the word “plastic surgery needs to be done” when questioned why they have come for visit. Influenced by …

Hair transplant is a very popular and rewarding surgery performed in millions of people every year globally. The techniques used for transplant have evolved beautifully in the last few decades, making it more comfortable, and the results more desirable. Advent of FUE (Follicular Unit Extraction) metamorphosed the outlook on this …

This is a summary of the webinar presentation by Dr. Daniel Griffin, MD, PhD, on April 10, 2021, hosted by Dr. Bishal Bhandari, Dr. Roshan Lal Shrestha, Dr. Digvijay Raja Mahat, and Dr. Sargam Raja Mahat in the USA. The presentation, Dr. Griffin says, offers a way of looking and …

Platelet-rich plasma is the most popular treatment for hair loss globally. Platelet-rich plasma, a.k.a. PRP, is obtained from our own blood. For this, blood is collected as routine medical procedure. It is then centrifuged at specific parameters and the yellow part of the blood, rich in platelets, is separated. This …

  Sports participation is important from a public health perspective. There is no longer any doubt that regular physical activity reduces the risk of premature mortality, in general, and of coronary heart disease, hypertension, colon cancer, obesity, and diabetes mellitus, in particular. The question is whether the health benefits of …