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A skin flap is one technique plastic surgeons use in skin reconstruction.

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There are two basic methods for replacing scarred skin: flap surgery and skin grafting. Dr. Joel Feldman, plastic surgeon at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, says flap surgery is done by rotating unscarred skin up from the neck or upper torso with it still attached by one end to the body to maintain blood supply. Using skin flaps from a local or adjacent area to the scarred skin helps maintain its normal texture, color and quality.

Snoring is a sure sign of sleep apnea.

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Snoring is a primary indicator of sleep apnea; however, Dr. Lawrence Mambrino, an ear, nose and throat surgeon at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge points out, “Not everyone who snores has sleep apnea. But not everybody who has sleep apnea knows they even snore.” The difference between snoring and sleep apnea is that a person without sleep apnea snores while breathing; a person with sleep apnea has quiet periods in between snores. That quiet period is called apnea.

Carpal tunnel syndrome patients face many physical limitations after surgery.

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Dr. James Connor, an orthopaedic and hand surgeon at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, says advancements in minimally invasive procedures used to treat carpal tunnel syndrome have dramatically improved limitations patients may have after surgery. Patients no longer need to wear a cast or a splint, and can use their hands to eat and get dressed the same day after surgery.

To repair a hernia, surgeons use a technique known as laparoscopy, in which the surgeon must make a large incision in the patient to get to the area being corrected.

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Laparoscopy is a minimally invasive technique. “The laparoscopic approach utilizes a much smaller incision with less risk of infection, but more importantly, a lower risk of a recurrent hernia,” says Frederick F. Bartlett, M.D., a general and vascular surgeon at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge.

Vascular surgeons use several methods to “close down” varicose veins, thus minimizing their appearance.

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Frank Vittimberga, M.D., chief of vascular surgery at Mount Auburn Hospital, says two primary methods to treat varicose veins are: radiofrequency ablation and injection therapy. During radiofrequency ablation, heat is applied to the inside wall of the varicose vein. Heat causes the vein to essentially close down and is no longer functional. Injection therapy is reserved primarily for smaller veins and spider veins.

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A skin flap is one technique plastic surgeons use in skin reconstruction.

Snoring is a sure sign of sleep apnea.

Carpal tunnel syndrome patients face many physical limitations after surgery.

To repair a hernia, surgeons use a technique known as laparoscopy, in which the surgeon must make a large incision in the patient to get to the area being corrected.

Vascular surgeons use several methods to “close down” varicose veins, thus minimizing their appearance.

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A skin flap is one technique plastic surgeons use in skin reconstruction.

Snoring is a sure sign of sleep apnea.

Carpal tunnel syndrome patients face many physical limitations after surgery.

To repair a hernia, surgeons use a technique known as laparoscopy, in which the surgeon must make a large incision in the patient to get to the area being corrected.

Vascular surgeons use several methods to “close down” varicose veins, thus minimizing their appearance.

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