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Tag: surgery

MSF working to end fistulas in Nigeria

Obstetric fistulas are injuries that most often occur during childbirth, when a baby gets stuck in the birth canal, causing a hole to develop between...
MSF working to end fistulas in Nigeria

Saving Faces Ted Talk

Facial surgeon Iain Hutchison works with people whose faces have been severely disfigured. By pushing to improve surgical techniques, he helps to improve their lives;...
Saving Faces Ted Talk

In defence of ‘Snapchat surgery’

I’m proud to call myself a so-called ‘Snapchat Surgeon’. At my clinic, we often document plastic surgery by videoing the procedure and uploading the footage...
In defence of ‘Snapchat surgery’

Avoid eye injuries on Bonfire night

Fireworks can burn at a temperature of over 1000 degrees centigrade – hot enough to melt gold. Think what they can do to your eyes!...
Avoid eye injuries on Bonfire night

Surgical approach to a malignant appendix

At this year’s ESCP annual conference in Berlin which takes place in September, consultant surgeon Brendan Moran will lead a session looking at how to...
Surgical approach to a malignant appendix

ESCP Meeting in Berlin

Next month, hundreds of delegates will gather at the annual ESCP Meeting in Berlin. Here, we talk to its President, Professor Emmanuel Tiret about what the...
ESCP Meeting in Berlin

Guiding surgeons in the dark

Surgeons often operate in the dark. They have a limited view of the surface of the organ, and can typically not see what lies hidden...
Guiding surgeons in the dark

Bunions are not caused by shoes

Bunions are a common problem, yet contrary to popular opinion, they are not actually caused by high heeled, pointy shoes.  They are most often caused...
Bunions are not caused by shoes