What's That Yellow Pollen Coating My Car Windows?

Every spring, a yellow coating of pollen covers everything, most noticeably car windows. For many people with allergies , this yellow pollen is the cause of all their sinus and nasal misery triggering bouts of sneezing, sniffling, water eyes, nasal congestion , etc. However, this yellow pollen produced by pine trees is NOT a significant allergy trigger. When it comes to allergy, the biggest culprits are the pollen you can not see. Such springtime microscopic pollen that IS the culprit for…

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Creative Ways to Wear a Scarf for Patients with a Trach or Ugly Neck Scar

[Watch the video below!!!] Given I operate on the neck not uncommonly... a common fear for a patient is how the incision will look afterwards. For a simple neck mass excision, the incision almost always heals just fine to the point nobody will notice the scar. However, this concern is multiplied a hundred-fold when a patient undergoes a tracheostomy (hole in neck) for severe obstructive sleep apnea or for some other airway reason. It could even be a laryngectomy where the entire voi…

7/07/2012 1

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Disfigured Teen on Cover of Time Magazine To Receive Reconstructive Surgery in US

As reported on MSNBC on August 6, 2010, the Afghan teen on the cover of Time Magazine (Aug 9, 2010) will receive reconstructive surgery to repair the disfigurement of her face. The surgery will be done by Dr. Peter Grossman , a plastic surgeon. For those who don't know, the teen's nose was cut off as punishment from running away from her abusive husband.

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