by Dr. Guillermo Quetell, MD, FACS
No matter how skilled their surgeon is, most people have pain after surgery. Reducing that pain can shorten recovery time and improve patient outcomes.
However, post-surgical pain control has traditionally relied on pill or IV narcotics, which can come with a host of side effects, such as nausea, vomiting, confusion and grogginess. Some patients claim that the narcotic side-effects are |
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"Buffalo Hump" is an unusual and terrible disfigurement condition consisting of a large accumulation of fat behind the neck and shoulders. It’s caused by a number of situations including certain medications for HIV, the use of steroids, morbid obesity, and a variety of diseases.
It’s an embarrassing condition with the formal name lipodystrophy. These very dense fats create unsightly and disfiguring |
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