Surgery - Page 52

April 25, 2019

Texas woman who suffered third-degree burns after falling on curling iron opens up about harrowing injury

A mom in Texas says she isn’t about to let a tragic injury keep her from feeling beautiful inside and out.

April 23, 2019

Mom's 'avocado hand' mishap results in severed tendon, sliced artery

A Florida woman who sliced through a nerve and severed an artery in her hand while trying to cut an avocado said she still has numbness in her ring finger nearly one year after the accident.

April 22, 2019

Teen has 33-pound cyst removed from abdomen after complaints of pain

A 16-year-old patient who complained of pain and missed menstrual cycles had a 33-pound cyst removed from her abdomen last week after doctors decided to operate.

April 19, 2019

Surgeons remove man's 61-pound neck tumor in marathon operation

A 68-year-old man in China reportedly underwent life-changing surgery to remove a 61-pound cancerous tumor from his neck and upper back earlier this month.

April 18, 2019

3-year-old born with 'backward' legs takes first steps after pioneering surgery

A "one-in-a-million" 3-year-old born with both legs bent backward has walked for the first time after the public helped raise $234G for "miracle" surgery.

April 17, 2019

Woman has massive 15-inch ovarian cyst removed

A writer in the U.K. said she’s more motivated than ever to get active and be adventurous after doctors removed a watermelon-sized cyst that had been growing on her ovary. 

April 16, 2019

Mom who lost arm, legs after dog bite raises awareness on dangers of sepsis

A Canadian mother who had three limbs amputated after she was bitten by her dog during a game of tug-of-war is raising awareness on sepsis, the life-threatening infection that nearly killed her.

April 15, 2019

Man miraculously survives after rod pierces through skull

A 21-year-old construction worker miraculously survived a gruesome head injury after surgeons worked for 90 minutes to safely remove an iron rod from his skull.

April 15, 2019

Baby born without anus comes home after months in hospital

A Pennsylvania family who spent the last eight months watching their infant son who was born without an anus undergo several surgeries was finally able to bring him home to join his twin brother.

April 12, 2019

Swallowed toys, coins, batteries spark rise in tot ER visits

 The number of young kids who went to U.S. emergency rooms because they swallowed toys, coins, batteries and other objects has more than doubled, a new study says.