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Tattoo Regret? Here's Tips on Safely Getting Old 'Ink' Removed
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 6, 2023
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Whether you got a tattoo on a whim or after much thought, that ink on your body is fairly permanent.
Tattoo removal is possible, but it comes with risks, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which regulates tattoo ink and pigment, as well as the laser devi...
Laser Treatment Might Help Prevent Common Forms of Skin Cancer
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- January 24, 2023
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A cosmetic laser treatment that promises to erase wrinkles, scars, age spots and sun damage may also prevent the return of some skin cancers, a new, small study suggests.
Researchers found that in patients who had basal or squamous cell skin cancers, nonablative fractio...
Opioid Prescriptions for Eye Surgery Patients Surge
- Alan Mozes
- September 19, 2019
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Though eye surgery has gotten easier for patients, the percentage who filled an opioid prescription after an eye operation tripled between 2000 and 2014, a new study reports.
"This really is surprising, given that there have been tremendous strides in the past decade...
Vocal Cord Surgery Hits High Notes for Grammy Winners
- Robert Preidt
- February 8, 2019
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Just ahead of Sunday's Grammy Awards telecast, new research shows the voice-saving powers of vocal cord surgeries for 18 Grammy Award-winning singers.
Insights gleaned from those procedures may help everyday Americans with vocal cord issues, the research team say.
When to Treat Varicose Veins
- Len Canter
- January 17, 2019
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About half of the population will one day have a vein problem.
For some, it will involve the thinner, blotchy spider veins that don't bother some people, but cause itching or burning in others. Still others will be plagued by the more noticeable bulging of varicose v...