The surgery is “stealth” because no scar, and therefore no evidence of the surgery, is left behind. Reducing scarring as much as possible has lifelong positive social effects for our patients.
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These procedures refer to anesthesia types. General anesthesia is used to make an individual unconscious during the surgery and applied during such complicated interventions as small bowel obstructions. Local anesthesia affects only a small body part and is used for small interventions such as tonsils removal. Epidural and spinal anesthesia are regional types used for a large part of the body, but the patient remains conscious during the intervention. An example of such intervention is abortion.
This surgery relates to a limb removal caused by trauma, wound, or disease complications. The amputation of an arm is an example of such surgery.
This surgery refers to the elimination of internal bleeding caused by trauma. If the bleeding does not stop, surgical intervention is required rapidly.
It is a non-emergency surgery that is medically necessary, although it is possible to delay it for a minimum of a day. Examples of such surgery include vision correction interventions or procedures that improve heart function.