One of the most common questions I get after a surgical procedure is how long it takes before biopsy results are back... especially when a mass was removed and there is a cancer concern.
Does it take a few hours? 24 hours? Days?
Disappointingly, it can take up to 7 days if not longer.
You want to know why?
Well, rather than explaining, watch a 6-minute video that explains the numerous steps that goes into providing a diagnosis after a mass is removed... in this particular case, a neck mass though the same steps apply to any mass removed from anywhere else in the body. ...
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Negative Ear Pressure Causing Inability to Pop a Clogged Ear
Have you ever closed the lid on an air-tight container containing a left-over hot meal and stuck it in the refrigerator? And than when you try to open the lid the next day once that hot meal cools down, it is REALLY hard to open the lid because of the accumulated negative pressure? In essence, the negative pressure has "locked" the lid down.
Well, something similar can also potentially happen inside the ear with eustachian tube dysfunction, especially with negative pressure (rather than positive pressure).
Eustachian tube dys ...
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Uvula Piercing
It happens, but thankfully rare...
Ear piercing I will do, but truly uvula piercing is not something I would recommend given a whole host of problems it may cause including:
• Gagging
• Snoring
• Airway obstruction
• Uvular stretching
• Uvular bisection
• Accidental inhalation if it comes loose
• Uvular swelling
etc. etc. etc.
Indeed, most people would rather get their uvula removed rather than "enhancing" it!
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