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… Surgery Overview Breast implants recreate the shape of a breast after … ) because of cancer. Several types of implants are available. Sometimes an implant is placed during the same surgery as …
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… Overview The implant is used to prevent pregnancy. It's a … (subdermal) on the inside of your arm. The implant releases the hormone progestin to … releasing an egg each month (ovulation). The implant prevents pregnancy for 3 years. In …
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… ovaries from making estrogen. They include: Goserelin (Zoladex). Leuprolide (Lupron). … ovaries from making estrogen. They include: Goserelin (Zoladex). Leuprolide (Lupron). …
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… two types of breast reconstruction: Breast implants. Implants may be filled with salt water … (saline) or silicone gel. A fluid-filled implant may be placed right away, or a balloon …
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… doctor makes the breasts larger by putting an implant under the breast tissue and often under the chest muscle. An implant is a soft silicone shell filled with a … an incision. Then the doctor will put in the implant and adjust it to the correct shape, …
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… Surgery Overview Penile implants to treat erection problems (erectile … that fills with blood during an erection. The implants come in a variety of diameters and lengths. Non-inflatable implants are always firm. They can be bent …
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… may reduce the number and size of growths (implants) and keep them from spreading. When … in the belly. These growths are called "implants." They grow, bleed, and break down … pregnant. Sometimes scar tissue forms around implants. This also can cause pain and trouble …
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… Treatment Overview A cochlear implant is a small electronic device that can … type of severe hearing loss in both ears. The implant does the job of the damaged or absent … normal ear make it possible to hear. Cochlear implants can be programmed according to your …
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… is dangerously fast. The device is called an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, or … 4 The combination of a pacemaker and an ICD (implantable cardioverter-defibrillator) can … happen during or soon after the procedure to implant a pacemaker. Examples of problems …
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… Surgery Overview Corneal ring implants are clear pieces of plastic that can be surgically implanted into the clear, dome-shaped bulge at … the front of the eye called the cornea . The implants flatten the cornea and reduce …
