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Archive for April, 2007

Twilight Anesthesia vs. General Anesthesia in Liposuction

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

I have a question regarding anesthesia for surgery. I underwent a small volume liposuction surgery and was promised ‘Twilight Sedation’. I was told I would feel very sleepy and that I would not remember anything about the surgery. I also was told that this was better than General Anesthesia, safer and more comfortable and without [...]

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Alopecia Areata - Hair Loss - Prednisolone treatment

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

I was diagnosed with Alopecia and most of my hair (75%) has nearly gone.
I have low iron (and took for a while iron tabs) but this did nothing for my hair.
My dermatologist has given me Prednisolone tablets (2 per day) for 2 months (decreasing by 1/2 tab each fortnight).
I am not one for tablets especially [...]

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