| Eye surgery center now accepting patients
DECATUR - Macon County Eye Center has a new and improved neighbor.Advanced Eye Surgery and Laser Center LLC recently has opened directly behind Macon County Eye Center as a new facility that performs outpatient eye procedures, including advanced cataract surgery, eyelid surgery, glaucoma surgery and laser treatments, Lasik corrective vision surgery and more.The mission of building the surgery center was to provide patients with a more convenient and economical alternative for eye surgeries, said Dr. Sushant Sinha, physician and medical director of both centers."We realized one inconvenience for our elderly patients, which is the majority of our patients, was going to the hospital, getting very confused and walking across a big parking lot," Sinha said. "We want to provide the utmost care and create a friendly, convenient and reliable facility."Previously, patients had to go to Decatur Memorial Hospital or Central Illinois Surgery Center for cataract surgery, said Dawn Followell, clinic administrator of Macon County Eye Center.
Majority of Aussies considering cosmetic intervention
MORE than half of Australians are thinking about going under the knife or having their face injected with chemicals to look better, an independent survey into cosmetic intervention has revealed. A survey of 2211 people by NEWS.com.au and research company CoreData found 60.8 per cent of respondents have thought about having plastic surgery while 58.5 per cent have considered non-surgical procedures such as wrinkle treatments and laser hair removal. Special treat Feelings of self-worth and confidence are the biggest drivers of cosmetic surgery and non-surgical treatments, with the majority of respondents doing it to feel better about themselves, followed by looking more attractive for their partner. Improving appearances in a bid to further careers was the least popular reason for both types of procedures.
Aussies considering cosmetic intervention
MORE than half of Australians are thinking about going under the knife or having their face injected with chemicals to look better, an independent survey into cosmetic intervention has revealed. A survey of 2211 people by NEWS.com.au and research company CoreData found 60.8 per cent of respondents have thought about having plastic surgery while 58.5 per cent have considered non-surgical procedures such as wrinkle treatments and laser hair removal. Special treat Feelings of self-worth and confidence are the biggest drivers of cosmetic surgery and non-surgical treatments, with the majority of respondents doing it to feel better about themselves, followed by looking more attractive for their partner. Improving appearances in a bid to further careers was the least popular reason for both types of procedures.
Cosmetic surgery on the rise
MORE than half of Australians are thinking about going under the knife or having their face injected with chemicals to look better. A survey of 2211 people by NEWS.com.au and research company CoreData found 60.8 per cent of respondents have thought about having plastic surgery while 58.5 per cent have considered non-surgical procedures such as wrinkle treatments and laser hair removal. Special treat Feelings of self-worth and confidence are the biggest drivers of cosmetic surgery and non-surgical treatments, with the majority of respondents doing it to feel better about themselves, followed by looking more attractive for their partner. Improving appearances in a bid to further careers was the least popular reason for both types of procedures. Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons president Dr Howard Webster said a number of studies had shown "appropriate" plastic surgery had long-term positive effects on self esteem, with less than 1 per cent of people becoming addicted to it.
NHS first with contact-lens implants
PATIENTS can have sight-correcting surgery, which involves implanting a contact lens directly into the eye, in the first comprehensive NHS service of its kind in Wales. Consultant ophthalmic and cornea surgeon Mohammed Muhtaseb, is one of just a handful of specialists in the UK who is fellowship trained in this field of surgery. A year after starting work at Swansea NHS Trust, Mr Muhtaseb has introduced these state-of-the-art treatments on the NHS – they are usually only available privately. The surgery is highly specialised and most commonly used when patients seeking laser vision correction are found to be unsuitable. But the new treatments are for just a small number of NHS patients with severe or complicated conditions. .
Broken machine stopped my cancer op
A CANCER patient awaiting a vital operation to stop the disease spreading in his body claims his treatment was put back because the equipment at University Hospital was broken. Gregory Taylor says doctors told him new parts for the laser machine were ordered but no patients could be treated until they were fitted and in full working order. Mr Taylor, a 51-year-old father-of-three, of Addenbrooke Road, Keresley End, was diagnosed with throat cancer four years ago. Since then he has undergone half a dozen biopsies. He has now been told he needs a 10-minute laser operation to take out one of his vocal cords, in the hope of preventing the cancer from spreading to his lungs or other organs. Mr Taylor said he was told the operation had been scheduled for July 31, but was unable to undergo the surgery as the machine needed fixing and the hospital was waiting for parts to be delivered.
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