More and more young people are tearing their ACLs, but an innovative procedure is now approved for use on the youngest patients. Dr. Mallika Marshall says this could become the surgery of choice for ...

SLAP tear surgery is a procedure used to repair injured shoulder cartilage. It involves making small incisions around the shoulder joint and using specialized instruments to repair or reconstruct the ...

Skin tears are a prevalent and challenging form of acute wound among older adults, arising primarily from the intrinsic fragility of ageing skin. As the epidermis and dermis undergo physiological ...

An educational skin care program at a post-acute care hospital in Toronto successfully brought physicians and nurses out of their silos and revealed opportunities for consolidating care, providers say ...

Laser skin tightening is considered quite safe, and typically, no anesthesia is required. Some swelling and redness is normal, and in rare cases there could be scarring or infection. Laser skin ...

Providers can learn about recent classification updates and new treatment strategies for skin tears during a caregiving-focused webinar on August 19. Pamela Scarborough, PT, DPT, MS, CDE, CWS, CEEAA, ...

A skin graft is a surgical procedure that involves removing healthy skin from one area of the body to another. The healthy skin replaces damaged or missing skin resulting from trauma, burns, and ...

Skin treatments and procedures address various skin concerns, from acne and aging to varicose veins and excess body hair, scarring, stretch marks, and pigmentation. Procedures like chemical peels; ...