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Have you had massive weight loss with diet and exercise, bariatric surgery or past pregnancies leading to excess skin around your abdomen, arms or thighs? If so, addressing this surgically may be a good option for you. Types of Body Lift Procedures Upper Body...
Detect prostate cancer early with an exam
As you get older, keeping up with your health becomes much more important. That’s why it’s vital to get the health screenings that can identify serious illnesses, perhaps long become they become severe cases. For men, the most prevalent form of cancer is prostate...
Breast Reduction
What is Breast Reduction Surgery? Breast reduction surgery is a surgical procedure that removes fat, breast tissue and skin from the breast. This reduces breast cup size and weight, while at the same time lifting, reshaping and repositioning the nipple/areolar...
Preventing Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
As I drop my children off for school, walk through an airport or look out into my office waiting room, I see people of all ages wearing various types of headphones and listening to their phones or tablets. As the surrounding environment becomes noisier and noisier...
Last year for Thyroid Awareness Month, I wrote about the advances in ultrasound and fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy to identify patients requiring surgery for thyroid cancer. This year I would like to introduce next-generation sequencing (NGS). NGS can look at...
Breast Augmentation
Many women of, all ages, contemplate changing the size and or shape of their breasts. This may be to improve perceived beauty, femininity, sexuality or improve body proportions or correct asymmetries. The decision to have a breast augmentation is a very personal...
As we quickly approach the holiday season, I hope that many of my patients will be experiencing much-needed relaxation and quality time with friends and family. However, they may also celebrate with some little overindulgences in fine food and alcohol, which could...
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer found in men in the U.S., with 1 in 7 men diagnosed in their lifetime and approximately 30,000 deaths annually.   The prostate is a gland that is part of the male reproductive organs. It is situated below the bladder...
If you think you might need a hysterectomy or if one has been recommended for you or someone you love, there are many things to consider. Dr. Harsh Adhyaru, board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist at UT Health East Texas Physicians in Jacksonville, shares...
Have you ever walked into your doctor’s office and wondered why they are so concerned with your blood pressure and what the numbers mean? After all, aren’t we all “under enough pressure?” Blood pressure is a measure of how hard your blood is pushing against the...