Hernia Center - Dearborn Heights, MI
Dearborn Heights Surgeon Doctors for HerniaType of Physician: Surgeon What is a Surgeon? A certification by the Board of Surgery; practitioners manage a wide range of surgical conditions affecting almost any area of the body. The surgeon provides the diagnosis and the care to patients before, during and after surgery. The surgeon is usually responsible for the comprehensive management of trauma victims and the critically ill. The surgeon has special knowledge and skills in birth defects, tumors, infections and metabolic problems relating to the head and neck, breast, abdomen, extremities including the hand, and the gastrointestinal, vascular and endocrine systems. A general surgeon is expected to be familiar with the most relevant features of other surgical specialties in order to recognize problems in those areas and to know when to refer a patient to another specialist. Specialty: Surgery Common Name: Surgeon Doctors in Dearborn Heights * Richard Spinale DO  Mohamad Hakim MD  William G Nutting MD  Fuad H Turfah MD  Fuad H Turfah MD  Henry Ford Medical Center Fairlane  Virendra S Mehta MD  Hyun S Chang MD  Guat Sy Jr. MD  Nusrat Z Rahman MD  Dearborn Surgical Associates  Dearborn Surgical Associates  Dearborn Surgical Associates  Dearborn Surgical Associates  Thomas S Siegel MD  Associated Physicians of Dearborn  Lawrence Rubin DPM  Sham L Gupta MD  M Redwan Kubaisi MD  Concentra Medical Center  Louis Tegtmeyer DO  Tri-County Urologists PC  Ganesh P Deshmukh MD  Kyle Medical  Green Cross Medical Clinic  Green Cross Medical Clinic  Surgery Specialists  Eugene W Laveroni Jr. DO  Surgery Specialists  Surgery Specialists  Eugene W Laveroni Jr. DO  Zaven Oskanian MD  Susan Seman MD  Anthony Adeleye MD PC  John R Whittaker MD  Floro Rosario MD  Linda M Dubay MD FAC PLLC  Lorenzo Ferguson MD PC  Conrad A Kawel III MD  Linda M Dubay MD FAC PLLC  Linda M Dubay MD FAC PLLC  Thomas Flake MD  Yousif Goriel MD  Martin A Tuma MD  Northwest Surgical Associates PC  Northwest Surgical Associates PC  Northwest Surgical Associates PC  Consultants in Ophthalmology & Facial Plastic Surgery  Consultants in Ophthalmology & Facial Plastic Surgery  Leonides Dizon MD  Maurice A Frankel MD PLLC  Phillip F Krogol DO  Henry Ford Health System Wyandotte Hospital  Henry Ford Health System Wyandotte Hospital  Plymouth Canton Medical Center  Henry Ford Wyandotte Bariatric & General Surgery  Henry Ford Wyandotte Bariatric & General Surgery  Jason Bodzin MD  Henry Ford Hospital Transplant Division  Ann Arbor Dermatology  Henry Ford Health System Emergency Medicine  Henry Ford Health System Surgery  Henry Ford Health System Surgery  Ann Arbor Ob/Gyn Associates  Henry Ford Health System Surgery  Henry Ford Hospital Transplant Division  Henry Ford Health System Surgery  Henry Ford Health System Surgery  Henry Ford Health System Surgery  Henry Ford Health System Surgery  Henry Ford Health System Surgery  Henry Ford Health System Surgery  Henry Ford Hospital Transplant Division  John C Baumann DO  Zachary H Lewis DO  John E Bodell DO  Pamela Benitez MD  Drs Chengelis and Courtney  Midwest Thoracic Surgeons  Steven R Cohn MD  Drs Chengelis and Courtney  Royal Oak Surgical Associates PC  William Beaumont Hospital Breast Care Center  Frikker Robbins & Villaba MDs  Frikker Robbins & Villaba MDs  Royal Oak Surgical Associates PC  Richard D Keidan MD  Royal Oak Surgical Associates PC  William Beaumont Hospital Breast Care Center  William Beaumont Hospital Breast Care Center  Frikker Robbins & Villaba MDs  Royal Oak Surgical Associates PC  Frikker Robbins & Villaba MDs  Keith A Kobet & Rebecca P Tisch MDs  Roc & Associates MD PC  Kestenberg Surgical Group  Walt Comprehensive Breast Center  Walt Comprehensive Breast Center  Walt Comprehensive Breast Center  University Surgeons PC Dearborn Heights, MichiganUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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HerniaWhat is a hernia?A hernia is an opening or weakness in the muscular structure of the wall of the abdomen. This defect causes a bulging of the abdominal wall. This bulging is usually more noticeable when the abdominal muscles are tightened, thereby increasing the pressure in the abdomen. Any activities that increase intra-abdominal pressure can worsen a hernia; examples of such activities are lifting, coughing, or even straining to have a bowel movement. Imagine a barrel with a hole in its side and a balloon that is blown up inside the barrel. Part of the inflated balloon would bulge out through the hole. The balloon going through the hole is like the tissues of the abdomen bulging through a hernia.
Serious complications from a hernia can result from the trapping of tissues in the
Where are hernias located?The most common location for hernias is the groin (or inguinal) area. There are several reasons for this tendency. First, there is a natural anatomical weakness in the groin region which results from incomplete muscle coverage. Second, the upright position of human posture results in a greater force pushing toward the bottom of the abdomen, thereby increasing the stress on these weaker tissues. The combination of these factors over time breaks down the support tissues, enlarging any preexisting hole, or leads to a tear, resulting in a new hole. Several different types of hernia may occur, and frequently coexist, in the groin area. These include indirect, direct, and femoral hernias, which are defined by the location of the opening of the hernia from the abdomen to the groin. Another type of hernia, called a ventral hernia, occurs in the midline of the abd... Recommended Reading Related to HerniaQuestions To Ask Before Surgery » What is the operation (procedure) that is recommended?Ask your surgeon for a simplified explanation of the type of operation, technique used, and reasons it should be performed. (Pictures and drawings can tell patients and family a great deal.) Why was this specific procedure chosen over possible alternatives? What is the surgeon's experience with this procedure? Ask the surgeon about his/her experience with this procedure, its outcome, and the hospital or setting in which the operation will be performed. Is the nursing staff accustomed to caring for patients who have had this procedure? What is the reason that this procedure is necessary at this time?Is the procedure being done to relieve pain, diagnose a condition, correct deformity, for cosmetic reasons, or what exact purposes? Must the procedure be performed immediately?
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