Hernia Center - Paramount, CA
Paramount 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 Paramount * Nasser Z Mehrizi MD  Sacred Heart Family Center  Willie Goffney MD  Vascular & General Surgery Assoc  Vascular & General Surgery Assoc  Vascular & General Surgery Assoc  Stephen J McColgan MD  Sonny Oparah MD  Robert C Deere & Mark S Minkes MDs  Robert C Deere & Mark S Minkes MDs  Robert C Deere & Mark S Minkes MDs  Awariefe Ridgille & Sims MD  Jose N Montano MD  Kishore S Tonsekar MD  Medical & Surgical Clinic  Plasticare Surgery Center  Birinder S Brara MD  Gerald Miller MD  Western Hand Center  Associates in General Surgery  Leslie H Edrich MD Inc  Associates in General Surgery  Lun W Hom MD  Associates in General Surgery  Jane Kakkis MD Breast Care Specialists  Irene A Malek MD Inc  Joseph Vardayo MD  Sandy Witzling MD  Brian J Acker MD  St Jude Health Care Med Ctr  Tri-City Bariatric Specialties  Tri-City Bariatric Specialties  William W Stanton Jr. MD  Jose L Rivas MD  Luis Tincopa MD  General Surgeons of Long Beach  General Surgeons of Long Beach  Amini Medical Clinic  Center for Surgical Treatment of Obesity  Los Alamitos Colorectal Surgical Associates  Lester Asch MD  Vascular & General Surgery Assoc  Ronald C Holness MD & Nathan Chung MD  Ronald C Holness MD & Nathan Chung MD  Gary M Nemhauser MD  Rit Liu MD  Helene Saad MD  Donald B Miller MD  Pacific Surgical Institute  Pacific Surgical Institute  Dennis J Sargent & Jeffrey W Kronson MDs  Dennis J Sargent & Jeffrey W Kronson MDs  Eduardo Tovar MD  Mohammed Fazil MD  UCSD Surgery  Denise Joseph-Brown MD Inc  Nugent & Odou MDs  Nugent & Odou MDs  R Govindarajan & S Govindarajan MDs  Alvin Shon MD & Kennith Thompson MD  Alvin Shon MD & Kennith Thompson MD  William P Cannata MD  Stevan R Clark MD  Herman L Smith MD  Bernardo Rosario MD  Chin Goo Kim MD  Sidney F Kahn MD  Surgical Multispecialties Medical Group  Surgical Multispecialties Medical Group  Surgical Multispecialties Medical Group  Surgical Multispecialties Medical Group  Care First Surgical Center  Peter Crookes MD  Parekh & Recabaren MDs  Parekh & Recabaren MDs  Vincent L Rowe MD  Cheng-Hsiung Chen MD  Christopher C Chidi MD  Harry B Kram MD  Alan R Weiss MD  Thomas C Chiu MD  Alfredo Y Jose Jr. MD  Laser Hemorrhoid Center  G Y Hadjian MD  Matthew Mo MD  Torrance Memorial Outpatient Clinic  Philip Tsui MD  Samuel K Chung MD  Marc F Colman MD  Eduard Dudukgian MD  Fitzgibbons O'Donnell & Heartfield MDs  Shorr Smith & Hurst MDs  James Liu MD  Fitzgibbons O'Donnell & Heartfield MDs  Marc F Colman MD  Shorr Smith & Hurst MDs  Shorr Smith & Hurst MDs  Stewart P Wang  James Wethe MD  Association of South Bay Surgeons Paramount, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-28
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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?
What are the options if this pro...Other Related Hernia ArticlesEmergency Contact for Paramount
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