Obese patients create more physical work for a surgeon during any type of procedure.

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Few players in history have recovered from this type of procedure once, let alone twice, casting significant doubt on the future of one of the best starting pitchers of this generation.

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Loss of sensation in the nipple in particular occurs anywhere from 10% to 70% of the time, says Dr. Nahai, president of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) depending on the type of procedure.

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Plus, the study could not determine if one type of bariatric procedure was better than the others.

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Surgery was required in 26 cases to remove the magnets and nearly all required some type of endoscopy procedure.

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MacKinnon said this type of infection "is a known complication of the type of surgical procedure" Dole underwent June 27.

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"There is no evidence that these type of scans can be used as a general screening procedure for confirming you are healthy or to diagnose a specific condition, " she says.

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Type your ZIP code into HealthcareBlueBook.com and select the medical procedure or test you need.

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According to Andreas Jordan, the firm's chief scientist, this procedure has no side-effects and shows particular promise against glioblastomas, a deadly type of brain cancer, and against prostate cancer.

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