Aquamid should not be used in patients with autoimmune diseases affecting the skin area. Special attention should be paid to patients with autoimmune disorders receiving intermediate or lasting medical treatment with e.g. corticosteroids, NSAIDs etc., to evaluate if they are suitable for injection with Aquamid.

In general, immune deficiency is not a contraindication for injection of Aquamid. However, special attention must be paid to patients with skin affecting diseases and patients under lasting or intermediate treatment. Therefore we advise to review each case carefully before injecting Aquamid.

The most effective treatment for an eating disorder will be a team approach that includes an internist, nutritionist, psychotherapist and a psychopharmacologist. Most of the eating disorders are needed to treat on two levels: an emotional and a nutritional one. On an emotional level, treatment includes psychiatric support whereas on nutritional level patients will be treated under strict diets in order to balance out their condition.

Gamma Knife® is proven effective for serious brain disorders that include arteriovenous malformations, vestibular schwannomas, meningiomas, pituitary tumors, trigeminal neuralgia and brain metastases.  Ongoing research into treating other disease states shows promise. 

Yes, it is possible. Neither suffering from influenza, nor vaccination against human influenza offers protection against avian flu. However, health care providers and others who are at high risk of infection should get themselves vaccinated against human influenza virus so that they are at least protected against one of them.

Aquamid is a revolutionary new product for aesthetic surgery which does not fade away after a few months. It is a non-resorbable, lasting injectable implant for facial corrections. It is a completely transparent gel containing 97.5% water and 2.5% cross-linked polymer. It is a non-surgical procedure with no discomfort or recovery time yet, with immediate lasting effect.

autoimmune disorder is any of a number of conditions in which a person's immune system reacts against the body's own organs or tissues, and the person's immune system produces antibodies to them. An autoimmune disorder is NOT an "immune deficiency". In the case of vitiligo, we believe that the immune system probably sees the person's own pigment cells as foreign bodies, and attacks them, destroying them or weakening them.

If immediate removal is necessary, always use an aseptic procedure. The needle must be changed. Put on a 21G or 18G needle and go directly to the area where hydrogel has been deposited and make an aspiration. If unsuccessful, make a small prick-incision and perform a small curettage. Clean up the stick channel.

Many disorders can be treated. Treatment or symptomatic relief is different for each condition. To find treatment options, neurologists will perform and interpret tests of the brain or nervous system. Treatment can help patients with neurological disorders maintain the best possible quality of life.

The treatment of hoarseness depends on the cause. Most hoarseness can be treated by simply resting the voice or modifying how it is used. Our physicians may make some recommendations about voice use behavior, refer the patient to other voice team members, and in some instances recommend surgery if a lesion, such as a polyp, is identified. Avoidance of smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke (passive smoking) is recommended to all patients.

New studies being completed with regularity, there are specific indications for HBOT. However, the resource we use as our guideline for providing our service is the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, as is listed below. You may also visit their web site and see, first hand, what the current indications are, by clicking on the icon to the right.

The only good way to lose weight is to find a diet of wholesome food which you can follow for the rest of your life. Why is my weight too high? Overweight is caused by eating to much fat. Biological as well as life-style factors contribute to this problem.

Absolutely. As a general rule, people who suffer from mood disorders tend to have more or less complete remission between episodes. With successful treatment, future episodes can be prevented or greatly ameliorated. However, it is absolutely critical that treatment be continued between episodes. Often when a person feels better, they discontinue their medication.

There is certainly a malfunction in the immune system that takes place in ulcerative colitis. However, immunosuppressive medications used to keep individuals from rejecting transplanted organs have shown less effectiveness in treating ulcerative colitis than in treating Crohn's disease.

A malfunction in the immune system is certainly a part of Crohn's disease. This may be an inability to "turn off" the immune system after it "turns on" for an appropriate reason. Or, the immune system may "turn on" for the wrong reason. Immunosuppressive medications used to keep individuals from rejecting transplanted organs have been shown to be effective in treating Crohn's disease. These factors have led many researchers to characterize Crohn's disease as autoimmune.

This page actually gets pretty in-depth. From the Diseases & Conditions section of the Mayo Clinic's massive online site, this page goes into: Dawn Myers talks about the possibility that some people develop eating disorders as a method of coping with the trauma of child sexual abuse.

SARS should be suspected if the patient has fever and other signs suggestive of the disease and has been in close contact with SARS patients or visited areas of countries with known cases of SARS (See Q 2).

A kidney patient will be under medical supervision and should therefore consult the advice of his/her physician. In general, kidney patients are unable to have full function of their kidneys and are advised to refrain from additional sodium loads. However, your physician is the best person to advise you on this.