It’s natural for children to have questions or feel uncertain if they need surgery. The team at University of Utah Health is here to help you and your child feel at ease. As a parent, you can offer ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Getting ready to go under the knife can be scary—even when it’s for a procedure you’ve wanted for as long ...

Once you and your doctor decide that surgery will help you, you need to learn what to expect from the surgery. You and your caregiver can create a treatment plan for the best results afterward.

The idea of surgery can be daunting. You’re unconscious while someone cuts into you, more or less, and there is nothing you can do about it—it is the height of helplessness. For some, none of that is ...

Learning your child needs surgery can feel overwhelming. As a pediatric neurosurgeon, I do my best to alleviate patients’ and families’ stress and fears surrounding surgery by providing as much ...

Exercise and nutritional prehabilitation, as well as multicomponent interventions that include exercise, are associated with lower complication rates and possible improvements in other outcomes among ...

A breast surgeon discusses what patients and their caregivers should know before breast cancer surgery. When preparing for breast cancer surgery, patients can take certain steps and engage in ...

Within the next year, about 50 million people will undergo surgery in the United States. And with rare exceptions, all of these people — both adults and children — will suffer from anxiety beforehand.

In many institutions, when a patient is scheduled for surgery, the patient is contacted before the procedure and given instructions as to how to prepare for the surgery. This may be done by staff from ...

A doctor may recommend surgery for rheumatoid arthritis if you have severe joint damage or pain. Joint replacement, joint fusion, and tendon repair are among your options. Rheumatoid arthritis is an ...