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Dr. Frank Anthony Faraino, surgeon
Dr. Frank Anthony Faraino, a retired Baltimore thoracic and vascular surgeon whose career spanned more than four decades and who performed the first pacemaker implantation in Maryland, died Saturday of renal failure at his Timonium home.
He was 90....Tags: Timonium, Hospitals and Clinics, Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore, Maryland), Health and Medical Professionals, St. Joseph Medical Center
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Woman attacked by Rottweiler in Montgomery Co.
OLNEY, Md. (AP) — Montgomery County officials say a woman has been attacked by a Rottweiler in Olney and will need extensive plastic surgery. Police say a woman was walking the dog in the 2100 block Rose Theater Circle about 7 p.m. Monday when it...Tags: Cosmetic Procedures, Montgomery County (Maryland), Plastic Surgery
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Chinplants hottest thing in plastic surgery
Apparently Americans aren't happy with their chins. Chinplants are the fastest growing plastic surgery, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. And both men and women are getting the procedure. The chin and jawline are among the first...Tags: Liposuction, Health and Medical Professionals, Cosmetic Procedures, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery
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Virginia man receives face transplant at Maryland Shock Trauma
When Richard Lee Norris opened his eyes after a marathon 36-hour surgery to give him a new face, he immediately wanted a mirror.
A natural reaction for a man who had been practically living as a recluse since a 1997 gun accident took off his nose, chin,...Tags: Concerts, Pancreas, Hospitals and Clinics, Research, Immune System
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Maryland doctors plan to detail face transplant surgery
University of Maryland doctors plan Tuesday to detail their complicated 36-hour operation to give a 37-year-old man a new face. Maryland says the face transplant, which occurred March 19-20 at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, was the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Parents, teens must weigh many factors in deciding on rhinoplasty
Many teens are unhappy with their appearance and ask their parents for a "nose job," or rhinoplasty. But there are a lot of factors to consider, such as the limits of surgery, the long-term effects and possible complications, according to Dr. Patrick J....Tags: Nose, Mental Health, Health and Medical Professionals, Plastic Surgery, Personal Service
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State panel urges tighter oversight of stent procedures
The Maryland Health Care Commission sent recommendations Wednesday to the General Assembly on stepping up oversight of coronary stent placements.
They come amid accusations that three doctors were performing unnecessary procedures, but the...Tags: Concerts, Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics, Medical Procedures and Tests, Music
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Parents of student who died after dental surgery sue for malpractice
The parents of a Woodstock teen who died 10 days after losing oxygen during a routine wisdom tooth surgery March 28 in Columbia are suing the anesthesiologist and the oral surgeon involved for medical malpractice, according to court records filed Nov. 30....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Trials, Bradycardia, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Dentistry and Dental Health
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Family awaits cleft palate surgery for infant son
All of her training as a nurse couldn't prepare Vipra Patel, 28, for the shock of learning that her first baby, a boy, likely would be born with a cleft lip and palate.
"I was in tears" when doctors at Greater Baltimore Medical Center showed her the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Hospitals and Clinics, Health and Medical Professionals, Cleft Lip and Palate
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Burn lots of calories with winter sports
A half hour is all you need to maintain proper weight, get your blood flowing and improve health, according to the Society for Vascular Surgery, which forwarded us a list of calories burned by various winter sports from Livestrong.com. In one hour, a...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Surgery, Cross Country Skiing
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Former Colt Fred Miller still dotes on the girl he fell for in college
Every morning, around 5 a.m., before the sunlight splashes on the beige bedroom walls of the weathered farmhouse in Upperco, Charlene Miller stirs, yawns — and prays.
Thank you, Lord, for helping me come through the night.
She doesn't get up....Tags: Lawyers, NFL Draft, Stroke, Genes and Chromosomes, Back Surgery
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Health officials alarmed over silicone injections for fuller buttocks
Some women who want rounder, fuller buttocks are turning to a dangerous cosmetic procedure: illegal injections of silicone offered by people who lack medical training and may buy their supplies in home improvement stores. The trend — which has...Tags: Concerts, Hospitals and Clinics, Plastic Surgery, New York City, Plastic Surgeons
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