Breast Cancer at a Glance
The lifetime risk of a woman getting breast cancer is one out of eight and millions of women are diagnosed every year, changing their lives forever. Every woman has a unique experience after being diagnosed, but each year more light is shed on not just cancer in general, but breast cancer specifically. Due to research […]
Will I Be Happy If I Get A Breast Reduction?
Many women with large breasts consider undergoing breast reduction surgery. But many of these same women do not seek consultation because they are unsure if it will help them and if they will be happy with the results. Others worry whether health insurance will cover the surgery costs. Breast reduction surgery overall has a very […]
Immunotherapy For Treating Your Allergies
Immunotherapy is a way to desensitize yourself to indoor and outdoor environmental allergens that you may suffer from. There are now two effective ways for allergen desensitization – allergy injections (Subcutaneous Immunotherapy, SCIT) or sublingual allergy drops (Sublingual Immunotherapy, SLIT). Allergy Injections Allergy shots consist of a series of injections containing increasing doses of your […]
You’re Gonna Need an Ocean of Calamine Lotion
Summertime means fun outdoors here in Fairfield County, Connecticut, from going to the beach to having a barbeque. Unfortunately, all the outdoor activity also brings the risk of poison ivy. There is probably nothing more uncomfortable than the itch of poison ivy. It is certainly one of the more common reasons for office visits in […]
What To Do When You Have A Nose Bleed
Nosebleeds are a common problem, especially here in the northeast. Most are merely an inconvenience, and then less commonly, there are those that are a medical emergency. The most common type is from the front of the nasal septum. The nasal septum is the wall in the middle of the nose that separates the two […]
Medical Group Expands into Norwalk
Advanced Specialty Care opens location on Main Avenue By Chris Bosak – Hour Staff Writer NORWALK — Advanced Specialty Care has expanded into Norwalk. The multi-specialty medical practice opened its latest office at 488 Main Ave. It celebrated the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday evening with company executives, employees, and Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling, […]
What Do I do about These Lines Around My Mouth?
This is a question we hear almost every day from a patient. These lines can manifest as vertical lip lines (so called smoker’s lines), deep lines going toward the chin (marionette lines), dimpling of the skin around the chin, or downward turned corners of the mouth. Most patients have a combination of these problems. […]
What does a General Surgeon Do?
General surgery is a discipline that spans multiple specialties in medicine and deals with a broad variety of conditions, involving almost all parts of the body. General surgeons can treat hundreds of diseases including benign tumors and cancers of many types, injuries, gastrointestinal problems, and hernias. In addition to having the skills, training and experience […]
What Size Breast Implant Is Right For Me?
This is the most common question we are asked by patients seeking breast augmentation surgery. Most patients search the Internet to find out details about breast augmentation prior to seeking consultation with a physician. But most of the information available does not address the patient’s most important query – what is the ideal implant for […]
Having Trouble Hearing?
Take this Quick Test to Check Your Hearing Health Do you think you might have a hearing loss? If so, you are not alone. Seventeen percent of people in the United States have a hearing loss, that’s about 36 million Americans. And at age 65, one out of three people has a hearing loss. Here’s […]