All surgery has risks. Your doctor is supposed to go over those risks with you to help you make your best decision about a surgical procedure. In the case of facial reconstruction for a child, there are many risks, and you should know what all of them are before you proceed with surgery.
Breathing vs. Not Breathing
Children who require facial reconstruction often face this extreme situation. They cannot breathe on their own before surgery because they have a malformed nose, sinus cavities, and/or cleft palate.
Certain medical conditions can cause your body to stop making normal levels of testosterone. Plus, your testosterone levels drop as you age, which can further complicate things. When you experience undesirable symptoms from having low testosterone in your body, your doctor might suggest you start testosterone replacement therapy. The goal is to supply testosterone to bring your levels to normal, and the therapy can be administered through patches, gels, injections, and pellets.
Hearing aids aren't free, so it makes sense to want to prolong their life and reduce the need for replacements in the coming years. Here are a few maintenance tips you can use to keep your in-the-ear hearing aids in good shape as time goes on.
Keeping the Devices Dry
Although your in-the-ear hearing aids are designed to resist moisture buildup, the moisture in the air that you spend time in and the moisture from your own body will end up making contact with the hearing aids throughout the day.
As you age, you naturally develop higher risks for health problems, as this is a normal part of getting older. Because of this, it is very important for you to visit a doctor each year for a comprehensive health exam. If you are in your 30s and have not yet started doing this each year, now is the perfect time to start, and here are several important things you should understand about a comprehensive health exam.
