Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - the Symptoms, the Treatments and the effects of Surgery

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) affects about three in every 100 men and five in every 100 women, at some time in their lifetime. One in four people with CTS also has a close relative who suffers or has suffered from the condition.

How Might NHS Surgery Restrictions Affect You?

Nobody disputes the fact that the NHS is under immense pressure to reduce its costs. One of the organisation’s cost saving measures has been to reduce patients’ access to a certain surgical procedures. It comes as no surprise that ‘cosmetic’ surgery or perceived cosmetic surgery is top of the restricted list. Breast reductions and some post weight loss or post bariatric surgery may be obvious but cataract removal, hip and knee replacements and gastric band operations, have all come under scrutiny as tighter restrictions are imposed on GPs and the surgical referrals they make.

Liposuction is the Fastest Growing Cosmetic Surgery, amongst both Men and Women

Thinking about liposuction? You are not alone, or anywhere near it, at least according to figures from a recent BAAPs (British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons) audit*. 2013 saw a 41% rise in the number of liposuction procedures compared to 2012, with 4326 people in the UK choosing surgical intervention to help improve their body contouring.