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On darker skin tone, it is harder to see the rash but we suggest you check a paler area of your child’s body such as the palms of their hands and soles
You will normally wake up in the operating theatres recovery area, but you may not remember much until you are back on the ward.
You will normally wake up in the recovery area of the operating theatre, but you may not remember much until you are back on the ward.
A high factor sun screen should be used on the treated area in the future and exposure time limited.
You have a skin infection or a broken, sore area of skin. You are admitted to hospital or have had another surgical procedure.
It is used to check whether a lump or abnormal area is cancer or to see the size of a cancer and whether it has spread.
Each patient’s treatment area is mapped using a CT scan and the latest camera systems in the Linac track the tumour in real time as the patient breathes
Vulvodynia is pain in the vulva (area around the outside of the vagina) that lasts at least 3 months and does not have a specific cause.
Gynaecology is the medical speciality (area) dealing with the health of the female reproductive system and benign means non-cancerous.
Usually, the procedure is carried out under local anaesthetic (a small injection in the mouth or face to numb the area) in our outpatient clinic.
This is to help make sure that the right area is treated.
Teeth are usually removed with a local anaesthetic (injection into the gum) to numb the area.
triage (doctors, nurses and paramedics using their clinical skills to provide additional advice and assessment over the phone) Identifying an additional area
The procedure takes no longer than 5 minutes and you will be taken back to your bed area when you have recovered from the sedation.
Each node drains a particular area of the body. The nodes in the neck drain the skin of the head and neck and all the swallowing and breathing tubes.
The muscles across your tummy, pelvic girdle (pelvis area), hip and the pelvic floor support the back and pelvis.
Your nose The area around your groin Your sputum (but only if you had a cough at the time) Your wounds (including if you have had a needle into a vein)
Pressure Normal body weight squashes the skin and damages the blood supply to the area.
When listening to de-stress the body, please stretch each area of your body gently, not excessively such that it causes you pain or discomfort.
You will be given some local anaesthetic which is inserted into the urethra (water pipe) with a syringe (no needle); this will numb the area.