Vessel density in the deep capillary plexus reflects disease activity and structural involvement in thyroid eye disease.

A decade ago, Dr. Sheina Macadam was one of few Canadian plastic surgeons performing a new type of microvascular breast reconstruction surgery for women who lost their breasts due to cancer. Unlike ...

To prospectively evaluate the effect of weight loss after bariatric surgery on microvascular function in morbidly obese patients with and without metabolic syndrome (MetS). A cohort of morbidly obese ...

Bariatric surgery is associated with a lower risk for microvascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. The findings, from a retrospective analysis of data from four US ...

All parts of our body need blood flow to survive. But, our lower extremities (legs, feet, and toes) lose blood flow more often than other parts of our body. Traumatic injuries to the blood vessels in ...

Beyond weight loss, bariatric surgery was also effective at improving vascular outcomes, a new study found. In a study of more than 300 adults with obesity, there was an average 17.5% loss of initial ...

The upper extremities are vital for many different everyday activities, in the home and at work. Unfortunately, accidents happen, whether on the job, on the playing field, or in the home. When they do ...

Nicholas B. Vedder, M.D.: hand surgery, reconstructive plastic surgery, reconstructive, microvascular surgery; Burn and Plastic Surgery Clinics at Harborview, 325 Ninth Ave., Seattle, 206-744-5735 ...