Breast implants that were once thought to be permanent are now routinely being removed—not out of regret, but rather in search of comfort, clarity, or just a new chapter in life. Despite not being a novel procedure, breast explant surgery is gaining popularity among both patients and surgeons. Body changes, implant aging, and personal preferences all change. As implants have started to feel physically or emotionally out of alignment, more women have been asking themselves what it means to return to their natural shape in recent years. Some people start with health problems or discomfort. Others make the choice because…
Author: Rebecca M
From the outside, Aristocrat Plastic Surgery & Beauty Clinic blends quietly into the urban rhythm of central Athens. Its entrance, set along the broad curve of Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, gives little away. Step inside, however, and the experience shifts—tasteful lighting, soft neutral tones, and a sense of calm that seems almost rehearsed. Every gesture, every whisper from the staff, feels intentionally tuned toward comfort. The clinic operates more like a high-end consultation atelier than a sterile medical facility. It’s not just about what procedures are performed here, but how thoughtfully each one is framed. Clients aren’t treated as cases. They’re…
Something that hardly feels medical can be the first step. a wrist that is difficult to twist properly. Button-fumbling fingers. It’s just a weird disconnect between intention and execution, not pain. Everyday tasks become strangely difficult, such as attempting to use scissors with one hand. The symptoms of motor neurone disease are subtle. It waits. Then it starts to alter everything, bit by bit. It impacts motor neurons, which are essential links between our muscles and brains. The muscles they control become useless when those cells start to malfunction. Arms cease to raise. Legs pause. It becomes difficult to swallow.…
There is no loud knocking. It comes like a whisper—a single lymph node swelling, a brief feeling of exhaustion, or perhaps a recurring fever that defies explanation. For many people, Castleman disease remains silent until something prompts them to look for answers. It is a very elusive condition. A man once complained of mild chest pressure when he arrived at the hospital. A scan revealed what appeared to be a benign mass nestled between the lungs and the heart. It turned out that unicentric Castleman disease was what the surgeons had removed. It had simply sat there, undetected, until it…
Usually, it begins with nothing. Not a warning. The artery supplying your heart is narrowing quietly, like someone gradually pinching a garden hose. Until it becomes urgent, ischemic heart disease rarely raises its voice, and by then, the body is already catching up. Each person experiences angina differently. Some people think it’s heartburn or a sore chest after a long day, while others describe a tightness that feels like an invisible vice. The odd thing is that people tend to ignore these symptoms, dismissing them as stress or indigestion. Particularly when they disappear as swiftly as they appeared. Key DetailDescriptionConditionIschaemic…
Publications do publish. Others mold. Among the latter, the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery has quietly established itself. It has been developing expertise—one study, one case series, one invention at a time—instead of following trends. It appears to be a specialized journal at first glance—it is detailed, procedural, and quite particular. However, it reads like a dialogue between generations of practitioners for those working in vascular fields. Its development, from the earliest investigations of open surgical bypasses to the most recent critical assessments of fenestrated stent grafts, reflects the evolving perspective of those who perform precise surgery on…
Sometimes it begins with only a dull aching behind the eyes and a sore throat. a slight fever and possibly some perspiration at night. It’s simple to ignore. Maybe a seasonal flu. Something that most people would forget by Monday morning after sleeping off over the weekend. However, that seemingly commonplace soreness might be the first sign of something much more dangerous. HIV, or the human immunodeficiency virus, doesn’t show up in style. It creeps in. It acts remarkably like a nasty cold or mild flu during its acute phase. Usually, the symptoms go away in a few days or…
I saw a small group of individuals outside Yang and Yap Clinic and Surgery on a muggy Thursday morning, hidden behind a row of shophouses and foliage close to Bedok North. They were circling the door, each clinging to a feeling of serene expectation, rather than precisely standing in line. One was a younger woman with a sketchbook peeking out of her tote bag, while the other was a middle-aged man dressed in a polo shirt and running shoes. Both appeared subtly optimistic. It caused me to pause. Seldom do aesthetic clinics feel this at ease. For more than 20…
In recent years, Catherine Zeta-Jones has made appearances at premieres that remarkably resemble her younger self. Refined, elevated, and polished, yet neither frozen nor unidentifiable. These minor changes have sparked conversations on social media, which are frequently accentuated by close-ups and side-by-sides. The comments have been more than just idle fan banter, ranging from sharper cheek features to an extraordinarily smooth brow. Despite not being personally involved with her, cosmetic surgeons have offered their opinions using phrases like “possible blepharoplasty” and “strategic filler use.” The actress has, however, made it clear to interviewers time and again that she has not…
There are some kind of success that don’t require eye-catching press tours or front-page headlines. Behind a purposeful veil of secrecy, Bettina Hein has steadily developed one of the most remarkable and reliable business careers in the European technology sector. Although the precise amount of her riches has not been made public, the fragments of her history point to a continually increasing, expanding, and reinvested value. She started by co-founding SVOX, a Swiss speech technology company that didn’t follow hype but instead created a product that was accurate enough to draw in Nuance Communications, a voice technology company based in…