PDT is a treatment that uses medicines called photosynthesizing agents and light to destroy cancer cells. It is most often used to treat certain cancers in the esophagus, lungs, and skin. Learn more about PDT and what to expect.

Bone marrow is the soft, spongy part inside bones. It makes most of the body’s blood cells. Aspiration and biopsy are procedures done to take a sample of bone marrow out of the body to exam. Find out why these procedures are done and how to prepare for them.

Mastopexy is a type of cosmetic surgery done to reshape the breasts. It is often called a breast lift. Having a breast lift changes the look of your breasts and may improve their appearance.

Push enteroscopy is a procedure that uses a long, flexible tube to check your upper small intestine. Learn how to get ready for the procedure, and what to expect.

Learn how to get ready for a proctoscopy, an exam of your rectum and anus.

Knee osteotomy is surgery to shift the positioning of the knee.

After having a baby, your body may be very tired and it can take time to recover. You may stay in the hospital or birth center from 1 to 4 days. In some cases, you may be able to go home the same day.

Mastectomy is surgery to remove a breast. It’s most often done to treat breast cancer, or to keep cancer from spreading. After a mastectomy, reconstruction can be done to rebuild the breast shape and restore its appearance.

The subclavian artery carries blood from your heart to your arms. If an aneurysm forms in this artery, it must be repaired before something serious occurs. This is done using open subclavian aneurysm repair.

In the days and weeks after surgery, you have a higher chance of developing a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This is a condition in which a blood clot or thrombus develops in a deep vein. They are most common in the leg. But a DVT may form in an arm, or another deep vein in the body.