Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)

Eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) is a type of cosmetic surgery. It is most often done to improve the look of the eyelids. Both the upper and lower eyelids can be treated during the surgery.

Breast Lift or Implants

Breast lift and breast implants are 2 cosmetic surgeries that change the look and size of the breasts. A breast lift helps reshape breasts that have lost their firmness and sag or droop. Augmentation involves putting breast implants above or below the chest muscle, to make the breasts larger. Together, these procedures change the look and size of the breasts. This sheet tells you more about these surgeries and what to expect.

Breast Implant Surgery (Augmentation)

Breast implant surgery (also called breast augmentation) is a cosmetic procedure that changes the size of your breasts. Breast implants are put in above or below the chest muscle to make the breasts larger.

Arterial Line Placement

An arterial line is a thin tube put into an artery. It lets your blood pressure be easily checked at all times. Here's what to expect with this procedure.

Vena Cava Filter Implantation

Vena cava filter implantation is a procedure to place a device in the inferior vena cava. The inferior vena cava is the large vein that returns blood from the lower body to the heart. The device is a filter that traps blood clots in the lower body. This prevents the clots from traveling to the lungs.

Venous Thrombolytic Therapy

Venous thrombolytic therapy is a treatment that uses medicine to dissolve a blood clot in a vein in your arm or leg. Here's what you need to know about this procedure.

Thrombolytic Therapy for Stroke

An ischemic stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is blocked. This is most often due to a blood clot in an artery in the brain or an artery leading to the brain. Treatment is needed right away to help dissolve the clot and restore normal blood flow.