VPS Lakeshore hospital launched Lakeshore Obesity Clinic, a dedicated and comprehensive weight loss clinic. Famous Music Director Deepak Dev, Actress Aparna Balamurali, VPS Lakeshore CEO S K Abdulla and the LOC team together unveiled the LOC logo. VPS Lakeshore Obesity Clinic was inaugurated at March 4. The clinic, which aims to provide a holistic solution […]

Tummy Tuck or Abdominoplasty is a surgical procedure which is performed to remove excess fat and skin from the abdomen and to tighten the abdominal wall muscle and fascia. Hanging abdomen with an apron is unsightly and uncomfortable for any woman. Not able to wear the dress of their choice is so depressing to anyone. […]

Anal Fissure: An Anal fissure is a small tear that occurs in mucous lining tissues of the anus. This crack in the skin can cause severe pain and bleeding after bowel movements.  The condition may occur when passing hard or large stools during a bowel movement.    Anal fissures are very common and can affect people […]

Adhesiolysis is a procedure performed to break up and remove adhesions. It is a minimally-invasive procedure. This procedure is also called Lysis of Adhesions. Adhesions are thick or thin bands of scar tissue between adjoining organs and structures. Adhesions are developed as part of the healing process from a previous surgical incision in the abdominal […]

Obesity is a disease. Bariatric Surgery or Bariatrics is the branch of medicine dealing with the study of obesity, the causes, prevention and treatment of obesity. The Greek word Baro means heavy or large. Diet, exercise, anti-obesity drugs, behavioural therapy are first line treatments of obesity, but success is limited in people with severe obesity. […]

Stapler Hemorrhoidectomy is a surgical procedure for the treatment of hemorrhoids. It is a new technique and can be used to treat hemorrhoids that protrude with straining and can be seen on physical exam outside the anal verge and where intermittent manual reduction is necessary.

A ventral hernia can occur in any location of the abdominal wall as a bulge of tissues of abdominal tissues through a weak opening in the abdominal wall muscles. When the intestinal tissue gets tightly caught as a bulge in the abdominal wall, then the condition is termed as strangulated ventral hernia. In this case […]

A hernia is caused when the abdominal contents protrudes through a weak spot in the abdominal wall. An obturator hernia is a very rare type of hernia that occurs through an opening in the pelvis.  An obturator hernia is caused when the intestine bulges through the obturator foramen opening. This type of hernia occurs in […]

A femoral hernia occurs in the groin junction when the tissues in the lower abdomen push through the upper thigh region. Femoral hernia is common in women as the pelvis region is wider in women when compared to men.  Femoral canal contain the ligaments and functions to hold and support the uterus in position. Symptoms […]

Laparoscopic Splenectomy procedure is the removal of spleen that has been ruptured or enlarged by any abdominal injury. Laparoscopic splenectomy is a widely used minimally invasive treatment technique to remove damaged spleen from the body. Spleen is an organ that functions to remove unwanted materials such as old and damaged blood cells from the blood […]