Bariatric Surgery is effective in reducing 50 to 85% of excess body weight. Most of the medical co-morbidities also improves or resolves along with the weight loss. Benefits include Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus resolution, improvement of hypertension and high cholesterol, resolution of obstructive sleep apnea, etc. WATCH VIDEO REVIEWS Bariatric surgery is performed to restrict […]

Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Bariatric Surgery Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery Diabetes Surgery Intragastric Balloon for Weight Loss Gallbladder Removal Abdominoplasty/ Tummy Tuck Anal Fissures

Dr. R. Padmakumar was unanimously elected as the new chairman by the General Body conducted on 28th April, 2019, at the annual state conference of Association of Surgeons of India Kerala Chapter (KASICON 2019) . KASICON 2019 was conducted at MES Medical College Perinthalmanna from 26 to 28 April 2019. More than 400 Surgeons from […]

Dr. Padmakumar as faculty on Diabetes Surgery at KASICON 2019 – 42nd Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India – Kerala Chapter.

Hyperhidrosis is sweating in excess than that is required for normal thermoregulation. It begins in either childhood or adolescence. Although any site on the body can be affected by hyperhidrosis, the sites most commonly affected are the palms, soles, and axillae. Hyperhidrosis exists in 3 forms: Emotionally induced hyperhidrosis (in which it affects the palms, soles, and axillae,

Dr. R. Padmakumar is the Head of the Department of Minimally Invasive Surgeries at VPS Lakeshore Hospital and the director of Keyhole Clinic and Verwandeln Institute. He has got more than 24 years of hands-on experience in Laparoscopic Surgery across major hospitals in India and has completed more than 6000 cases of Laparoscopic Hernia surgery.

Dr. R. Padmakumar as faculty at conference/workshop held by GEM Hospital and Research Center, Thrissur, on April 6 and 7, 2019. Dr. Padmakumar spoke on the topic of “Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery: Options”. As part of continuing medical education programme and campaign towards excellence in Minimal Access Surgery, this conference was conducted as a Twin Theme Conference/Workshop on Hernia and Bariatric Surgery on April 6th and 7th 2019 and held at Lulu Convention Centre Thrissur.

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy or minimally invasive gallbladder removal is a procedure performed to remove the gallbladder from the body. This is a keyhole surgery and therefore allows the surgeon to perform the surgery through small incisions in the abdomen. Narrow instruments called a laparoscope, with a camera at the tip of the scope, is inserted through […]

What is a Thyroglossal Cyst? Thyroglossal cyst is a congenital cyst with upper attachment to root of tongue and lower attachment to thyroid gland. It is situated above the thyroid cartilage (the Adam’s apple). Generally, it is removed by a large cut in the neck which leads to an unsightly scar which is uncomfortable for the […]

Association of Surgeons of India, Kerala ChapterPeripheral Meet 2019 Dr. Padmakumar as Endoscopic Thyroid Surgery Faculty: Dr. Padmakumar was Faculty on “Endoscopic ( Keyhole) Neck Surgeries: Scarless thyroidetomy (endoscopic thyroid surgery), Parathyroidectomy and Thyroglossal cyst excision” at Peripheral Meet of Association of Surgeons of India (Kerala Chapter). The conference was held on 9th and 10th […]