E Treatments

While the child is under general anesthesia, a small surgical cut is made in the eardrum.

Using general anesthesia, an ear-nose-throat (ENT) specialist grafts a small patch from a vein or fascia (muscle sheath) onto the eardrum to repair the tear.

The patient may receive general anesthesia (unconscious, no pain) or regional anesthesia that prevents the arm from feeling pain.

In an emergency situation, when someone is choking and all other efforts to assist with breathing have failed, a hollow needle can be inserted into the throat, just below the Adam's apple (cricoid cartilage).

ETS surgery turns off the nerve the signals the body to sweat too much.

A small surgical cut will be made in the groin area.

Just before the baby is born, the obstetrician numbs the vaginal area and makes one of two cuts:

• A mediolateral cut is angled down away from the vagina and into the muscle.

An exchange transfusion requires that the patient's blood can be removed and replaced.

The surgery is most commonly done on children, but is also performed on adults with similar problems.

Sagging or drooping eyelids occur naturally with increasing age.