An Urgent Surgery with a High Success Rate

Surgical repair for retinal detachment is the only way to restore vision to the eye, however it is imperative to act quickly once the detached retina is diagnosed. Without treatment, vision loss can progress from minor to severe—even blindness, within a few hours or days. The goals of surgery are to reattach the retina, and to prevent or reverse vision loss.

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More Information About Cataracts

Cataracts are the number one cause of blindness in the whole world! Consequently, cataract eye surgery is also one of the most common surgeries practiced today.

What Is The Treatment For Cataracts?

The cataract eye surgery procedure removes a clouded lens and replaces it with a clear, soft plastic intraocular lens (IOL), and is the only treatment currently used to restore vision.

How Long Does Cataract Eye Surgery Take?

The procedure takes about an hour, and can be done on an outpatient basis. Cataract eye surgery has evolved into a common, efficient, and successful surgical procedure. Removal of cataracts in one, or both eyes, greatly improves a patient’s vision and independence following surgery. The cost of surgery is going down every year, even as technological advances improve! In 2012, cataract surgery was 34.4% less expensive than in 2000 and 85% less expensive than in 1985.

Be sure to also check out our great infographic on Cataracts!

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Learn all about Braces in our interactive Virtual Braces Surgery Game!

What is this Dental Procedure about?

Most of us are not born with perfectly straight teeth, but Braces can help straighten crooked teeth and realign offset bites so that you too can have a confident and winning smile. If you’re curious about the process of getting braces on your teeth, read on!

How are teeth straightened?

In this interactive procedure, we will begin by going over which dental issues Braces are used to address, and you will assist in taking an impression of the patient’s teeth in order to create a mold so that we can make custom dental appliances for them. Once the Braces are ready to be used, you will polish our patient’s teeth, and then insert molar bands to ensure the anchoring of the Braces. After that you will use a bonding agent to bond the brackets to each of the teeth. Once all the teeth have been bracketed, you will insert archwire through each bracket to connect them, clip the ends of the archwire for comfort, and apply elastic ligatures so that the archwire will stay in place.

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A colonoscopy allows your doctor to view the entire colon using a device called an endoscope. As the scope moves into your colon, your doctor views the output on a monitor to check for growths or polyps. Also known as the large intestine, the colon is responsible for the final stages of the digestion. It absorbs remaining water and electrolytes from indigestible food, accepts and stores food remains that weren’t digested in the small intestine, and eliminates solid waste from the body. Help Dr. Jeff perform an interactive colonoscopy… Scrub in!

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Expecting soon? Surgery Squad’s Child Birth with Epidural is an interactive walkthrough of the entire birthing process where YOU are in control.

Child birth with epidural anesthesia blocks nerve impulses from the lower spinal segments. In this procedure, medication is delivered through a catheter inserted between the bones of the spine. Our patient will begin to notice the numbing sensation about 10 to 20 minutes after the first dose, however – only a tiny amount of the medication will reach the baby. If you’re one of the over 60% of women who are looking to have an epidural, why not scrub in and help deliver a baby?

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Through the years our teeth will start yellow due to the things that we eat and drink, these stains or yellowing can be removed with a Teeth Whitening procedure. There are few options when it comes to Teeth Whitening including using whitening toothpaste or rinse, over-the-counter strips and gels, tray-based whiteners, or in-office whitening procedure performed by a dentist. Today, we’ll be meeting with patient to perform an in-office whitening. Our patient is ready, so let’s scrub in!

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Having a gallbladder attach is a painful experience for anyone. The gallbladder is a small organ in the body that stores bile which is created by the liver. While the body is digesting fats, the gallbladder sends bile through the common bile duct into the small intestine where it aids in digestion. Occasionally the bile can harden into pieces, called gallstones, which can block the bile duct. In these cases, a patient will likely have pain, nausea, and/or vomiting. During this interactive procedure, you will learn what you need to know about laparoscopic gallbladder surgery, known to doctors as a Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, and carry out a laparoscopic gallbladder removal. It’s time to start, so let’s scrub in!

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Here at Surgery Squad the only thing we love more than surgery is food. That is why we have developed our interactive turkey preparation procedure. In this deliciously inappropriate process you will learn how to prepare a turkey, how to season a turkey, how to cook a turkey, and how to carve a turkey. Ready to dig in? Great! Grab your turkey baster and let’s get cooking!

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An ingrown toenail can be a very painful experience. Sometimes trying to cut and remove the nail yourself just isn’t good enough and an infection could result if not treated properly. When the situation gets beyond the ability of a home remedy, it’s time to seek medical assistance. In this interactive Ingrown Toenail Removal surgery, you will learn about the causes of an ingrown toenail and the medical process that is used to remove it. After that, we’ll go over how to properly care for the site of the surgery and maintain nail care in order to prevent it from happening again. It’s time to get started, so let’s scrub in!

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