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Kizhi is an Ayurvedic treatment using warm medicated herbal boluses applied rhythmically to the body to relieve musculoskeletal pain, inflammation, and stiffness.
Knee replacement (TKA) resurfaces diseased knee joint surfaces with metal and polyethylene components. 90–95% implant survival at 10 years; 80–85% patient satisfaction. Learn about technique and recovery.
Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive spinal procedure that restores vertebral height and relieves pain from osteoporotic compression fractures by inflating a balloon cavity and injecting bone cement.
Laminectomy for spinal stenosis and herniated discs: lamina removal technique, 80–90% leg pain relief, fusion considerations, and 4–6 week recovery timeline.
Laparoscopic appendectomy removes an inflamed appendix through 3 small incisions — indications, port placement, surgical technique, and recovery compared to open surgery.
Laparoscopic Heller cardiomyotomy relieves swallowing difficulty in achalasia by dividing the lower oesophageal sphincter muscle, achieving 85–90% symptom control at 5 years.
Laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy creates a surgical bypass between the stomach and jejunum to relieve gastric outlet obstruction from pancreatic cancer or peptic ulcer disease.
Laparoscopic Heller myotomy cuts the lower oesophageal sphincter muscle to treat achalasia, achieving long-term dysphagia relief in 85–90% of patients when combined with a partial fundoplication.
Laparoscopic hysterectomy removes the uterus through keyhole incisions under general anaesthesia — 2–3 week recovery versus 6 weeks for open surgery, with over 90% patient satisfaction.
Laparoscopic surgery uses a camera and thin instruments through small abdominal incisions, offering faster recovery, less pain, and lower infection rates than open surgery across a wide range of procedures.
Laryngoscopy examines the larynx and vocal cords using a flexible or rigid endoscope to diagnose hoarseness, dysphagia, airway obstruction, and laryngeal tumours.
Laser chickenpox scar removal uses ablative or fractional laser resurfacing to reduce depressed pockmarks left by varicella, improving skin texture and appearance in 3–6 sessions.
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