Anaesthesia has traditionally meant the condition of having sensation (including the feeling of pain) blocked or temporarily taken away. This allows patients to undergo surgery and other procedures without the distress and pain they would otherwise experience.
Plastic, reconstructive, and cosmetic surgery refers to a variety of operations performed in order to repair or restore body parts to normal appearance or function, or to improve a body part’s appearance.
Otolaryngology or ENT (ear, nose and throat) is the branch of medicine that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head and neck disorders.
General surgery, despite its name, is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal organs, e.g., intestines including oesophagus, stomach, small bowel, large bowel, liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. Surgeons also deal with diseases involving the skin, breast, and hernias, varicose vein’s to mention a sample of the scope the perform.
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is surgery to correct a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.
Orthopaedic surgery is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system which includes bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves.
Rheumatology is a sub-specialty in internal medicine and paediatrics, devoted to the diagnosis and therapy of conditions and diseases affecting the joints, muscles, and bones.
Vascular surgery is a specialty of surgery in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries and veins, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures, and surgical reconstruction.
