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ESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY

ESTHETIC Plastic surgery is the branch of surgery that deals with remodeling any part of the human body affected by an injury or deformity. The malformation can be congenital, that is, be present from birth, as in the case of children born with cleft palate or cleft lip or other congenital anomaly. The disfigurement may also be a consequence of a surgical injury or deformity necessary for the treatment of diseases such as cancer. The main objectives of plastic surgery are the correction of anomalies, the restoration of lost functions and the improvement of the appearance of disfigured parts. Plastic surgery is one of the oldest surgical practices. It is likely that nose reconstruction operations were performed in ancient India as early as 2000 BC, when amputations of the nose were a form of punishment; With time, the caste of potters devised a method to reconstruct the nose using a part of the forehead, a technique that is still used today. There are also so...

THE PANCREAS AND THEIR DEFICIENCIES

NUTRITION In the spatial tract of digestion located between the stomach and the small intestine, we find another gland Endocrine of vital importance; The pancreas. Its function is to provide the enormous reserve of caloric energy that Body organs, both in the active and rest state, by providing two hormones The metabolism of carbohydrates or sugars, naturally derived from fruit saccharides. The deficiencies of the pancreas are not frequent. Acute pancreatitis is a serious disease that can be fatal If not treated immediately. Symptoms may be confused with those of a peritonitis or an obstruction intestinal because they are very painful. Endocrine secretion of the pancreas is the hormone insulin which is fundamental in the metabolism of carbohydrates in the body. With this, being secreted from the islets Langerhans to regulate during digestion the carbohydrates of carbon, fats and starch. Like other proteins, synthetic insulin can not be absorbed by oral route ...