No ghost written filler. Every guide is drafted from real consultation questions, reviewed by Dr. Ashutosh Shah and dated so you know how current it is.
How to store an amputated part, what not to do, and the realistic window for replantation.
A pressure garment only works if it is worn and if it still holds its stretch. Here is how to wash it, how to spot when it has gone soft, and how to stay comfortable in a Gujarat summer.
If you are facing a mastectomy, reconstruction is one of several decisions in front of you, and it is genuinely a choice. This guide explains the options, the timing and the questions worth asking, without pushing you either way.
Most wounds heal quietly when they are kept clean, kept dry and left alone. Here is how to look after a dressing at home, what healthy healing looks like, and which changes need medical review the same day.
Recovery happens in stages, not all at once. Here is what the first twenty four hours feel like, how pain is managed, what normal healing looks like over the weeks, and the signs that mean getting help now.
Good preparation makes an operation calmer and safer. This checklist covers the consultation, investigations, medicines, smoking, your attendant, the written estimate and the bag you pack, with the specifics left to your team.
In India the qualification tells you the training, not the words on the signboard. Here is what M.Ch. and DNB mean, how to verify them, what to ask at the consultation, and which warning signs matter.
Reconstructive surgery rebuilds what injury, burns, infection, cancer or a birth difference has taken away. Here is what the work involves, how it differs from cosmetic surgery, and when to ask for an opinion.
Turning schedules, mattresses and the daily checks families can realistically do.
Compression, skin care and infection prevention that keep the limb workable.
Warning signs, offloading, and why early referral saves the forefoot.
What paediatric anaesthesia involves, and the conditions under which we postpone.
Positions, bottles and weight targets that decide whether surgery happens on time.
Splint timelines, therapy milestones and when grip strength typically returns.
The three interventions with real evidence, and how long each needs to be continued.
What a package includes, what is billed at actual, and the questions to ask before admission.
Which procedures qualify, what documentation hospitals need, and where gaps remain.
Twenty minutes of cool running water, and the household remedies that make things worse.
Splinting, physiotherapy and the timing that decides whether a release holds.
How to store an amputated part, what not to do, and the realistic window for replantation.
Guides are drafted by the clinical team, reviewed and signed off by Dr. Shah, and re checked at least annually or whenever practice changes. Where evidence is uncertain, we say so rather than smoothing it over.
Read our editorial policy →Send it on WhatsApp. Recurring questions become the next guide. Several of these started exactly that way.
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Ask your question →No. They explain conditions and treatments in plain language so consultations make sense, but decisions about your care need examination by a qualified doctor who knows your history.
They are drafted by the clinical team from real consultation questions and reviewed by a qualified plastic surgeon, with the review month shown on every guide.
At least annually, and immediately when practice, guidelines or scheme coverage change. The review date on each guide tells you how current it is.
Yes, send it on WhatsApp. Recurring questions become the next guide, and several of the guides here started exactly that way.
The guides are published in English at present, and other language versions are added over time rather than machine translated. If a section is unclear, ask on WhatsApp and the team will explain it in your language.
Yes, please do. The guides are written so that a referring doctor or a nurse at home can follow the same instructions you are following.
No. Anything written for you personally at discharge takes priority, because it reflects your operation and your wound. The guides give the general picture around those instructions.
