Have you ever wondered what a breast implant looks like after it’s been in your body for a while?
The body has a pretty amazing immune response to a breast implant, which is to treat it as a foreign object. The body’s immune system will form a capsule of collagen fibers around the implant, to wall [...]
Today was my first exam in Gross anatomy, and it went very well. The exam covered the back and upper limb. If you would have asked me 3 weeks ago I would have told you there is no way I’ll be able to cover all the material we covered for this exam. Not to mention [...]
Let me start by saying the first cut in anatomy is a pretty memorable experience. It’s kind of a monumental period in a career in medicine. Our first lab was titled “Dissection of the Back,” Pretty straightforward. So my first incision was a shallow incision from the back of the neck down the spine towards [...]
First off, I’m sorry I haven’t posted in a while. I’ve been kind of busy lately, and put the blog on the backburner. Ever since my last post, my ex-girlfriend ( I’ll have to explain that later) came to visit me for a week and I spent most of my free time with her. Consequently [...]
