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  • How Can I Get Rid of Extra Skin After Weight Loss? for Teens


    There's no fast way to get rid of extra skin after weight loss. To keep seeing improvement, give it more time.

  • What's a Cochlear Implant? (Video) for Parents


    A cochlear implant is a surgically placed device that helps a person with severe hearing loss hear sounds. Doctors consider cochlear implants for children under 12 months of age with profound hearing loss in both ears. Older children with serious hearing loss also may get cochlear implants.

  • Aural Atresia for Parents


    Aural atresia is a condition that happens before birth in which a baby’s ear canal doesn’t form. It causes hearing loss, but treatments can help most children hear better.

  • What's Ear Tube Surgery (Myringotomy)? (Video) for Parents


    A doctor might suggest ear tube surgery if a child gets many ear infections that don't clear up easily or the ear infections seem to be causing hearing loss or speech delay. Ear tube surgery can drain fluid from the middle ear, prevent future infections, and help the child hear properly again.

  • Microtia for Parents


    Microtia is when the outside part of the ear smaller than normal and, sometimes, misshapen. Children with microtia usually have normal hearing. If needed, treatments can reshape the ear.

  • Elective Surgery for Parents


    Elective surgery means you and the doctor decide when the it will happen. Many elective surgeries are important, potentially life-changing operations. Here's how to plan for them.

  • Ear Tube Surgery for Parents


    Many kids get middle ear infections (otitis media). Doctors may suggest ear tube surgery for those with multiple infections or a hearing loss or speech delay.

  • What Is Cancer? for Kids


    When kids get cancer, it can often be treated and cured. Find out more in this article for kids.

  • Insulin Resistance for Parents


    Insulin resistance happens when the body does not respond properly to insulin. It can can raise a child's risk for type 2 diabetes and other health problems.

  • Adenoids and Adenoidectomy for Parents


    Adenoids trap germs, so sometimes they swell while fighting an infection. If they get infected, tonsils and adenoids might be removed in a surgery at the same time.

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