surgery

I’m having hand surgery next year to help with carpal tunnel, and I’m not thrilled about having anesthesia. I’ve been reading about surgeons whose patients use virtual reality headsets to need less anesthesia. Does that really work?

‘It’s really health care delivery in its most pure form and its most simplistic form,’ says pediatric plastic surgeon Dr. Reza Jarrahy

I’m a 30-year-old man, and I play weekend volleyball. Last month, I jumped to spike the ball and heard a “pop.” There was a lot of pain; it felt like getting kicked in the calf. It was a torn Achilles tendon, and now I’m in a cast and on crutches. How else can this be treated? How long will it take to heal?

A lab test could represent an easier way to monitor breast implant safety

Connected at the skull, the twins were surgically separated at UCLA in 2002.

‘It was an incredible span and an incredible career. I couldn’t be happier,’ says UCLA’s Ronald W. Busuttil

3D model of heart helped doctors prepare for intricate procedure

'We need to keep pushing to give every kid the best care,' says the pediatric orthopaedic trauma surgeon.

George Happe used his transplant experience to support other recipients.

The Surgical Preparedness Program at UCLA Health eases anxiety and improves outcomes for children with cerebral palsy