Pediatric plastic surgery is a surgical subspecialty focused on the reconstructive and aesthetic improvement of a child’s appearance, with the goal of restoring functionality and improving quality of life for those with anomalies. Here are the different types of pediatric plastic surgery: http://ow.ly/iafh30qiNgL
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What is pediatric plastic surgery? | Texas Children's Hospital
The nose is an incredibly vascular structure, and the Kiesselbach’s plexus in the front part of the nose is the most common site for epistaxis, or nosebleeds, in children.
Nosebleeds can result from trauma to the nose, mucosal irritation, inflammatory disease and septal or vasculature abnormality. Here's what you need to know about nosebleeds: http://ow.ly/VK2850BAgQi
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What you need to know about nosebleeds | Texas Children's Hospital
Wearing a mask while in the clinic whether or not you have symptoms can help protect our staff and patients as the spread of COVID-19 can occur asymptomatically.
We understand keeping a mask on your child can be a daunting task. Here are some tips to encourage your child to wear a mask properly: http://ow.ly/S56450BAgdl
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The nose knows: Tips for all mask-wearing superheroes to keep you and your loved ones safe | Texas Children's Hospital
Spasticity is characterized by muscle tightness or stiffness caused by an imbalance of signals from the brain or spinal cord to the muscles. This is commonly seen in conditions such as cerebral palsy, stroke, traumatic and non-traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injury.
Our multidisciplinary team at Texas Children's Spasticity Clinic in Austin works collectively to serve and care for patients presented with hyper tonicity, spasticity, increased tone and/or atypical gait patterns. For more information, please visit: texaschildrensspecialtycareaustin.org/spasticity-management
Save the date for the 21st Annual Chronic Illness and Disability Conference: Transition from Pediatric to Adult-Based Care on October 29-30. To learn more about this year's virtual conference, visit: texaschildrens.org/TransitionConference
Children with Irritable Bowel Syndrome can have abdominal pain episodes, bloating, changes in bowel habits, anxiety, functional disability and depression. Dr. Bruno Chumpitazi, director of the Neurogastroenterology and Motility Program at Texas Children's Hospital, shares how a diet low in FODMAPs can be extremely beneficial to children with IBS: http://ow.ly/RI4Q30qiNpc
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FODMAP for children with irritable bowel syndrome | Texas Children's Hospital
The Otolaryngology Division at Texas Children's Specialty Care evaluates and treats children from birth to 17 years of age who have common problems and medical conditions of the ear, nose, throat, and head and neck.
We provide diagnoses and treatment for the full array of conditions affecting infants and children from hearing loss to sinus disease and swallowing abnormalities. Learn more about our Otolaryngology Division: http://ow.ly/FA6r50BAhvQ
“Some children are actually faring quite well in spite of having asthma & others have had a more dramatic course,” said Dr. Patel, pediatric pulmonary medicine expert at Texas Children's Specialty Care. She shares advice on how kids with asthma should prepare for flu season amidst a pandemic: http://ow.ly/j3ul50Cbxfm
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How Those With Asthma Should Prepare For Flu Season Amidst A Pandemic
In July, 13-year-old Mac Barrow was diagnosed with a mild case of COVID-19, but recovered well. In August, after falling ill with what his parents thought was a stomach bug, he was taken to Texas Children's Hospital’s Emergency Center for further evaluation.
This resulted in a diagnosis of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, a rare delayed consequence of COVID-19 infection. Learn more about his experience at Texas Children's Heart Center’s COVID-19 Return to Activity Clinic: http://ow.ly/UbHg50BWJJU
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First-of-its-kind COVID-19 Return to Activity Clinic guides patient back to the football field safely | Texas Children's Hospital
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In July, 13-year-old Mac Barrow was diagnosed with a mild case of COVID-19, but recovered well. In August, after falling ill with what his parents thought was a stomach bug, he was taken to Texas Children's Hospital’s Emergency Center for further evaluation.
This resulted in a diagnosis of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, a rare delayed consequence of COVID-19 infection. Learn more about his experience at Texas Children’s Heart Center’s COVID-19 Return to Activity Clinic: http://ow.ly/UbHg50BWJJU
Texas Children's Heart Center
October 19 at 3:30 PM ·
In July, 13-year-old Mac Barrow was diagnosed with a mild case of COVID-19, but recovered well. In August, after falling ill with what his parents thought was a stomach bug, he was taken to Texas Children's Hospital’s Emergency Center for further evaluation.
This resulted in a diagnosis of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, a rare delayed consequence of COVID-19 infection. Learn more about his experience at Texas Children’s Heart Center’s COVID-19 Return to Activity Clinic: http://ow.ly/UbHg50BWJJU
Texas Children's patient, Cameron Dillon, began her peanut allergy oral immunotherapy treatment last year. Food Oral Immunotherapy (Food OIT) is the administration of small, gradually increasing, doses of the specific food that you are allergic to. Its aim is to increase the amount of food that you can tolerate, a process called ‘desensitization.' In this video, Cameron shares her experience with the OIT process:
Wishing you and your family a Happy New Year from Texas Children's Specialty Care!
“While I understand reflecting on this past year may be emotional, I believe it is important—now more than ever before—that we do so. No matter what hardships and challenges the past few months have brought our way, there is always something to be thankful for.” – Mark A. Wallace, Texas Children's President and CEO.
This year certainly ended on a memorable note as we took a monumental step in our fight against COVID-19. With nearly 8,000 doses administered to Texas Children's team members thus far, four of our health care heroes share why they chose to get the COVID-19 vaccine and the hope it offers as we head into 2021:
With the FDA authorizing the Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use just a few days ago, there’s a lot of information circulating about COVID-19 vaccines and it can be hard to know what to believe and which sources of information can be trusted. In today’s blog, Dr. Leila Sahni, epidemiologist at Texas Children's Hospital, answers some of the questions she’s received surrounding this topic: http://ow.ly/lLR750CLb6F
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COVID-19 vaccines: Answering the big questions | Texas Children's Hospital
On today's blog, we're sharing ways to keep children’s minds and bodies engaged in learning while having fun and bonding as a family this holiday season: http://ow.ly/arhC30rmPGx
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Keeping kids engaged over the holidays | Texas Children's Hospital
