The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute estimates that more than 12 million Americans have sleep apnea; it can occur in anyone, but is most prevalent in overweight males over the age of 40 who snore loudly.

Doctors suggest that an new artificial skin product-already approved for the treatment of patients with major burns and other injuries-could have application for repair of large head and neck surgical wounds.

In performing blepharoplasty, the type of suture materials used by the surgeon may make a difference in outcome, researchers suggested at the first combined sections meeting of the Triological Society.

A procedure in which a hematoma in the ear is repaired through definitive incision and drainage appears to result in good cosmetic outcomes, researchers reported at the combined sections meeting of the Triological Society.