Health Guide

Plain-language explanations of tests, scans, procedures, costs and recovery, written by the Clinic-Y care team for patients, not doctors.

Written by our editors

Dermatology · 7 min read

Scar Care After Surgery: What Works and What Does Not

An evidence-based look at scar treatments after surgery: what silicone, taping, sun protection and massage can do, which popular products have weak…

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Wellness & Lifestyle · 7 min read

Medicines and Supplements to Pause Before Surgery

Which medicines and supplements are commonly paused, adjusted or continued before an operation, typical timings, and why you should never stop a…

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Recovery & Aftercare · 6 min read

Rhinoplasty Recovery Week by Week

What your nose looks and feels like from the first night to the one year mark, when the splint comes off, when…

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Recovery & Aftercare · 6 min read

Tummy Tuck Recovery: Timeline, Drains and Getting Moving

A realistic timeline for abdominoplasty recovery: how drains work and when they come out, why you walk bent over at first, and…

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Recovery & Aftercare · 6 min read

Brazilian Butt Lift Recovery: Sitting, Sleeping and Fat Survival

How to sit, sleep and travel after a BBL, how much of the transferred fat typically survives, and the safety points you…

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Recovery & Aftercare · 6 min read

Breast Augmentation Recovery and Implant Settling

What the first six weeks after breast implants feel like, why implants sit high at first, how long the drop and fluff…

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Dermatology · 7 min read

Scar Care After Surgery: What Works and What Does Not

An evidence-based look at scar treatments after surgery: what silicone, taping, sun protection and massage can do, which popular products…

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Recovery & Aftercare · 7 min read

Compression Garments After Body Contouring: How Long and Why

What compression garments actually do after liposuction, tummy tuck and other body contouring, how long surgeons usually ask you to…

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Orthopedics & Joints · 7 min read

Knee Replacement Rehabilitation Timeline

A phase-by-phase rehabilitation plan after total knee replacement: bending and straightening targets, walking aids, exercises, flying home safely and how…

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Eye Health · 7 min read

Laser Eye Surgery Recovery and Dry Eye

What vision is like in the hours, days and months after LASIK, PRK or SMILE, why dry eye is so…

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Dental · 7 min read

Living With Veneers: Care, Lifespan and Replacement

How to look after porcelain or composite veneers day to day, how long they typically last, what makes them fail…

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Dental · 7 min read

Dental Implant Healing and Osseointegration Timeline

How a dental implant bonds with bone, how long each healing stage usually takes, why treatment abroad normally needs two…

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Nutrition · 7 min read

Vitamins and Blood Tests After Bariatric Surgery

Which vitamin and mineral supplements are needed for life after sleeve or bypass surgery, which blood tests to ask for…

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Nutrition · 7 min read

Gastric Sleeve Diet Stages: From Liquids to Solid Food

The usual four diet stages after sleeve gastrectomy, with what to eat, how much and how fast, the protein and…

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Aesthetics & Hair · 7 min read

Hair Transplant Growth Timeline and Shock Loss

Month by month, what transplanted hair does after surgery: why it sheds, what shock loss is and who gets it,…

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Aesthetics & Hair · 6 min read

Hair Transplant Aftercare: The First 14 Days

A day-by-day aftercare plan for the two weeks after a hair transplant: washing, sleeping, scabs, swelling, what can dislodge a…

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