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HELPING TO REGAIN LIFEBY USING THE STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL FACILITY AND EMPLOYING CUTTING-EDGE LIFE SCIENCE METHODOLOGYIN TREATING PATIENTS, FORTIS HOSPITAL IN KALYAN IS SETTING A NEW BENCHMARK IN HEALTHCARE

With a team of dedicat-ed specialists from themedical fraternity onits panel, Fortis Hos-

pital in Kalyan is setting a newbenchmark in healthcare by of-fering relief to tens and thousands

of patients from debilitating dis-eases such as arthritis, osteo-porosis, joint-pain, flat foot,among others.

Diseases such as arthritis, os-teoporosis, joint-pain can be con-trolled and cured through pro-

fessional medical help.Using the state-of-the-art medicalfacility and cutting-edge life sci-ence methodology, experts fromthis hospital have helped many pa-tients regain their normal life.

Fortis Hospital in Kalyan con-

tinues to make a difference by of-fering proper medical guidanceand helping in improving the qual-ity of life.

Here’s a primer on various ail-ments compiled by medical expertsfrom Fortis Hospital in Kalyan.

For an appointment with our specialist, call: 0251 6694100/ 98200 94400 and for Ambulance, call: 105010

A DECADE OF EXCELLENCEIN HEALTHCARE SERVICESJEEVANSHREE HOSPITALL

PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN PROVIDING HEALTH

SOLUTIONS TO DOMBIVALIKARS

Eyes are one of the vital organs of hu-man body. They help us to do ourtasks with coordination. We would

be unable to see the beauty of this won-derful world without them. Therefore,every one wishes to have clear, healthy,beautiful and flawless eye sight. Sanjee-vani Eye Hospital & Laser Vision centrein Ulhasnagar and Kalyan aims at pro-viding healthy wellbeing of the eyes.

Sanjeevani Eye Hospital offers all servic-es from special eye check-up with computerto therapies using the state-of-the-artLasers. While talking about the latest ineye treatment and technology to cure prob-lems, Eye Surgeon Dr Sanjeev Balani says, “During our youth, the natu-ral lens has the ability tochange shape and pow-er. This allows us to fo-cus on close objectsthrough a process of lenspower change called ac-commodation. As weage, the natural lens be-comes stiffer and losesthe ability to changeshape. This is termedpresbyopia, which is the

loss of accommodation, and the need forreading glasses, bifocals, or other visualaids to facilitate near work. LASIK cannotdirectly "fix" accommodation, but thereare a variety of strategies that can be suc-cessful, including Laser blended vision.”

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OF LASIKSURGERY?

LASIK has been proven to be safe andeffective for most people. With careful pa-tient screening and selection, reasonableexpectations, and in the care of an expe-rienced surgeon, most patients will be verypleased with their results. These are someof the other advantages of LASIK:

LASIK is able to accurately correct mostlevels of myopia (nearsightedness), hy-peropia (farsightedness), and astigma-tism.The procedure is fast, usually lastingonly five to 10 minutes, and is general-ly painless.Because the laser is guided by a com-puter, it is very precise and results arevery accurate.In most cases, a single treatment willachieve the desired outcome; however,enhancements are possible if needed,even many years after the initial sur-gery.

For further queries, contact:Sanjeevani Eye Hospital & Laser

vision Centre, Ailsinghani Chambers,2nd floor, Near SBI Bank, Sector 17,

Kalyan, Ambernath Rd, UlhasnagarPh: 844 6710202 / 0251 - 2710202

Lazer Vision Jivarshi Apartment, 2nd floor, Jamunabag

Shivaji chowk, Kalyan(W)Ph-0251-2329666/67

FOR YOUR EYES ONLYSanjeevani Eye Hospital & Laser Vision Centre offers specialised care with the latest technology

Me g a - h o s p i t a l swith hundreds ofbeds and asmany parking

slots are not the only onesgrowing in popularity andrevenues. Now, mid-sized en-tities or mini-hospitals with10 to 30 beds each are mush-rooming across the city's sub-urbs and satellite towns.From eye-care to laparo-scopic surgery to orthopedicprocedures, these smallerhospitals offer families theoption to seek healthcareright next-door.

So, there is an AdvancedSpecialty hospital in Dom-bivali and Kalyan area aswell.

Healthcare providers canbe divided into three sec-tions: Primary healthcarecenters (which are essen-tially doctor-based clinics),Secondary centers that offercare and operations (like anursing home or small hos-pitals) and Tertiary health-care centers (which givehigh-end special surgeriesand intensive care). Today, itis possible for some proce-dures to be done in a day oron short-stay basis. Jeevan-shree Hospital, which is lo-cated in Dombivali, providesworld-class surgical care atvery affordable rates withemphasis on personalizedcare in pleasant ambience.Jeevanshree Hospital hascompleted 10 years of suc-cessful healthcare servicesby helping the Dombiva-likars relief from varioushealth problems. The team ofqualified staff of the hospi-tal is spearheaded by the ex-perienced Dr Rahul Mahadar,Surgical Gastroenterologist

& Laproscopic surgeon andDr Dhanashree Mahadar, anENT Surgeon & SinoscopicSurgeon, they have been in-stantly concentrating onproviding better healthcare

services to the patients, thisis a 16-bedded hospital withfully-equipped modern state-of- the-art operation theatres.This hospital is ISO9000:2008 certified, besidesit is also Quality control ofIndia certified for the lastnine consecutive years. DrRahul Mahadar says, “Weaim that all surgeries are car-

ried out with the greatest ac-curacy and through small in-cision (Minimal InvasiveSurgery) using Laproscopes,endoscopes, sinoscopes, ul-timately ensuring minimalblood loss, less operativetime, less chance of infection

resulting in faster recovery,shorter hospital stay and ear-ly return to the day-to-day ac-tivities.

Laparoscopic surgery,also referred to as minimal-ly invasive surgery, de-scribes the performance ofsurgical procedures with theassistance of a video cameraand several thin instru-ments. During the surgicalprocedure, small incisions ofup to half an inch are madeand plastic tubes called portsare placed through these in-cisions. The camera and theinstruments are then intro-duced through the portswhich allow access to the in-side of the patient.

The camera transmits animage of the organs insidethe abdomen onto a televi-sion monitor. The surgeon isnow able to see directly intothe patient without the tra-ditional large incision. Thevideo camera becomes a sur-geon’s eyes in laparoscopysurgery, since the surgeonuses the image from thevideo camera positioned in-side the patient’s body to per-form the procedure.

BENEFITS OF MINIMALLYINVASIVE OR LAPAROSCOP-IC PROCEDURES:

Less post-operative dis-comfort since the incisionsare much smaller.

Quicker recovery times,early get back to work.Shorter hospital stays.Earlier return to full ac-tivities.Much smaller scars, cos-metically better.There may be less internalscarring when the proce-dures are performed in aminimally invasive fash-ion compared to standardopen surgery.At Jeevanshree Hospital all

kinds of major surgeries areoperated with Minimal Inva-sive Technique, namely Gas-trointestinal Surgeries, Her-nia Surgery, Piles care, Gy-necological Surgery (removalof uterus, Ovarian surgery,Gynecological Cancer sur-gery), among others. Jeevan-shree Hospital is alsoequipped with all high-endstate-of-the-art equipment re-quired for caner surgeries.All Gastrointestinal cancer

surgeries, namely cancer ofesophagus, small intestine,stomach, colon are done withLaparoscopic technique withemphasis on oncological prin-ciples. Dr Rahul Mahadar isknown for his skills and ex-perience in Obesity Surgeryand Metabolic Surgery (re-duction of diabetes, hyper-tension, weight reduction).

Jeevanshree Hospital alsoprovides hospitalisation tomedically insured patients.The hospital is a preferredprovider for medical servic-es with almost 20 TPAs to pro-vide cashless medical servic-es for insured patients. Cur-rent efforts to improve healthcare focus on reduction ofhospital readmission rates asa marker of quality and onthe effectiveness of transi-tions in care during the peri-od after acute care is received.

Many patients admitted tohospitals for routine surger-ies or other procedures end upcontracting infections fromdirty environment, equipmentor from hospital staff that failto maintain proper hygiene.However, Jeevanshree Hospi-tal through its panel of expertand experienced doctors, cleanand hygienic environment, lat-est in medical equipment aimsto offer the best in healthcare.

For further details,contact: Jeevanshree

Hospital, ENT & MinimalAccess Surgery Center,Gurumilan Co-op Hsg Society, Gr floor, Opp

Tilak Nagar Post Office,Tilak nagar,

Dombivali (E)Ph: 0251- 2453489/2453513/ 2436365/

2440619

>> DR RAHUL MAHADAR >> DR MRS. DHANASHREE MAHADAR

>> DR. BALANI

ALCON INFINITYOZIL TECHNOLOGY

The 16-beddedmid-size hospital isISO 9000:2008certified, besides itis also QualityControl Certifiedfor the last nineconsecutive years

Sanjeevani Eye Hospitalspecialises in the mostadvanced Lasik Treatmentslike, wave front guided Lasik,Topography guided Lasik, SBK(Lepto Lasik) and Laserblended vision for presbyopia(correction of near vision)

Joint Pain

Knee-joint pain is due to the deteriorationof the knee joint when the smooth surfaceon the knee called cartilage gets damaged

due to wear and tear. This can impact a person’sdaily activity like walking, climbing etc. Some ofthe factors responsible for joint pain are heredi-tary, abnormalities of knee formation, injury andobesity.

The symptoms of advanced end-stage kneearthritis include pain, crepitus, stiffness, limp-ing, muscle weakness, imitation of motion andswelling. These can be rectified by a consultinga knee-replacement surgeon who is trained tomanage the same.

“A knee replacement surgery aids in a patient enjoying a normal lifestyle, which

otherwise is limited due to the pain and restricted

movement.”

–Dr Aashish Arbat

Arthritis

Arthritis can be defined as ‘joint inflammation,’ and it's used to de-scribe more than 100 different diseases and conditions that affectjoints, the tissues that surround joints, and other connective tis-

sue.Two of the most common forms of arthritis are osteoarthritis (OA)

and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritishave different causes, risk factors, and effects on the body: Osteoarthri-tis pain, stiffness, or inflammation most frequently appears in the hips,knees, and hands.

RA commonly affects the hands and wrists but can also affect areas ofthe body other than the joints.

Even though they have these differences, osteoarthritis and rheuma-toid arthritis often share common symptoms: Joint pain, stiffness, in-flammation or swelling.

Often called ‘wear and tear’ arthritis, OA is most commonly found inthe: Knees, hips, hands and fingers and spine, wrists, elbows, shoulders,and ankles can also be affected by OA, but this occurs less frequently.

RA is an autoimmune disease where the body's immune system at-tacks normal joint tissues, causing inflammation of the joint lining.

“Lack of exposure to sunlight results in low Vitamin D. This is evident in most people today and is the chief

reason for soft bones, osteomalacia, chronic diseases, rickets,among others.”

–Dr Sachin Bhonsle

Flatfoot

Fallen arches, mostly commonly known as flatfoot, refersto a medical development where the sole of the foot comesin complete contact with the ground due to the collapse

of the arch of the foot. And there are cases when the arch does-n’t develop in one foot or both the feet. Flatfoot is usually de-veloped due to obesity, hypertension, diabetes, prolonged stressto the foot and any old injury are most common in women whoare over 40 years. This tendency can occur during pregnancydue to increased elastin, due to the temporary changes.

There are two types of flatfoot- paediatric flatfoot, seen in atoddler and the adult acquired. In children, there is the flexi-ble flatfoot where the arch develops when no weight is appliedon the foot and the rigid flatfoot where the arch is absent allthroughout. Based on the deformity, there are procedures likebone cuts, joint fusions and soft tissue procedures that can beperformed to correct this.

It’s a common misconception that very little can be done totreat flatfoot but proper medical procedures can rectify thiscondition.

“Flatfoot can be identified by the ‘too many toes’ signwhere even the big toe will be visible from the back of the

person’s foot, when normally only the fourth and thefifth should be seen.”

–Dr Manoj R Kandoi

OUR TEAM ORTHOPAEDICS AT FORTIS HOSPITAL, KALYAN.

Dr Aashish Arbat Dr Prashant Sonavane Dr Manoj R Kandoi Dr Omvijay Choudhary Dr Sachin Bhonsle

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis, or thinning bones, is a serious conditionthat can result in tremendous pain with fractures. Riskfactors for osteoporosis include ageing, being female,

low body weight, low sex hormones such as during menopause,smoking, and some medications. There are no symptoms ofthis bone disease until you fracture a bone. Prevention andtreatment of osteoporosis include calcium and vitamin D,regular exercise, and osteoporosis medications, if needed.

Osteoporosis is a condition characterized by a decrease inthe density of bone, decreasing its strength and resulting infragile bones. Osteoporosis literally leads to abnormallyporous bone that is compressible, like a sponge. This disor-der of the skeleton weakens the bone and results in frequentfractures (breaks) in the bones. Osteopenia is a condition ofbone that is slightly less dense than normal bone but not tothe degree of bone in osteoporosis.

Normal bone is composed of protein, collagen, and calci-um, all of which give bone its strength. Bones that are af-fected by osteoporosis can break (fracture) with relativelyminor injury that normally would not cause a bone to frac-ture. The fracture can be either in the form of cracking (asin a hip fracture) or collapsing (as in a compression fractureof the vertebrae of the spine). The spine, hips, ribs, and wristsare common areas of bone fractures from osteoporosis al-though osteoporosis-related fractures can occur in almostany skeletal bone.

“As compared to men, women are more commonlyfound to suffer from osteoporosis, especially senior citi-zens. It is more prevalent in people who aren’t exposed

to the sunlight.”

–Dr Prashant Sonavane

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