| Blepharoplasty
If blepharoplasty (BLEF-ER-O-PLASTY) sounds like too frightening a word, think of it as an eye tuck. Nobody can help getting old, but there's no reason you have to look old.
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| Defining dizziness
Dizziness apparently means different things to different people. Some people describe it as the sensation of lightheadedness; others say it means feeling off-balance; still others feel that they or their surroundings are spinning wildly.
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| Headaches and facial pain
Everybody gets headaches occasionally, a fact that you can confirm by looking at the huge assortment of pain relievers available at your local drug store.
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| Reducing dizziness
People use the term 'dizziness' to refer to any number of sensations. You may feel that the world is spinning around you, or that you're on a rocking boat.
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| What can a doctor do for dizziness?
Dizziness is a symptom of another underlying condition. Once the cause is found, there are a number of remedies available. The simplest and least threatening condition is called positional dizziness, the feeling of light-headedness that occurs when you stand up suddenly after sitting or lying down.
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| What causes dizziness?
When you were a child, you probably spun around and around until you made yourself dizzy. What you were doing was confusing the part of your ear that controls balance.
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| What is vertigo?
Vertigo is not a disease, but a symptom of another problem. It may involve dizziness, along with other features, particularly fluctuating hearing loss and ringing in the ears.
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