On morning rounds today, I saw our postop woman in her 40’s who had the big thoracic scoliosis that we fixed on Monday.  She is doing very well this morning.  She stopped me as I was about to leave and told me the following story: When she was 12 years old, she knew that she […]

Just finished Amanda’s surgery, and she did great.  She’s a 27 yo woman from Philadelphia, PA with painful kyphosis greatly affecting her quality of life for many years. Her surgery today went great.  T3-L3 instrumentation and fusion.Estimated Blood Loss:  400 cc.  Cell saver 110 cc.  Blood Transfused: None.Complications: None.Correction: really nice.Surgical time: 3 hrs 20 […]

This young lady has suffered with severe Scheuermann's Kyphosis since teenage years. Greatly affects quality of life and posture. Surgery to start shortly. Dr. Lloyd Hey — http://www.heyclinic.com

This young lady in her 40's has had back pain related to her scoliosis and curve progression as an adult. I did scoliosis for her teenager a few years ago. Now it's mom's turn to get straight! Surgery very well. Family wanted me to post this right away for friends and family near and far. […]

Well, for the first time in many years, I actually took a two week vacation.  Although the weather was a bit on the rainy side, it was really nice to have some time with family and friends, and get some time outdoors. The first week, I got a bunch of projects done around the house, […]