National Without A Scalpel Day
On National Without a Scalpel Day, January 16th, the opportunity to treat disease without a scalpel is on display. The first angioplasty was performed on this day in 1964 by pioneering physician Charles Dotter. In Portland, Oregon, the ground-breaking procedure to open a blocked blood vessel took place. The angioplasty helped the patient avoid leg amputation surgery, but she left the hospital days later with only a Band-Aid.
No surgery, no stitches, no scars, no scars... No stitches, no stitches, no scars...
Dr. Dotter developed Interventional Radiology, a cutting-edge medical field in which doctors diagnose disease by a tiny pinhole rather than open surgery. To see inside the body when they treat disease, these doctors use x-rays and other medical imaging to get inside the body. These advancements in medicine have changed the course of medicine.
MIIP) is a minimally invasive, image-guided therapy that can treat a variety of disorders throughout the body, both adults and children.
- cancer
- heart disease
- stroke
- aneurysms
- Bleeding that could cause life-threatening bleeding is life-threatening
- infertility
- fibroids
- kidney stones
- back pain
- infections
- Blood vessels that had blocked blood vessels were blocked from entering blocked blood vessels
- Many other disorders are related to several other conditions
Many people are unaware of MIIP or if they could benefit from these life-changing therapies despite the fact that trained specialists administer MIIP around the world, many people are unaware of the MIIP or if they could benefit from these life-changing therapies. The MIIP campaign was launched to raise concerns and educate the public about MIIP. The Interventional Initiative was established to raise concerns and educate the public about MIIP.
The Interventional Initiative just wrapped up the pilot episode of the documentary series Without a Scalpel, which will be broadcast on a national network in 2016. Without a Scalpel is a real patient tale and their physicians who treat them with life-changing MIIP. Without a Scalpel is a real patient story and their doctors.
How to celebrate #withoutascalpelday?
Take some time to learn more about MIIP and then pass on this valuable, life-saving information with someone you love. #WithoutAScalpelDay is used in a social media post by Post on social media.
There has never been a scalpel day in the United States without a scalpel day
On National Without a Scalpel Day in 2015, the Interventional Initiative submitted National Without a Scalpel Day. Visit www.theii.org or follow @interventional2 on Twitter if you or someone you know could benefit from MIIP.
