What is 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.
