Bronchial thermoplasty for the treatment of asthma.

Oct 24, 2017 5:40 PM

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Asthma treatment surgery.

Spearka

that looks extremely uncomfortable

9 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

wergerberger

Side effects: lung cancer or pneumonia

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stopitcharlesgetoutofmyhead

As an asthma sufferer, neat.

9 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 1

holyflea

Thanks, Facebook.

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

LithFury

Cool idea, thanks for sharing, but NOPE for this guy! I'd cough and they'd stab me somehow..

9 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

LithFury

...i get it, purely speaking from a comedy viewpoint

9 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Thecogwheel

That's why they'll knock your ass out. I highly doubt this procedure is done with the patient awake

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OneUpperSteve

I am imagining that you would be under anesthesia.

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EverNotRelevant

So they cauterize the smooth muscle? Or paralyze them? I'm curious about the mechanism

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AHoopyFroodAndHisTowel

The idea is to use heat to basically burn the tissue and cause some muscle tissue to die and disappear. The inner lining grows back enough.

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