Gallbladder cancer, a rare malignancy affecting the organ storing bile, often presents without early symptoms, leading to ...

Fascia: A layer of connective tissue that plays an active role in the body. It supports tissues and organs, lessens friction, or eases muscle tension. Learn more in this guide.

This layer also contains collagen-rich connective tissue and a network of blood vessels and nerves. Like the skin as a whole, the subcutaneous layer varies in thickness throughout the body.

Degloving is when you have an injury that rips all the layers of your skin and connective tissues from your body, like a glove being ripped off your hand. (Photo credit: WebMD) Degloving, also ...

The term hernia refers to a defect in the muscle or connective tissue layer of the abdominal wall that allows part of an internal organ, such as the intestine or fat, to push through, usually forming ...

The vocal folds themselves consist of multiple tissue layers—a muscular layer, a transition layer of elastin fibers, and an outer cover of epithelial cells—each responding differently to ...

Rather, cellulite occurs when underlying fat deposits begin to push through layers of collagen fibers, or connective tissue, under the skin (often in the buttocks and thigh areas, but also on arms, ...

Knowing your family history and symptoms to watch for can help ensure the disease is diagnosed as soon as possible ...

T2b means the cancer has grown through the muscle layer into the connective tissue on the side near the liver. It has not spread to the liver. T3. T3 means the cancer's grown right through the ...

Deep plane facelifts have been around for decades but doctors say patients are less 'secretive' about the procedure.

Bowman's thin connective tissue layer is the next layer, which provides structural support to the cornea. The stroma is the thickest layer, making up 90% of the cornea's thickness, ...