Most children have at least some pain after an operation, which is called post-operative pain. Learn about relieving a child's post-operative pain at home.
Read about pain management for children who have had heart surgery.
A tympanoplasty is an operation to fix a hole in your child's eardrum. Learn about tympanoplasty and how to help your child recover from surgery.
This page describes several key phases of care at home after your child’s hypospadias surgery.
A ureteral reimplant is an operation that stops urine, or pee, from going back into the kidneys from the bladder. Learn how to care for your child at home after the procedure.
A brachial plexus operation is performed to repair damaged nerves. Learn about how to prepare your child for surgery and take care of them at home.
Appendectomy is an operation to remove the appendix. Your child may need an appendectomy if they have appendicitis (infection of the appendix).
An alveolar bone graft operation is done to close an alveolar cleft (gap in the bone of the upper jaw). Children who had a cleft lip and palate may have an alveolar cleft.
Children may have their adenoids removed to relieve pressure or reduce infections. Learn about adenoid surgery and recovery following adenoid surgery.
This page explains how to get ready and what to expect when you got to the hospital for jaw surgery.
A mastoidectomy is surgery to remove a part of the bone behind a child's ear. Learn about what to expect during the operation and follow up treatment.
Learn about causes and treatment of chest pain in children.
This page give advice on how to relieve a child's pain at home.
Nasal polyps are growths in the nose that impair breathing. Learn about nasal polypectomy, the surgical removal of nasal polyps and recovery after surgery.
Fixing a cleft lip involves two operations. Learn about the operations and what you need to know before, during and after both surgeries.
Children undergoing an adenoidectomy with obstructive sleep apnea require extra attention following surgery. Read about adenoidectomy and recovery.
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis happens when the epiphysis bone slips off the growth plate into an incorrect position. Learn what to expect before, during and after the operation.
Learn about surgery to repair a hernia and how to care for your child after the operation.
Find out how to recognize the signs of chronic pain at home and how chronic pain is assessed in medical settings.
If tonsils become enlarged and cause obstructive sleep apnea, they may be surgically removed. Read about tonsillectomy.
In bilateral choanal atresia both sides of the nasal passage are blocked by bone or soft tissue. Learn what happens during surgery and how to take care of your child at home.
Learn how your baby's spina bifida is repaired with surgery either before or after they are born. Also learn what happens after surgery and how to take care of your baby at home.
A Chiari malformation is when the lower part of the brain sits too low in your child's neck. Read about symptoms, causes, diagnosis and surgical treatment.
An overview of the components of a pain management plan for children.
Pacemaker surgery is required to give a patient a pacemaker. Learn about what a pacemaker is, how the surgery is done and what happens after surgery.
