Ostomies

In the past, it was called the secret surgery because the people who had it didn't want others to know. Nowadays though, increasing numbers of men and women who have had ostomy surgeries are more willing to confront it head-on and deal with how it has affected their lives.

Dr. Harikesh Buch shares his perspective both as someone who has had a colostomy and as the President of the Asian South Pacific Ostomy Association, on the subject of ostomies.