Plastic Surgery Procedures Uncovered

Head And Facial Abnormal Features Repair Themselves

maplasti — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:32:37 +0000

A report in the May issue of the journal Developmental Dynamics reveals that biologists from the Tufts University have, for the first time, discovered a “self-correcting” mechanism by which developing organisms recognize and repair head and facial abnormalities. This is the first time that this kind of flexible, corrective process has been rigorously analyzed through mathematical modeling…
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Forehead And Scalp Successfully Reattached

maplasti — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:59:10 +0000

Surgeons at the Buncke Clinic at California Pacific Medical Center, part of the Sutter Health network, successfully performed an extremely rare surgery reattaching the forehead and scalp of a 22-year-old Stockton woman. This type of surgery has only been successfully performed a few times in the world. The patient, Sonya Dominguez, was at her workplace when her hair was caught in machinery…
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New Research Suggests PIP Implant Failures Significantly Higher Than Previously Thought

maplasti — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:27:04 +0000

New research published in the Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery suggests that the failure rate of silicone breast implants manufactured by Poly Implant ProsthÃ¨se (PIP) could be as high as 33.8%…
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Chinplants Are Becoming As Fashionable As Nose Jobs

maplasti — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:59:04 +0000

Nosejobs and Breast Enhancements have certainly become mainstream procedures that many people electively choose to undergo. Now chin augmentation seems to be taking off, with figures highlighting so called “chin plants” as the fastest growing plastic surgery procedure…
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Cosmetic Surgeons See Chin Surgery Skyrocket

maplasti — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:23:06 +0000

New statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) show that chin augmentation is the fastest growing plastic surgery trend among all major demographics – a phenomenon which appears, in part, to be sparked by increased usage of video chat technology, an aging baby boomer population and a desire for success in the workplace…
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What Is A Facelift? What Is A Rhytidectomy?

maplasti — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:45:34 +0000

A facelift is a surgical procedure that is typically used to give a more youthful appearance to the face. Technically, it is also called a rhytidectomy. This type of cosmetic surgery reshapes the lower one-third of the face by removing excess facial skin. Some facelift procedures also include the tightening of underlying tissues…
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Diagnostic And Invasive Procedures Common In Women With Breast-Conserving Surgery

maplasti — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:39:31 +0000

Women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) have high rates of diagnostic and invasive breast procedures after treatment with breast-conserving surgery (BCS) according to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute…
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Inhibitor Causing Male Pattern Baldness Discovered

maplasti — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:33:54 +0000

A study published in Science Translational Medicine, from the University of Pennsylvania, explains that scientists looking for the holy grail in beauty treatment have discovered an abnormal quantity of a protein, called Prostaglandin D2, present in the scalp of bald men, that they think may be responsible for their hair loss…
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Publication Of Cytori Breast Reconstruction Cell Therapy Trial Results

maplasti — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:47:38 +0000

Cytori Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CYTX) has announced the publication of RESTORE-2 trial results in the peer-reviewed European Journal of Surgical Oncology. RESTORE-2 is a 71 patient multi-center, prospective clinical trial using autologous adipose-derived regenerative cell (ADRC)-enriched fat grafting for reconstruction of the breast after cancer surgery…
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Tips For African-American Patients To Reduce Their Risk Of Developing A Hair Or Scalp Disease

maplasti — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:36:32 +0000

Styling practices can lead to serious hair and scalp diseases for some African Americans, says Henry Ford Hospital dermatologist Diane Jackson-Richards, M.D. “Hair is an extremely important aspect of an African-American woman’s appearance,” says Dr. Jackson-Richards, director of Henry Ford’s Multicultural Dermatology Clinic…
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