Surgery
Nip, tuck, lift and shape: Cosmetic surgery thrives
Demand for cosmetic surgery is showing no sign of abating, with a boom in Asia as the procedures become more affordable and less of a taboo, experts said.
Jan 27, 2017
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News tagged with breast augmentation
Surgery
New study identifies most important factors in aesthetic surgery patient decisions
Cindy Wu, MD, assistant professor in the division of plastic and reconstructive surgery, set out to quantify the anecdotal information she was receiving from her patients. What she found in the course of her study – the ...
Jan 11, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Surgical options after a cancer diagnosis in one breast
Dear Mayo Clinic: My daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer at 54 and had surgery to remove one breast. Her surgeon told her that it wasn't necessary to remove both breasts, because she was not at high risk for developing ...
Nov 9, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Study offers clues to how breast implants may cause lymphoma
(Medical Xpress)—There have been 71 known cases worldwide of a type of blood cancer called anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) that the researchers suggest were associated with the patient's breast implants. This means ...
Sep 17, 2014
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Surgery
ASPS: Breastfeeding after implants won't cause sagging
(HealthDay)—Among women with breast implants, breastfeeding does not worsen the degree of sagging due to pregnancy, according to a study presented at Plastic Surgery The Meeting, the annual meeting of the American Society ...
Oct 10, 2013
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Other
FDA approves new silicone breast implants
(HealthDay)—MemoryShape breast implants have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for breast augmentation in women 22 and older, and for breast reconstruction, the FDA said Friday.
Jun 17, 2013
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Other
As economy rebounds, more folks try turning back hands of time
(HealthDay)—Evidence of the economic upturn can be found in more than housing starts and auto sales: A new report shows that the number of cosmetic procedures grew 5 percent in 2012.
Feb 20, 2013
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Surgery
Concurrent breast augmentation / mastopexy deemed safe
(HealthDay)—The overall complication and reoperation rate for a one-stage simultaneous breast augmentation/mastopexy procedure is about 23 percent, according to research published in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive ...
Jan 14, 2013
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Surgery
New classification of fat grafting techniques proposed
(HealthDay)—As the use of fat grafting in plastic surgery continues to evolve, a new way of classifying fat grafting techniques has been proposed that aims to match the technique to the specific clinical situation, according ...
Sep 10, 2012
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Surgery
Evolving trends in cosmetic breast augmentation
Ongoing quality improvement data submitted by Board-certified plastic surgeons highlight current trends in surgical technique in cosmetic breast augmentation using implants, reports a study in the December issue of Plastic ...
Nov 30, 2023
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