Surgery
Kirigami technique hints at promising outcomes for breast reconstruction
For many breast cancer patients, the road to recovery may present hidden complications related to breast reconstruction following a mastectomy.
Dec 23, 2022
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Immunology
Silicones may lead to cell death
Silicone molecules from breast implants can initiate processes in human cells that lead to cell death. Researchers from Radboud University have demonstrated this in a new study published on 12 June in Scientific Reports. ...
Jun 12, 2020
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Surgery
DIY breast reconstruction: Device lets women do part at home
This might be the ultimate do-it-yourself project: Doctors are testing a device that would let women do part of their own breast reconstruction at home.
Nov 16, 2016
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Surgery
Double-lung transplant, breast implants save life of man who battled vaping-linked illness
"Davey" Bauer hovered on the precipice of death, his lungs damaged by vaping and congested by antibiotic-resistant pneumonia.
Nov 8, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Reliable patient education materials on breast cancer are difficult to access, research finds
Women with breast cancer must often make complex decisions about surgery and treatment options during an already stressful time in their lives, and many of these women may turn to the wide variety of materials available online. ...
Oct 20, 2023
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Immunology
Examining immune system disorders in women with silicone breast implants
Scientists from the St Petersburg University Laboratory of the Mosaic of Autoimmunity have conducted a comprehensive examination of women who have undergone silicone augmentation mammoplasty. The doctors have found a slight ...
Oct 11, 2023
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Surgery
Study: Patients report higher satisfaction after breast reconstruction using their own tissues
Women undergoing autologous breast reconstruction—in which the breast is reconstructed using the patient's own tissues—report higher satisfaction with their breasts at follow-up, compared to those undergoing implant-based ...
Sep 28, 2023
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Surgery
After backlash, Feds cancel plan that risked limiting breast reconstruction options
Federal regulators have abandoned a plan that physicians, patients, and advocacy groups for breast cancer patients feared would limit women's options for reconstructive surgery.
Aug 30, 2023
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Surgery
More exposure needed for cosmetic breast enhancement risks, according to study
Complications after cosmetic breast augmentation are more common than other cosmetic plastic surgery yet many women who undergo such procedures are often in the dark about the associated risks say QUT researchers.
Jun 23, 2023
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Surgery
How a medical recoding may limit cancer patients' options for breast reconstruction
The federal government is reconsidering a decision that breast cancer patients, plastic surgeons, and members of Congress have protested would limit women's options for reconstructive surgery.
Jun 1, 2023
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