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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News tagged with silicone implants
Immunology
How the surfaces of silicone breast implants affect the immune system
Every year, about 400,000 people receive silicone breast implants in the United States. According to data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a majority of those implants needs to be replaced within 10 years due to ...
Jun 21, 2021
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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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Medical research
A tangle of talents untangles neurons
(Medical Xpress)—Two wrongs don't make a right, they say, but here's how one tangle can straighten out another.
May 6, 2013
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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
AI enables greater mobility: Personalized finger joint implants from a 3D printer
The remobilization of finger joints that have been damaged by illness or injury is an emerging market in the field of demand-driven patient care. The FingerKIt consortium, which brings together five Fraunhofer institutes, ...
Dec 1, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast implant illness uncommon cause of revision surgery
Among women with silicone breast implants, breast implant illness (BII) is an uncommon indication for revision, according to a study published online Oct. 7 in JAMA Network Open.
Oct 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
FDA warns of rare cases of certain cancers linked to breast implants
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday warned doctors and their patients about rare cases of squamous cell carcinoma and various lymphomas developing in the scar tissue that forms around breast implants.
Sep 9, 2022
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Surgery
Breast implants saved woman shot in chest
A woman's life was likely saved by her silicone breast implants after she was shot in the chest at close range while walking down a street in Toronto, doctors have said.
Apr 22, 2020
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Surgery
US experts: Too soon to pull breast implants tied to cancer
Government medical advisers said Monday it's too soon to ban a type of breast implant that has recently been linked to a rare form of cancer, saying more information is needed to understand the problem.
Mar 26, 2019
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