Remove Aging Breast Implants, Plastic Surgeon Tells Patients
A Michigan plastic surgeon says one way to eliminate multiple symptoms of poor health is to have aging breast implants removed.
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Addressing the 800 cc Limit: How J&J MedTech’s New Breast Implant Fills a Reconstruction Gap
A look at the clinical need behind the MemoryGel Enhance launch—and how it's expanding reconstructive options for patients with larger volume requirements.
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AI Overviews Upend Patient Search: What Plastic Surgeons Need to Know
AI-generated search is reshaping how patients find plastic surgeons, and rater8 CEO Evan Steele...
CollPlant Bio-Prints 200cc Regenerative Breast Implants
CollPlant Biotechnologies successfully 3D printed 200 cc commercial-size breast implants using rhCollagen bioinks, with positive interim preclinical data showing promising tissue regeneration and no adverse reactions, suggesting a potential alternative for aesthetic and reconstructive procedures.
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GC Aesthetics Unveils MDR-Approved Breast Implant
GC Aesthetics has introduced Luna XT, the inaugural breast implant approved under the new European Medical Device Regulation, emphasizing enhanced safety amid increasing breast reconstruction surgeries.
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The Aesthetic Society, The Aesthetic Foundation Launch ARISE: Breast Implant Registry
The Aesthetic Society and The Aesthetic Foundation have launched the American Registry for Breast Implant Surveillance (ARISE) through their Aesthetic One app, partnering with a U.S. FDA-recognized platform to transform breast implant registries.
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Neural Network Enables Objective Assessment of Breast Symmetry
A newly developed neural network is highly accurate in identifying key landmarks important in breast surgery—opening the potential for objective assessment of breast symmetry.
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Latest Trends in Cosmetic Breast Augmentation Techniques
Ongoing data from board-certified plastic surgeons reveal evolving trends in cosmetic breast augmentation techniques, including incision location and implant type, emphasizing a focus on evidence-based practice for patient safety and satisfaction.
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Sientra Launches Silicone Gel Breast Implants in Canada
Canadian plastic surgeons now have a new option for breast augmentation with the approval of Sientra, the first new silicone gel breast implant manufacturer to be authorized by Health Canada in nearly 20 years.
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Establishment Labs Nabs CE Mark for Breast Aesthetic Tools
Establishment Labs Holdings Inc., a medical technology company focused on breast aesthetics and reconstruction, announces that it has received CE marking under the European Medical Device Regulation for the Motiva Injector, the Motiva Inflatable Balloon, and the Motiva Channel Dissector.
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Motiva Implants Show Positive Results in Three-Year Follow-Up Study
The Motiva US IDE Study, presented by Caroline Glicksman, MD, during The Aesthetic Meeting 2023, showed consistent clinical outcomes for primary breast augmentation patients over three years with low complication rates and high patient compliance.
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High BMI Linked to Longer Healing Time After Breast Reduction Surgery
Higher BMI is a risk factor for delayed wound healing in patients undergoing breast reduction surgery, with wound healing times longer than two months, according to a study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
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Surgeon Touts Breast Fat Transfer Technique
Seattle-based plastic surgeon Javad Sajan, MD—aka: realdrseattle—is touting his approach to breast augmentation, which involves a multi-plane breast fat transfer technique.
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Plastic Surgery Foundation Includes BIA-SCC Cases in Profile Registry Data Collection
The Plastic Surgery Foundation has expanded its PROFILE Registry to allow all U.S. physicians to report suspected or confirmed cases of breast implant-associated squamous cell carcinoma and other cancers found in the capsule surrounding breast implants.
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Uptick in Male Patients Receiving Breast Reduction Surgery
Female breast reduction surgery has always been a common procedure at Azouz Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery in Dallas, according to founder David Azouz, MD. Now men are joining the ranks, he says, highlighting the influx of gynecomastia surgeries he has performed over the last four decades.
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Case Study Demonstrates New Application of Wharton’s Jelly Allografts in Post-Surgical Breast Reduction Care
This case study demonstrates a precedent for the application of Wharton’s Jelly flowable allografts in complicated post-surgical wounds and uncovers a new homologous use application, according to Regenative Labs officials.
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Sientra Launches Viality Fat Transfer System
Medical aesthetics company Sientra, Inc., announces the launch the Viality lipoaspirate wash system, which debuted at the recent Beauty Through Science meeting in New York City. This product will be commercially available in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2023.
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Breast Implants After Mastectomy Associated with Very Low Risk of Lymphoma
The incidence of a rare cancer, anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, has surged in recent years, possibly because of the growing use of textured breast implants. Considering this trend, some breast cancer patients who undergo mastectomy may wonder if the benefits of getting reconstructive implants are worth the risk of developing a second cancer. Here is what the latest research says.
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