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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CollPlant, Stratasys Explore 3D-Printed Breast Implants
CollPlant Biotechnologies and Stratasys Ltd. have initiated a pre-clinical study to develop 3D-printed regenerative breast implants that promote natural tissue growth and biodegrade over time.
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Rising Demand for Menopause Makeovers: Reversing Facial Aging
With millions of women experiencing menopause, the decline in estrogen affects skin and bone health, leading many to seek surgical and non-surgical facial rejuvenation treatments to address the aging effects of this life stage.
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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The Aesthetic Society, ASERF Release Breast Implant Illness Study Findings
The Aesthetic Society and The Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation have released the findings from a study dedicated to researching the systemic symptoms self-reported by some breast implant patients, known as breast implant illness or BII.
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Influencing the Industry: Danica Patrick’s Advice to Women After Her Breast Implant Illness and Surgery: ‘Get Them Removed’
After getting breast implants in November 2014, former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick is speaking out about her experience with breast implant illness, or BII, and how removing her implants resulted in immediate health improvements.
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Keynote Speech at Plastic Surgery: The Meeting to Address Mesh and Biologics in Aesthetic Breast Surgery
Sean Kelishadi, MD, FACS, a board-certified plastic surgeon, will present at “Let’s Talk Support: Mesh and Biologics in Aesthetic Breast Surgery,” which will discuss the options and approaches available to complicated breast patients.
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‘Aesthetic One’ App Registers More Than 6,000 Breast Implants
The Aesthetic Society announces that Aesthetic One, a free app developed through support from Allergan Aesthetics and built by The Aesthetic Society’s technology partner ANZU, to inform and empower patients and plastic surgeons, has registered more than 22,000 breast implants since launching in December 2021.
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What to Expect After Breast Implant Removal
Patients thinking about removing their breast implants will likely have a few questions. For many people, one of the primary concerns is what their breasts will look like after explantation. The answer depends on many factors, and it’s important to understand how these details can affect breast appearance once the implants are removed.
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Breast Implants May Be Linked to Certain Cancers: FDA
The U.S. FDA has issued a safety communication informing patients and providers about reports of squamous cell carcinoma and various lymphomas located in the capsule or scar tissue around breast implants.
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