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.
A Michigan plastic surgeon says one way to eliminate multiple symptoms of poor health is to have aging breast implants removed.
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.
A combination of emerging and alternative techniques—microneedling to induce collagen and cupping to increase tissue perfusion—may have a synergistic effect in producing skin rejuvenation.
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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreAfter 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.
Read MoreSean 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MorePatients 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreEstablishment Labs Holdings Inc., which develops breast aesthetics and reconstruction devices, has completed enrollment in the Motiva US IDE clinical study for breast implants.
Read MoreJoin Plastic Surgery Practice Co-Chief Editors Alison Werner and Keri Stephens as they talk to Camelia Lawrence, MD, FACS, the director of breast surgery at the Hospital of Central Connecticut and MidState Medical Center, Hartford Healthcare; and Katrin van Dam, a breast cancer survivor, and the author of Flat and Happy: Mastectomy and Flat Closure—A Personal, Practical Guide, which she wrote alongside of Lawrence.
Read MoreOnly 6% of women with silicone breast implants followed the previous U.S. FDA recommendation for regular MRI screening, suggests a study in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Read MoreCollPlant is studying its 3D-bioprinted regenerative breast implant program in large animals—a move that addresses the $2.8 billion global breast implant market, according to company officials.
Read MoreGC Aesthetics has announced its growth and expansion plans for the Brazilian market, the second largest breast augmentation market in the world.
Read MoreEnlargement of the male breast, called gynecomastia, can be a source of embarrassment and distress for teens and young men. Surgery to correct gynecomastia brings significant improvement in self-esteem and almost every aspect of quality of life, according to a new study.
Read MoreSocial media star Bunnie DeFord recently shared a video to TIkTok of her explanted breast implants, which she had for 13 years. The video, which has since gone viral, shows two moldy breast implants floating in gallon-sized Ziploc bags.
Read MoreIn her personal essay, Melissa Febos, author of the book Body Work: The Radical Power of Personal Narrative,” shares how she reconciled her feminism with a breast reduction.
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