A recent breakthrough in plastic surgery from India is certain to save more lives and improve patients’ health and recovery, Plastangel Foundation reports in a news release.
As humans continue to lust after any number of material and immaterial objects, scientists are researching radical life extension technology like never before. Read on to learn about the great, the weird and the downright costly behind our quest for eternal existence, in OZY.
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons report a 19% increase in cosmetic surgery procedures since 2019, with 26.2 million total procedures performed in 2022, influenced by post-pandemic lifestyle changes, social media transparency, and evolving aesthetic preferences.
The professorship is made possible by Drs. Vasu and Lisa Pandrangi. Bruce Kraemer, M.D., the director of plastic and reconstructive surgery at SLU, will become the inaugural holder of the Lisa and Vasu Pandrangi, M.D. and Family Professorship in Plastic Surgery on March 28, 2015
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Jim Ray, 67, of Bowling Green, Ky., became the ninth patient to receive a hand transplant by the Louisville VCA surgical team at Jewish Hospital on November 25, 2014.
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A group of plastic surgeons caution that stem cell claims are running far ahead of the evidence in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®.
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Celebrating a decade of the Vegas Cosmetic Surgery & Aesthetic Dermatology, founder, S. Randolph Waldman reflects on the past 10 years and previews the upcoming event.
Read MoreResearchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine in Winston-Salem, N.C. are the first to demonstrate that vaginas can be constructed in the lab and used successfully in humans.
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The 11th Annual Meeting of the International Federation for Adipose Therapeutics and Science (IFATS) attracted an all-time record number of attendees who share a special interest in regenerative medicine and stem cell technology.
Read MoreThe United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has affirmed a lower court decision that Histogen Inc does not infringe patents in the lawsuit filed by SkinMedica Inc. Expect to see more of the Regenica line soon.
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Valeant emerges as a force in aesthetics space.
Read MoreOnce discouraged, fat grafting to the breast—especially for reconstructive procedures—is now embraced by about 70% of US plastic surgeons.
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Top rhinoplasty specialists discuss their most challenging cases.
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Denise Mann My mother has Parkinson’s disease. There, I said it. I wasn’t always able to say this out loud because that would make it true, but of late, I have come to terms with her disease. She is 65 years old, and has what her inter
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Paul S. Cederna, MD’s work with nerve regeneration is the stuff that science fiction is made of. Only it isn’t fiction
Read MorePlastic surgery has been granted department status at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The new department will be led by J. Peter Rubin, MD.
Read MoreStem cells derived from fat do show promise in plastic surgery and regenerative medicine, but more research is needed to firmly establish the safety and efficacy of this therapy in humans.
Read MoreThe June 2011 FDA approval of LAVIV (azficel-T) for improving moderate to severe nasolabial fold wrinkles was named the No. 3 top story of 2011 in cell and gene therapy and regenerative medicine at the 2012 Cell & Gene Therapy Forum in Washington, D.
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