PlasticSurgery

But problems with blood clots may be more common in older women, study suggests.  

For women who have undergone mastectomy, breast reconstruction using the patient's own tissues - rather than implants - provides higher satisfaction scores, reports a study in the January...  

Immediate breast reconstruction following mastectomy is becoming more prevalent.  

Perceptions of six personality traits that can be read on the face of someone who has undergone 'facial rejuvenation surgery' have been rated in a study from cosmetic surgeons.  

AirXpanders Inc., a company developing novel technology for women who require tissue expansion for breast reconstruction following a mastectomy, today anno  

AirXpanders Inc., a company developing novel technology for women who require tissue expansion for breast reconstruction following a mastectomy, today anno  

AirXpanders Inc., a company developing novel technology for women who require tissue expansion for breast reconstruction following a mastectomy, today anno  

Doctors who carry out cosmetic procedures should allow patients a ''cooling off" period before going ahead with treatment.  

Body dysmorphic disorder is a significant but poorly recognised mental health problem for which cosmetic surgery is not the cure  

A 79 year old man was referred to the plastic surgery outpatients department because he was worried about a 7 mm diameter lesion on his right cheek (fig 1⇓).  

A 54 year old man presented to his general practitioner because of a fullness in his left lateral thigh that he first noticed while playing golf, although it was not related to an identifiable injury. He had a history of hypertension and fibromyalgia and was taking atenolol, ramipril, pregabalin, and tramadol but was otherwise well. The GP thought that the swelling was caused by a muscular injury, but the patient re-presented four months later because the mass had grown from a small bump to a swelling of 8 cm in diameter. It was also beginning to cause some knee stiffness but no pain. On examination he had a large firm swelling in his lateral thigh. On this occasion his GP referred him on a two week wait to the regional plastic surgery department. An ultrasound scan showed a 6 × 8 cm intramuscular mass with cystic changes and patchy neovascularity, but no inguinal or pelvic lymphadenopathy. Ultrasonography was followed by magnetic resonance imaging, with and without gadolinium contrast (fig 1⇓).  

Tighter controls proposed for cosmetic surgeons: Surgeons providing cosmetic procedures in the private sector will have to prove that they meet new standards of training to be certified and included on a publicly searchable register, under proposals from the Cosmetic Surgery Interspecialty Committee, which was set up in 2013 after problems with silicone breast implants made by the French company Poly Implant Prothèse (PIP).1 To be certified, surgeons will have to be on the General Medical Council’s specialist register in the area of training that covers the operations they wish to perform. They …  

healthcare piercing removal photobook cover - deboer & angel  

The question of whether aesthetic liposuction positively impacts body image and decreases the risk for developing an eating disorder is explored in this study.  

Do the outcomes of reduction mammoplasty differ between procedures performed by plastic surgeons and those by general surgeons?  

This novel closure technique may be an effective means of minimizing abdominal wall donor-site morbidity after TRAM flap breast reconstruction.  

Could the use of fenestrated acellular dermal matrices play a role in preventing capsular contracture in implant-based breast reconstructions?  

The Royal College of Surgeons has set out what cosmetic surgeons will have to do to prepare for certification to show that they are qualified and competent to perform specific cosmetic procedures.  

Younger white women are most likely to get immediate breast reconstruction when they have a mastectomy, while rates are lower for those over age 45 and those who are not white, according to a new study.  

The Royal College of Surgeons has set out what cosmetic surgeons will have to do to prepare for certification to show that they are qualified and competent to perform specific cosmetic procedures.