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Breast Reconstruction May Quickly Improve Quality of Life
2011-11-17
"The really exciting thing about this particular study is the idea that we can show the impact of breast reconstruction on improving quality of life in women with breast cancer," says study co-researcher Andrea Pusic, MD, a plastic and reconstruction surgeon at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. “Surprisingly, there’s been very little evidence showing breast reconstruction actually does make a difference in a woman’s life.”
Psychology of a breast reconstruction to be studied by UNC School of Medicine doctor
2011-10-25
A UNC doctor received an $862,700 grant to study the decision making process of breast cancer survivors considering breast reconstruction surgery. Dr. Clara Lee—UNC School of Medicine physician, scientist, assistant professor of surgery and member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center—will study decision psychology of patients’ choices to help provide better care for women facing reconstructive surgery.
Breast Reconstruction Guidance Enlightens Cancer Victims
2011-09-29
September 29, 2011 (Denver, Colorado) — A prospective mixed-method study suggests that more uninsured women in indigent populations opt for breast reconstruction surgery after mastectomy when a concerted effort is made to offer instructional content that has been corrected for language barriers and cultural factors.
The Plastic Surgery Foundation Names Michael Neumeister, MD, as Its New President
2011-09-27
DENVER, Sep 27, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The Plastic Surgery Foundation (PSF), the premier plastic surgery research organization advancing the specialty, this week announced it has named Michael Neumeister, MD, as its president. Dr. Neumeister, professor and chairman of the Institute of Plastic Surgery at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Ill., assumed the role this week at Plastic Surgery 11 THE Meeting, the leading annual plastic surgery scientific and educational conference.
Top Cosmetic Injectable Filler Gets a Makeover
2011-09-26
Market Watch: Solid Hyaluronic Acid Provides More Precise Wrinkle Correction, Study Finds September 26, 2011 (Denver, Colorado) — The developer of an investigational thread-like solidified hyaluronic acid (HA) product that can be slipped under narrow facial wrinkles claims that it might one day simplify procedures for cosmetic surgeons who struggle to keep gel-based fillers within their intended boundaries.
Neck Restoration: Is your Neck Aging You?
2011-09-15
Dr. Rod Rohrich of UT Southwestern Medical Center, with colleagues, developed a step-by-step approach to neck restoration as a part of facial rejuvenation or plastic surgery.
Rand Corporation Publishes Studies Association Between Breast Implants and Cancer
2011-04-19
Breast implants appear to be associated with a rare form of lymphoma, but there is not yet evidence to show that the cancer is caused by implants or to suggest an underlying mechanism for how the disease might develop, according to a study by researchers from the RAND Corporation.
FDA Reviews Possible Association Between a Breast Implants and a Rare Type of Lymphoma.
2011-01-26
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced details from an internal review suggesting a possible association between saline and silicone gel-filled breast implants and the development of anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a very rare type of lymphoma.
