Secondary Facelift Achieves Good Results, Reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
February 28, 2013 09:11 ET
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American Society of Plastic Surgeons
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Feb. 28, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Performed an average of a decade after initial facelift surgery, a "secondary" facelift can achieve similarly lasting results with a low...
Combined Breast Lift and Augmentation is Safe, Suggests Study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
January 02, 2013 11:15 ET
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American Society of Plastic Surgeons
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Jan. 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Breast lift surgery and breast augmentation with implants can safely be performed in a single procedure, according to a report in the January...
Body Contouring Brings Lasting Improvement in Quality of Life After Weight-Loss Surgery
November 08, 2012 09:21 ET
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American Society of Plastic Surgeons
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Nov. 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Body contouring after weight-loss (bariatric) surgery produces long-term gains in several aspects of quality of life, reports the November...
Acellular Dermal Matrix Provides Good Outcomes in Breast Reconstruction, Reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(R)
May 29, 2012 10:02 ET
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American Society of Plastic Surgeons
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., May 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biomaterials called "acellular dermal matrices" (ADMs) provide good outcomes, with low complication rates, when used for breast reconstruction...
Hospital and Patient Characteristics Affect Breast Reconstruction Methods, Reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(R)
April 30, 2012 09:10 ET
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American Society of Plastic Surgeons
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., April 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Only a small minority of breast reconstructions in the United States are performed using the most advanced microsurgical techniques,...
Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction Complication Rate Higher With Radiation Therapy, Reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(R)
March 29, 2012 09:21 ET
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American Society of Plastic Surgeons
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., March 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Breast cancer patients whose treatment includes radiation therapy are at higher risk of complications after implant-based breast...
Technique Provides New Option for Breast Reconstruction After Radiation Therapy
January 30, 2012 08:10 ET
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American Society of Plastic Surgeons
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Jan. 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For breast cancer patients who have undergone radiation therapy, a new technique consisting of fat injection followed by implant placement...
Patients Under 50 Get Best Long-term Results From Facelift Surgery
December 21, 2011 08:18 ET
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American Society of Plastic Surgeons
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Dec. 21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Younger patients with "early or minimal signs of facial aging" achieve better results and higher satisfaction rates at least a decade after...
Fat Injection Appears Safe for Reconstruction After Breast Cancer Surgery
July 26, 2011 10:37 ET
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American Society of Plastic Surgeons
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., July 26, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Preliminary experience suggests that lipofilling—using fat from elsewhere in the patient's body for contouring of the breasts—is...