| Skin Flaps Deliver Cancer-Fighting Therapy, ASPS Study Reveals Using gene therapy, plastic surgeons have delivered cancer fighting proteins through skin flaps placed on cancerous tumors on rats with a 79 percent reduction in tumor volume, according to a study in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). medicalnewstoday.com |
Cleveland Clinic Surgeons Perform Nation's First Near-Total Face Transplant A multi-disciplinary team of doctors and surgeons at Cleveland Clinic recently performed the first near-total face transplant in the United States. In a 22-hour procedure performed within the past two weeks, surgeons transplanted 80 percent of a woman's face who suffered severe facial trauma -- essentially replacing her entire face, except for her upper eyelids, forehead, lower lip and chin. medicalnewstoday.com |
Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment For Breast Cancer Gives Cause For Concern A senior doctor in an editorial published today on bmj.com, alerts that minimally invasive breast surgery may compromise rates of healing in favor of improved cosmetic results. Monica Morrow, chief of Breast Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, explains that when planning a breast cancer surgery, effectiveness, safety, and aesthetics need to be considered. medicalnewstoday.com |
In New Jersey, Cosmetic Surgery Tax Reaped Funds Far Below Projections Bloomberg: "A tax on breast enhancements and other cosmetic care, similar to one proposed in the U.S. Senate's health-overhaul legislation, doesn't generate even a third of the $30 million a year originally projected for it in New Jersey, the only state with such a levy... mnt.to |
Going All Lengths for Lashes New serums promote long eyelashes. nytimes.com |