| Plastic Surgeons Warn Of Malnutrition In Body Contouring Patients Identifying malnutrition before surgery in massive weight loss patients seeking body contouring will significantly decrease surgical complications, accelerate wound healing, improve scar quality and boost patient energy levels, according to a study in the December issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(R), the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). medicalnewstoday.com |
Ipsen: AZZALURE(R) Approved In Spain For Aesthetic Use In The Treatment Of Glabellar Lines Galderma, the leading pharmaceutical company in dermatology, and Ipsen (Euronext: IPN), an international innovation-driven specialty pharmaceutical group, announced that Azzalure® (botulinum toxin type A manufactured by Ipsen), a local muscle relaxant specifically developed for aesthetic use, medicalnewstoday.com |
Peru’s Police Say Gang Drained Victims’ Fat A gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, the police said Thursday. nytimes.com |
High Rate Of C-Sections After Pelvic Fractures In research led by a Saint Louis University surgeon, investigators found that women who give birth after suffering pelvic fractures receive C-sections at more than double normal rates despite the fact that vaginal delivery after such injuries is possible... mnt.to |
Patients Find Computer Imaging Before Rhinoplasty Moderately Accurate, Useful Computer imaging to predict how patients will look following plastic surgery involving the nose appears to be moderately accurate, and patients value its inclusion in the preoperative consultation, according to a report in the November/December issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals... mnt.to |