| 65-Year Old Gunshot Victim Received Complex Procedure To Avoid Life-Threatening Ulcers In what is believed to be the first time in the United States, a nerve transfer was performed on a paraplegic to relieve life-threatening pressure ulcers - a common side effect associated with wheelchair-bound patients. The surgery took place on November 11, 2008, at Monmouth County Medical Center, and was performed by a team of medical professionals led by Dr. Andrew Elkwood, M.D. of the Plastic Surgery Center in Shrewsbury, NJ. medicalnewstoday.com |
A Possible Cure For Unsightly Cellulite? Aesthetic Surgery Journal Findings from a new study published in the November/December 2008 issue of Aesthetic Surgery Journal suggest that a combination treatment using laser energy and fat transplantation shows promise in significantly improving cellulite. Cellulite is a common condition that gives the appearance of lumpiness and dimpling across the skin and is most prevalent in the thigh, hip, and buttock areas. medicalnewstoday.com |
Dermatologists Now Offer Non Invasive Skin Tightening The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Dermatology is offering a new non-surgical, needle-free skin-tightening procedure that doctors say smoothes wrinkles, firms up baggy or loose skin and improves body contours. The outpatient cosmetic procedure is performed with Thermage®, a device that contours skin all over the body face, eyelids, neck, abdomen, arms, legs and more using focused radio waves. medicalnewstoday.com |
Avon’s Little Sister Is Calling Avon’s company Mark is known for its marketing techniques to reach a digitally-savvy sales force and consumers. nytimes.com |
Lung Cancer Patients The Centerpiece For Northwestern Medicine Quality Of Care Study Northwestern Memorial Hospital is one of six national participants in a pilot study that will test whether operable lung cancer patients and their families have a smoother care experience and better outcomes by hardwiring data systems to reduce medical error and to reliably adhere to best practice standards... mnt.to |