| Type Of Breast Reconstruction Impacts Radiation Therapy Outcomes For breast cancer patients who underwent a mastectomy who undergo radiation therapy after immediate breast reconstruction, autologous tissue reconstruction provides fewer long-term complications and better cosmetic results than tissue expander and implant reconstruction, according to a study in the November issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, the official journal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology. medicalnewstoday.com |
What Is Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate? What Causes Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate? Cleft lip and cleft palate are among the most frequent birth defects in newborns. About one in 700 infants a year in the United States and one in 600 in the United Kingdom are affected. A cleft is characterized as an opening or a split in the upper lip, the roof of the mouth (palate) or sometimes both. Cleft can have an effect on one side of the lip (unilateral cleft) or both sides of the upper lip (bilateral cleft). medicalnewstoday.com |
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Major Plastic Surgery Societies Commend Los Angeles Times' Balanced Reporting Of Controversial "Stem Cell Face Lifts" The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) and the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) laud the Los Angeles Times for its balanced reporting on a controversial cosmetic procedure, the so-called "stem cell face lift... mnt.to |
Pathfinder Initiates Minimally Invasive Surgical Navigation Study Pathfinder Therapeutics, Inc. has initiated a clinical study to assess the value of Explorer™, its image-guided surgical platform, in minimally invasive liver resections and ablations. Clinical sites participating in the study include: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Providence Portland Medical Center, and UNC-Chapel Hill... mnt.to |