Dr. Howard Silverman – Plastic Surgeon
Howard J. Silverman, MD, FRCS(C), practices at Ottawa Plastic Surgery in Ontario, Canada. Since the inception of this private practice in 1999, Dr. Silverman has performed over 5,000 surgical...
View ArticleHow to Choose Your Plastic Surgeon
How does a prospective patient choose their plastic surgeon? Every day I get patients asking me this very question. While ten years ago it was enough to confirm your surgeon was “board-certified”,...
View ArticleTypes of Procedures
These days, everyone is talking about “mommy makeovers.” These surgical makeovers specifically address the changes in the body that occur as a result of pregnancy. The hormones associated with...
View ArticleEvery woman’s right: Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day marked with...
Thousands of board certified plastic surgeons, including the plastic surgeon who performed Angelina Jolie’s breast reconstruction, are joining forces with breast centers, support groups and breast...
View ArticleStudy at Twins’ Convention Helps Clarify How Smoking Affects Facial Aging
Arlington Heights, Ill. (October 29, 2013) – Twins who smoke show more premature facial aging, compared to their non-smoking identical twins, reports a study in the November issue of Plastic and...
View ArticleHighly effective treatment for excessive scars
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery assembles evidence on laser therapy for scar prevention and treatment Current laser therapy approaches are effective for treating excessive scars resulting from...
View ArticleRacial differences in cosmetic outcomes after breast-conserving therapy
As perceived by both patients and doctors, the cosmetic results after “lumpectomy” for breast cancer differ for African-American versus Caucasian women, suggests a pilot study in the Plastic and...
View ArticleAMSilk advances silicone breast implant coating made from spider silk
AMSilk has completed preclinical testing of its proprietary silicone implant coating made from spider silk. AMSilk’s coating consists of a thin layer of spider silk proteins manufactured by AMSilk. It...
View ArticleLarge skin flaps developed to reconstruct severe facial defects
Chinese surgeons develop ‘monoblock’ flaps to reconstruct severe facial defects, reports the journal of craniofacial surgery Patients with massive burns causing complete loss of the facial skin pose a...
View ArticleStem cells from fat tissue show promise in reconstructive surgeries for face...
A new study released in Stem Cells Translational Medicineshows that many patients with defects to the skull, face or jaw bone might benefit from reconstructive surgery combiningstem cells taken from...
View ArticleReconstructing faces using human stem cells from fat
Researchers in London, UK, are investigating the effectiveness of stem cell therapies for facial reconstruction. A joint team, from London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and University...
View ArticleNew approach to breast reconstruction surgery reduces opioid painkiller use,...
A new approach to breast reconstruction surgery aimed at helping patients’ bodies get back to normal more quickly cut their postoperative opioid painkiller use in half and meant a day less in the...
View ArticleBreast implants are still overwhelming choice for women, but since 2000...
New statistics released today by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) show that breast lift procedures are growing at twice the rate of breast implant surgeries. Since 2000, breast lifts...
View ArticleEngineered cartilage tissue grown from cells of the patients’ nasal septum...
Scientists at the University of Basel report first ever successful nose reconstruction surgery using cartilage grown in the laboratory. Cartilage cells were extracted from the patient’s nasal septum,...
View ArticleInjectable drug offers promises as a nonsurgical alterntative to reducing fat...
Skin laxity and fat buildup under the chin is a common concern among facial aesthetic patients. Although surgery has long been the mainstay for reducing fat in this area, which is also known as the...
View ArticleStudy shows regenerative medicine improves muscle strength and function in...
Damaged leg muscles grew stronger and showed signs of regeneration in three out of five men whose old injuries were surgically implanted with extracellular matrix (ECM) derived from pig bladder,...
View ArticleWhat Is Liposuction? Liposuction Risks And Benefits
Liposuction, also called lipoplasty, liposculpture suction lipectomy, or lipo, is a type of cosmetic surgery which breaks up and “sucks” fat from various possible parts of the body, most commonly the...
View ArticleBlood test to indicate breast cancer risk ‘in development’
Researchers from University College London in the UK are developing a simple blood test to help predict the likelihood of a woman developing breast cancer. They publish their research in the open...
View ArticleDramatic improvements seen in children with eczema after wet wrap therapy
The number of children with atopic dermatitis, often referred to as eczema, is on the rise. Some estimate that one in five children in the U.S. now suffers from the painful, itchy skin condition. In...
View ArticleReconstructive surgery may be aided by ‘squid sucker ring teeth’ material
Squid tentacles are loaded with hundreds of suction cups, or suckers, and each sucker has a ring of razor-sharp “teeth” that help these mighty predators latch onto and take down prey. In a study...
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