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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...

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How 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”,...

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Types 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...

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Every 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...

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Study 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...

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Highly 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...

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Racial 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...

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AMSilk 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...

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Large 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...

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Stem 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...

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Reconstructing 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...

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New 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...

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Breast 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...

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Engineered 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,...

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Injectable 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...

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Study 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,...

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What 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...

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Blood 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...

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Dramatic 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...

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Reconstructive 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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