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Patients Learn Less Can Be More for Gynecologic Surgery
It is both an overwhelming and a daunting task to siphon out the abundance of information on the internet. Once having heard You have cancer, most individuals are on a quest...
1 day ago - Aesthetic Plastic Surgery PC
Fact or Fiction: Can CoolSculpting Cause Cancer?
Today's article was inspired by an email received from a prospective patient. The young woman was speculating about a possible risk of “cell mutation” and cancer as a potential...
2 days ago - Dr. James Apesos
Saturday Stories: Sham Surgeries, Plastic Mice Penises, and Gooplandia
Christie Aschwanden in Five Thirty Eight discusses the powers of sham surgery . Ed Yong in The Atlantic with a story that begins with a plastic mouse penis . Beth Skwarecki in...
5 days ago - Weighty Matters
Clinical trials framework proposed to bring cancer treatments to sub-Saharan Africa
In the journal PLOS Medicine, Satish Gopal, MD, MPH, cancer program director for UNC-Project Malawi, outlined a framework to design studies and bring cancer therapies to...
7 days ago - UNC Healthcare
“Reverse expansion”: A new technique of breast reconstruction with autologous tissue
The treatment for breast cancer is sometimes long and requires a multidisciplinary approach. In 2010, in our centre we began to perform fat grafting for breast reconstruction...
8 days ago - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
4 Skin Problems and How to Fix Them
Who doesn't obsess, even a little, about her skin? After all, it's our biggest organ, the one most likely to show the effects of the elements and the aging process. Of course...
13 days ago - Health
How blood vessels control their destiny
UNC researchers define the importance of the decoy receptor VEGFR1 in the process of angiogenesis, in findings that could have important implications in the treatment of cancer...
28 days ago - UNC Healthcare
US guided wire localization of malignant melanoma subcutaneous metastases
The American joint committee on cancer defines in transit metastases as any skin or subcutaneous nodule that is more than two centimetres away from the primary lesion but is...
1 month ago - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Using ‘sticky' nanoparticles, researchers develop new strategy to boost body's cancer defenses
In the journal Nature Nanotechnology, UNC Lineberger researchers led by Andrew Wang, MD, report on strides made in the development of a strategy to improve the immune system's...
1 month ago - UNC Healthcare - 2 articles
My Experience at the FORCE Conference
Last week I had the privilege of attending the 10th annual FORCE conference in Orlando. FORCE is an organization dedicated to helping individuals and families affected by...
1 month ago - Midwest Breast
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Laser treatment for permanent filler complications
Employing an intralesional laser to treat inflammatory complications caused by permanent facial fillers showed a 92% overall improvement rate, according to an Italian study...
Botox + Dysport: Better together?
Shino Bay Dr. AguileraAguilera, D.O., a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based dermatologist has built a reputation and following based on his signature “Dynamic-Tox” approach, using...
Rapid recovery rhinoplasty: One surgeon's technique
Park Avenue facial plastic surgeon Norman J. Pastorek, M.D., has performed some 7,000 rhinoplasties using an endonasal approach that he says isn't traditionally taught in...
Cellfina 101: Everything you need to know
Dr. Grant StevensPlastic surgeon Grant Stevens, M.D., says he has tried everything to treat his patients' cellulite. He estimates the devices have cost him close to $1 million...
Breast Revision Case Studies
Women seek breast revision surgery for a variety of reasons. Some want to switch from saline implants to silicone implants or go from a larger to a smaller size or vice versa...
Next Kansas governor is a surgeon; also a Brownback loyalist
Jeff Colyer is preparing to become Kansas governor after nearly a decade of helping fellow conservative Republicans shape health care policy
Breast Implant Techniques Vary Widely Around the World
From country to country, breast implant surgeries tend to vary widely in technique, as well as in type and size of implant, according to an international survey of...
Paediatric Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans : Evaluation of a Rare Childhood...
A letter to author regarding paediatric DFSP.
Victoria open to 'going it alone' on plastic bag ban if national deal not...
Victoria wants national ban but hasn't ruled out going it alone.
This The Best Razor for Women-and It's Only $2.50 on Amazon
[brightcove:4928980908001 default] If shaving is your preferred hair removal method , you've probably experienced major sticker shock at the price of razors. The average...