Scott Spear, MD: The Surgeon Who Saved One Million Nipples (and Counting)
The October 2015 cover story features Scott Spear, MD, an early champion of nipple-sparing mastectomy.
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Stanford Surgeons Innovate New Biological Breast Implants
Developed by surgeons at Stanford University, these implants use omentum, a curtain of fatty tissue that hangs from the stomach and wraps around the internal organs, Stanford Medicine explains.
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Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act Making Rounds Through Congress
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is leading the charge to educate members of Congress on the importance of the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act, which would require all group and individual health plans to cover medically necessary services related to a patient's anomaly or birth defect.
10-Day-Old Undergoes Plastic Surgery at KGH
A 10-day-old infant, born with a very rare condition of joint or fused eyelids as well as fused upper and lower jaws, was successfully operated upon by plastic surgeons at the King George Hospital recently.
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Cosmetic Incidents Raise Legal Debate
Highly-increasing demand for beauty products and services in Vietnam has led to a boom in this profitable industry. However, such products and services bear some risks for customers, requiring stricter management from the authorities, Vietnam Investment Review reports.
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Soldiers With Broken Faces: Graphic Photos Behind The Origins Of Plastic Surgery On WW1 Casualties
Forces Network describes how severe injuries in the First World War led to pioneering medical techniques and the origins of facial reconstruction.
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A New Way to Reconstruct Breasts Inspired By Sewing
Inspired by her sewing experience, Houston Methodist plastic surgeon Aldona Spiegel, MD, invented the FlexHD Pliable PRE, an internal dermal brassiere, to improve post-mastectomy breast reconstructions, according to TMC News.
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Free Reconstructive Surgery at Tygerberg Hospital Giving Back a Child’s Dignity
To put smiles on the faces of children affected by abnormal facial and other conditions, surgeons...
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Imagine Being Told You Caused Your Own Cancer – It Happened to this Woman
Imagine being told you have cancer. Then the feeling that you brought it on yourself by having cosmetic surgery. It’s the stark reality for a growing number of women being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer caused by textured breast implants, Women’s Health shares.
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6 Key Things to Do If You’re Traveling Outside the US for Plastic Surgery
RealSelf shares the six actions you should always take if you’re considering plastic surgery abroad.
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‘No Longer a Disease for Our Moms and Grandmas’: Women on Early Breast Cancer
After a Styles column about one woman’s experience with an early diagnosis, readers shared poignant stories of fear and survival, in the New York Times.
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5 Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Textured Breast Implants
Allergan’s textured breast implant recall has created a flurry of confusion for patients. Here’s what to ask your healthcare team to make the most informed decisions, Everyday Health advises.
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Top Surgeons Want Warning Labels Added to Fireworks to Help Prevent Serious Injuries
Top surgeons want to see mandatory graphic warnings added to fireworks to help reduce the number of injuries caused by misuse, MSN reports.
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Medical Tourism in Colombia Continues To Increase with Minimally Invasive Surgery
The country of Colombia continues to see growth in the medical tourism sector, which includes both medically necessary and elective procedures, Finance Colombia reports.
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New Thermal Bra Helps Keep Breast Cancer Patients Warm After Reconstructive Surgery
Spectrum Health Innovations and Elemental LLC have teamed up to create a solution to this problem, in the thermal bra, Fox 17 reports.
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Madigan Army Medical Center Withdraws Appeal, Sets Stage for Payout of $12.3M to Child Burned During Surgery
The Army has withdrawn plans to appeal a $12.3 million verdict awarded to the family of a child who was seriously burned and disfigured in an operating-room fire at Madigan Army Medical Center in 2015, clearing the way to release money the child needs for additional surgeries and rehabilitation, according to court documents, Seattle Times reports.
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Breast Cancer Statistics Show Deadly Disparities for Black Women; Advocates Working to Address Issue
Black women face troubling discrepancies when it comes to breast cancer diagnoses and outcomes, but locals and organizations like Susan G. Komen are working to push back against those statistics, Baltimore Sun reports.
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Labia Surgery is Increasingly Popular, But Most People Aren’t Getting it Because of ‘Idealized’ Genitals Seen in Porn
In 2017, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecology (ACOG) sounded the alarm about labiaplasty, noting that the procedure, which had been on the rise since 2011, saw a sharp increase in cases in 2016, Insider reports.
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