Category: Reconstructive Surgery

Reconstructive Surgery

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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Why Black Women Are 40% More Likely to Die of Breast Cancer

Black women are less likely to develop breast cancer—but 40% more likely to die from it than white women, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fortune reports.

Reconstructive Surgery

Bullying Leads 11-Year-Old Girl to Get Cosmetic Surgery

Following years of bullying, her family made the decision to consult a cosmetic surgeon to get a procedure known an otoplasty, which pins back one’s ears.

7 Important Things to Know About Gender Confirmation Surgery

by Debbie Overman | Jun 23, 2020 | Body Makeover, Reconstructive Surgery | 0

Whether you’re looking into procedures or educating yourself in order to become a better ally, RealSelf shares seven important things to know about gender confirmation surgery—according to three leading surgeons in the field.

Beauty of Mastectomy Tattoos Revealed in Powerful Photo Project

by Debbie Overman | Jun 18, 2020 | Breast Cancer | 0

“Reclaim” is a collaboration between British photographer Kate Peters and art director Gem Fletcher that illustrates the beauty of mastectomy tattoos, a practice that offers breast cancer survivors the opportunity to transform their skin after they’ve healed from their surgeries, according to CNN.

Eyelid Reconstruction: Urinary Bladder Matrix Offers New Xenograft for Patients with Large, Difficult-to-Treat Lesions

by Debbie Overman | Jun 12, 2020 | Reconstructive Surgery | 0

Urinary bladder matrix, a skin substitute material made from porcine bladder, can be used successfully in periorbital reconstructive procedures, Ophthalmology Times reports.

How PRMA Plastic Surgery Is Restoring Breast Sensation Following Breast Cancer Surgery

by Debbie Overman | Jun 8, 2020 | Breast Cancer | 0

To improve patients’ quality of life following breast surgery, PRMA Plastic Surgery is among a small handful of centers worldwide offering patients Sensory Nerve Reconstruction in conjunction with breast reconstruction to improve the return of sensation to the breast following breast cancer surgery, according to Haute Living.

Latest Improvement on Breast Cancer Treatment Provides Faster, Convenient Recovery for Some Virginia Patients

by Tonya Johnson | Jun 6, 2020 | Breast Cancer, Reconstructive Surgery | 0

According to the Breast Cancer Research and Assistance Fund, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Prior to COVID-19, Dr Kandace P. McGuire and her surgical oncology team at VCU Massey, had used the Magseed device on close to 200 breast cancer patients to help save lives.

Female Surgical Applicants Not Equivalent to Med School Graduates

by Debbie Overman | Jun 5, 2020 | Aesthetics, Breast Augmentation, Reconstructive Surgery | 0

In a recent analysis, investigators see the percentage of female surgical applicants over the last decade is not equivalent to female medical school graduates, MD Magazine reports.

Video: Scientists Grow a Human Ear with New, Skin-Crawling 3D Printing Method

by Debbie Overman | Jun 5, 2020 | Reconstructive Surgery | 0

This non-invasive method could also be used to heal wounds or grow other types of organs, according to Inverse.

Texas A&M Researchers Use 3D Printed Biomaterials to Create Facial Bone Grafts

by Debbie Overman | Jun 4, 2020 | Implants & Prosthetics, Reconstructive Surgery | 0

Researchers from Texas A&M University have combined 3D printing, biomaterial engineering and stem cell biology to create new, more efficient, customizable bone grafting materials, 3D Printing Industry reports.

More Breast Cancer Survivors Are Forgoing Reconstruction and Embracing Implant-Free Bodies

by Debbie Overman | May 22, 2020 | Breast Cancer, Implants & Prosthetics | 0

A growing number of women are embracing implant-free bodies after mastectomies and lumpectomies, StarTribune reports.

Here’s Where Every State Stands on Resuming Aesthetic and Elective Procedures

by Debbie Overman | May 20, 2020 | Aesthetics, Breast Augmentation, Dermatology, Reconstructive Surgery | 0

NewBeauty provides the latest on where each state stands on resuming these aesthetic and elective procedures.

A Biotech Company is Collecting Human Skin Donated from Cosmetic Surgery and Keeping it Alive for Testing

by Debbie Overman | May 18, 2020 | Aesthetics, Reconstructive Surgery | 0

Genoskin’s founder, Pascal Descargues, tells Business Insider that his company collects leftover skin from cosmetic surgeries like abdominoplasty (tummy tucks) and facelifts, which would otherwise be thrown away.

Plastic Surgery: 3D Printed Patient-Specific Applications for Craniomaxillofacial Operations

by Debbie Overman | May 14, 2020 | Reconstructive Surgery | 0

3D printing is often used in conjunction with plastic surgery, and, as a pair of researchers in Missouri explain, it’s an excellent specialty in which to better define how the technology is used in surgery, 3Dprint.com reports.

Enhanced Recovery is an Improved, Cost-Effective Approach for Breast Reconstruction

by Debbie Overman | Apr 23, 2020 | Breast Cancer, Reconstructive Surgery | 0

The use of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) approach for microvascular breast reconstruction is less expensive and more effective than standard care, despite the increased medication and personnel costs associated with an ERAS approach, according to research.