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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‘An Emerging Malignancy’: Cancer Linked to These Breast Implants No Longer ‘Rare,’ Data Suggests
A cancer in women with textured breast implants is more widespread than previously believed, raising questions for patients and physicians about continuing to describe it as "rare," Yahoo News reports.
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Study Examines Relaxed Motorcycle Helmet Laws’ Effect on CMF Trauma Rates
The number of skull fractures and other head and facial injuries as the result of motorcycle accidents occurring in Michigan have apparently doubled since the state’s motorcycle helmet laws were relaxed, according to a recent study.
‘Nipple By Number’ Device Helps Plastic Surgeons Perform 3D Nipple Tattoos
Three-dimensional tattoos offer a new alternative for creating a natural-looking nipple after breast reconstruction, according to Newswise.
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Meet Dr Esho: Celebrity Plastic Surgeon Helping Trauma Victims
Forbes met with cosmetic surgeon Dr Tijion Esho, a Harley Street practitioner who has worked with a number of high profile clients and is now using his resources to help tragedy victims.
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Medical Board Chairman Warns of Plastic Surgery Risk
Plastic surgery is becoming a public health risk, the chairman of the state’s medical licensing board said during a meeting in South Florida Friday, according to Action News Jax.
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New Zealand Burns Surgeons Taken to Limits of Expertise: Specialist
LONDON (Reuters) – Surgical teams treating dozens of casualties suffering horrific burns after a deadly volcano eruption in New Zealand will be tested to the limits of their expertise, a London-based specialist said [recently].
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New Zealand Surgeons Working ‘Non-Stop’ to Help Volcano Victims
Surgeons are working around the clock to help tourists who suffered horrendous burn injuries in the eruption of the New Zealand’s White Island volcano, health experts have said, The Guardian reports.
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Sidra Medicine Conducts Reconstructive Surgeries for Children Born Without Ears
Microtia is a congenital deformity affecting approximately one out of 4,000 births globally. Children born with the condition have incompletely formed or entirely missing ears, according to ILoveQatar.net.
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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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November 2019 #PRSJournalClub Wrap-Up
The November 2019 edition of #PRSJournalClub provided a significant contribution to the nipple-sparing mastectomy literature and an outstanding discussion on how to reduce complications in patients with large ptotic breasts, according to PRS Resident Chronicles.
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For Women Who Seek Hymenoplasty in the US, Finding a Cooperative Doctor Can Be the Difference Between Life or Death
This type of surgery is usually done not out of medical necessity or aesthetic desire but the cultural obligation to pass a virginity test, according to RealSelf.
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Procedures That Make You Taller Are Gaining Popularity. They’re Also Incredibly Risky.
In South Korea, the world’s fastest-growing plastic surgery mecca, there may be a new way to help make oneself taller: heel implants, RealSelf shares.
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These Women Are Going Through “Hell” After Finding Out Their Breast Implants Are Linked To Cancer
Despite the recall, women are having difficulty receiving a proper diagnosis, leaving them scared, anxious, and potentially at risk of developing advanced stage cancer, BuzzFeed News reports.
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More Surgeons Sue Insurers Over Post-Cancer Breast Operations
A Bloomberg Law analysis found seven cases filed in federal courts since May against Blue Cross Blue Shield subsidiaries, Aetna, and UnitedHealthcare that allege the insurance companies violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by not fully reimbursing post-mastectomy breast reconstruction surgery despite a federal law that requires them to do so.
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Women from Appalachia Less Likely to Have Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Despite the benefits of breast reconstruction, women from Appalachia are less likely to have the surgery than non-Appalachian Kentuckians, according to a new study by the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center, News-Medical reports.
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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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