AbstractThis advanced review will discuss the history of implants used in breast reconstruction and augmentation, the most frequently performed plastic surgery today. Currently, only silicone rubber‐based silica nanocomposite implants are available in the United States. The most prevalent issues involving breast implants include capsular contracture, gel bleed, implant rupture, and infection. In the past, studies have also been reported which linked breast implants to increased incidence of Read more

A study in the October 14 issue of IJAMA/I, a theme issue on surgical care says that a survey of nearly 2,000 women indicates that breast-conserving surgery was attempted as the initial therapy for about 75 percent of those surveyed.

Monica Morrow, M.D., of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, presented the findings of the study at a IJAMA/I media briefing in Chicago.

“Concerns about excessive use of mastectomy for patients with breast cancer have been raised for more than 2 Read more

More women may opt to have breast reconstruction after surgical treatment for cancer thanks to a computer-based decision-making aid.

The tool has helped women play a larger role in decision-making, according to results from a new study reported at the 2009 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. Women who used the computer-based learning module were more involved in choosing reconstruction than those who did not, and they believed they were offered a greater number of optio Read more

Despite the government’s assurances, some patients and women’s groups expressed concerns about the potential for silicone implants to rupture. (Source: NYT)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Greenberg Cosmetic Surgery. Stephen T. Greenberg, MD is a nationally renowned Cosmetic Plastic Surgeon based in Manhattan and Woodbury, Long Island, New York. Read more

Title: FDA: Silicone Breast Implants to Remain on MarketCategory: Health NewsCreated: 9/1/2011 2:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 9/1/2011 (Source: MedicineNet Womens Health General) Read more

Australian scientists said they were to trial a revolutionary treatment which would allow women to regrow their breasts after cancer surgery.

Doctors from Melbourne’s Bernard O’Brien Institute of Microsurgery said they had developed an implantable device that uses a woman’s own fat cells to grow back breasts following a mastectomy.

“There is a dollop of fat that is put inside a device, a chamber, fed with the blood supply and then this dollop of fat will grow into the space and essentially Read more