Breakthroughs in Plastic Surgery

  • Stem Cell Technology May Improve Fat Grafting Results

    Stem cell technology may improve fat grafting results. This could mean good news for cosmetic and reconstructive procedures, from breast augmentation to repairing facial trauma. Medical technology company Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. is combining fat grafting with stem cell technology to create an effective procedure for women who need breast augmentation, be it...

  • Breast Implants $46.5M Settlement, Who Gets the Money?

    Breast implants settlement money was in the hands of plastic surgery attorney John O’Quinn. He died in October 2009. Who gets the money? Following the death of plastic surgery attorney John O’Quinn, his estate has agreed to pay around $46 million dollars to more than 3,000 female clients who had been overbilled....

  • Cosmetic Surgery to Cushion the Feet?

    Cosmetic surgery can help improve the appearance of just about any part of the body. Now doctors have developed an unexpected use for cosmetic fillers that is as much about comfort as beauty. Discover how women are making high heels bearable. More and more men may be choosing cosmetic surgery these days,...

  • Plastic Surgery News – September 18, 2009

    In this week’s edition of Plastic Surgery News, find out how a man denied plastic surgery won...

  • Breast Cancer Patients Once Kept in the Dark Offered New Hope

    Breast cancer mortality rates have been steadily declining for the past ten years. But sadly, 70 percent...

  • Plastic Surgery: Medicine or Marketing?

    Once a taboo topic, plastic surgery is now the focus of reality TV shows, celebrity exposés, and provocative websites. Some say awareness is good. But, have we gone too far?

  • Plastic Surgery Talk Show Tackles Patient Safety, Nose Jobs

    Plastic surgery involves inherent risk, no matter how simple a procedure may seem. In the latest episode...

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Relieved by Early Surgery

    Doctors can restore function and lessen pain for rheumatoid arthritis patients with joint replacement surgery during the early stages of the disease. Rheumatoid Arthritis, or RA, is agonizing. For those who suffer from this degenerative illness of the joints of the hand, life can quickly become a nightmare of pain and eventual...