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Release Time: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:46:24 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: Spring Ankle Sprain Prevention Tips
Description:
March Madness awakens many amateur Michael Jordans from their winter hibernation, as milder weather beckons them to dribble down driveways and shoot three-pointers in the park. But as spring ushers in sports such as basketball, baseball, tennis and soccer, it brings a busy time of year for foot and ankle surgeons: ankle sprain season. More...
Release Time: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:46:24 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: Research Shows Patients With Psoriasis At Increased Risk For
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It has long been known that psoriasis, a chronic skin condition characterized by thick, red, scaly plaques that itch and bleed, can have a significant negative impact on a patient's overall quality of life. More...
Release Time: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:46:27 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: Doctors warn of superbug infection in face-lifts
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"It's not surprising that it has been found in cosmetic surgery" A dangerous drug-resistant bacterial infection has been showing up in a small number of patients who undergo face-lifts, doctors reported on Monday. More...
Release Time: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:46:27 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: Iraq war has led to surgical advances
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Through hard experience, U.S. military doctors and civilian surgeons in Iraq have made meaningful strides in managing devastating injuries suffered by soldiers and Iraqi victims. (Source: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery News From Medical News Today) More...
Release Time: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:35:13 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: The Characteristics Attractive Women Look For In A Mate
Description:
Although many researchers have believed women choose partners based on the kind of relationship they are seeking, a new study from The University of Texas at Austin reveals women's preferences can be influenced by their own attractiveness. More...
Release Time: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:20:16 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: Quality Improvement Tools To Be Developed By ACP To Support
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The American College of Physicians (ACP) has received unrestricted grants of nearly $50,000 each from United Health Foundation and Pfizer to develop quality improvement tools to support internal medicine practice changes around the patient-centered medical home model of care. More...
Release Time: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:20:16 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: Genetics Research In Zebrafish Has Potential To Reduce Birth
Description:
By injecting a customized "genetic patch" into early stage fish embryos, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis were able to correct a genetic mutation so the embryos developed normally.The research could lead to the prevention of up to one-fifth of birth defects in humans caused by genetic mutations, according to the authors.Erik C. More...
Release Time: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:08:20 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: What makes a patient unhappy.
Description:
The best way to avoid an unhappy postoperative patient is to do everything one can to optimize the preoperative consultation and select patients carefully. This article draws on the judgment of a cosmetic surgeon with years of experience. By focusing on the individual unique needs of each patient, and by not being afraid to say no, the wise surgeon can expect a very high satisfaction rate from patients. More...
Release Time: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:08:20 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: Patient selection in facial plastic surgery.
Description:
This article provides a perspective on the process of interacting with the cosmetic surgery patient preoperatively during the selection process and postoperatively during the healing process. Patient satisfaction requires that the surgeon pay meticulous attention to the psychologic needs of the patient both pre- and postoperatively. This portion of the patient's care certainly is as important as the surgical procedure itself. The author discusses the surgeon's need to evaluate the patient's inner strength and ability to deal with the entire perioperative healing process, both physically and psychologically, and the surgeon's own strength in refusing to perform surgery when warranted. More...
Release Time: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:08:20 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: The difficult patient and doctor: origins and suggestions.
Description:
The "difficult patient" in today's environment can be better understood when one looks at some of the changes that have occurred in the medical field during the past 60 years or so. By refocusing on the values of the past that fostered a good doctor-patient relationship, and emphasizing them today, the current problems faced by facial plastic surgeons and all practitioners can be ameliorated. More...
Release Time: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:08:20 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: Psychology of the aesthetic patient: the value of personalit
Description:
With the popularity of cosmetic surgery procedures, it is vital that the surgeon select patients for procedures who likely will benefit, handle stress in a healthy manner, and not pose an undue level of aggravation to the surgeon and staff. By using a carefully planned preoperative written assessment, the surgeon can help identify patients who, for psychologic reasons, are emotionally suitable for such surgery. More...
Release Time: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:08:20 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: How Eating Habits Vary Between Men And Women
Description:
When it comes to what we eat, men and women really are different according to scientific research presented at the 2008 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, Georgia. In general, men are more likely to report eating meat and poultry items and women are more likely to report eating fruits and vegetables. More...
Release Time: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:00:04 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: Baxter Announces FDA Approval Of ARTISS Slow Setting Fibrin
Description:
Baxter Healthcare Corporation announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of ARTISS (Fibrin Sealant (Human)), the first and only slow-setting fibrin sealant indicated for use in adhering skin grafts in adult and pediatric burn patients. ARTISS was developed using Baxter's proven fibrin sealant technology platform and is the newest agent in the company's expanding BioSurgery portfolio. More...
Release Time: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:00:04 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: Additional and different application of the bilobed flap: bi
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Abstract Background The rich blood supply to the skin of the face provides the reconstructive surgeon much variability with local flap planning. Results With the described approach, the early postoperative and 18-month follow-up periods were seen as uneventful. Conclusion With regard to these local flap options, although the bilobed flap is an extremely useful flap whose usefulness in coverage of facial defects has been well described, no report has described its usage for eyelids and the lateral canthal region of this bilobed (bilobed in bilobed) flap variation. More...
Release Time: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:22:22 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: Health Insurers, Pharmacy Benefit Managers, Employers Look T
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Employers, health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers are "redoubling efforts to rein in spending" for cancer treatments and other high-cost treatments amid "fresh evidence that so-called specialty pharmaceuticals are among the biggest drivers of escalating health costs," the Wall Street Journal reports. More...
Release Time: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:22:22 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: FDA Approves New Medical Adhesive, Artiss, To Treat Burn Pat
Description:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new medical adhesive (a fibrin sealant) called Artiss for use in attaching skin grafts onto burn patients. Fibrin sealants are tissue adhesives that contain the proteins fibrinogen and thrombin, which are essential in the clotting of blood. Artiss (Fibrin Sealant, VH S/D 4) differs from other fibrin sealants in that it contains a lower concentration of thrombin. More...
Release Time: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:22:22 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: AstraZeneca Partners With Community Pharmacists To Help Pati
Description:
AstraZeneca today launched theMaking the Most of your Medicines programme, a pioneering adherence initiativefunded by AstraZeneca, which aims to assist community pharmacists help theirpatients make the most from certain AstraZeneca medicines. More...
Release Time: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:22:22 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: UK Government Announces New Biomedical Research Centre For M
Description:
Health Secretary Alan Johnson today announced the creation of a newBiomedical Research Centre of excellence in Manchester to drive thedevelopment, testing and uptake of new and better ways to prevent,diagnose and treat ill-health. More...
Release Time: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:22:22 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: Repair of giant abdominal wall hernias with full-thickness s
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Abstract The repair of giant abdominal hernias in high-risk obese patients remains a great challenge. There is no single simple surgical procedure to provide correction for this condition, and the risk for recurrence of hernia is high. Moreover, the insertion of a foreign material, i.e., synthetic mesh, adds an increased risk of infection, particularly in the presence of concomitant immunosuppressant therapy or diabetes. Eight patients, classified ASA 3?4, with giant abdominal wall hernias had 3 months pre-treatment with a custom-made compressive garment before abdominal wall repair. Four patients had a stoma at the time of surgery. More...
Release Time: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:28:05 GMT
Category: Plastic Surgery News
Title: Healthier Diets Mean Children Do Better In School
Description:
A new study in the Journal of School Health reveals that children with healthy diets perform better in school than children with unhealthy diets.Led by Paul J. Veugelers, MSc, PhD of the University of Alberta, researchers surveyed around 5000 Canadian fifth grade students and their parents as part of the Children's Lifestyle and School-Performance Study. More...