News tagged with breast surgeon

US plastic surgeries rise for second straight year

The number of Americans getting nips and tucks rose in 2011 for the second straight year despite difficult economic times, a major US plastic surgeons' groups said on Thursday.

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created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Venezuelans line up to switch PIP breast implants

(AP) -- The office of plastic surgeon Ignacio Sousa is so packed that women are lined up outside the door. College students in their 20s, housewives in their 40s, middle-class office workers: nearly all are ...

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created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Hundreds' of Austrian women had PIP implants: report

Hundreds of Austrian women, many more than the eight as first thought, may have had potentially dangerous French-made breast implants in cheap operations in eastern Europe, a press report said Sunday.

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Brazil to pay for removal of defective breast implants

The government said Thursday it would pay for surgery on Brazilian women to remove defective French-made and Dutch-made breast implants.

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created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breast cancer and heart disease may have common roots

Women who are at risk for breast cancer may also be at greater risk for heart disease, new research has found.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Women advised to avoid ZEN bust-enhancing supplements because of possible cancer risk

Women who use bust-enhancing dietary supplements containing the mycoestrogen zearalenone (ZEN), a naturally occurring toxin that widely contaminates agricultural products, could be increasing their risk of breast cancer. ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Malpractice suits cause psychological distress and career burnout among US surgeons

According to the results of a new study published in the November 2011 Journal of the American College of Surgeons, malpractice lawsuits against U.S. surgeons occur often and can take a profound personal toll on the surgeon, ...

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Most breast cancer patients do not have breast reconstruction surgery

Only seven per cent of female breast cancer patients opt for breast reconstruction surgery.

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created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Not all women choose reconstruction after mastectomy; the options are many

It had taken some years for Nicole McLean to embrace her God-given breasts, ample at size H cups. So when, at 39, she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer and told, despite her adamant protests, that mastectomy was the ...

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created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Taking unpleasant surprises out of cosmetic surgery with 3D 'before-and-after' tool

For some plastic surgery patients, expectations are unrealistically high. Basing their hopes on the before-and-after albums offered in surgeons' offices, they expect to achieve a perfect body or to look just ...

Technology / Software

created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Risk of breast cancer recurrence may depend on treating surgeon

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), or non-invasive breast cancer, is typically treated with either breast-conserving surgery—with or without follow-up radiation—or mastectomy. The treatment choice depends on clinical ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Doctors brace for possible big Medicare pay cuts

(AP) -- Breast cancer surgeon Kathryn Wagner has posted a warning in her waiting room about a different sort of risk to patients' health: She'll stop taking new Medicare cases if Congress allows looming cuts ...

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created Nov 13, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 9

Unique breast oncology and plastic surgery offer superior outcomes

(PhysOrg.com) -- While physicians and researchers strive for the day when drugs, radiation and even ultrasound will be used to obliterate tumors, surgical removal of breast cancer remains the standard treatment. ...

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created Aug 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smoking, nipple piercing are risk factors for developing breast abscesses

Women who smoke or pierce their nipples are more likely to develop a breast abscess, according to a new study in the July issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Researchers at the University of Iowa found ...

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Study evaluates importance of timeliness of care in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment

While timely care can reduce stress among breast cancer patients about their condition, the drive for expediency should not compromise other factors important to care, such as safety, effectiveness, efficiency, and equity, ...

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