Posted 12:06 AM 9/1/2011
Aug. 31, 2011 -- After two days of testimony on what the FDA should do about troubled long-term safety studies of silicone-gel breast implants, agency officials said the studies would continue.
"The current post-approval studies will continue," said William Maisel, MD, MPH, chief scientist in the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological (More)
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Posted 1:06 AM 8/31/2011
Aug. 30, 2011 -- A panel of expert advisors to the FDA has been asked to solve a mystery: What happened to thousands of women who enrolled in studies designed to evaluate rare complications that might arise years after they received silicone gel breast implants?
In June, after a preliminary review of study data, the FDA concluded that breast (More)
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Posted 10:52 PM 7/28/2011
July 28, 2011 -- A third of patients seeking cosmetic surgery to improve their nose have at least moderate symptoms of a mental disorder that makes them preoccupied with imagined or slight defects in appearance, a study shows.
The mental disorder is called (More)
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Posted 10:52 PM 7/28/2011
July 28, 2011 -- A third of patients seeking cosmetic surgery to improve their nose have at least moderate symptoms of a mental disorder that makes them preoccupied with imagined or slight defects in appearance, a study shows.
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Posted 10:14 PM 6/22/2011
June 22, 2011 -- A new report from the FDA shows that 20% of women who get silicone gel implants to increase the size of their breasts, and half of all women who get them for breast reconstruction, will have those implants removed within a decade, often because of complications like breast hardening or rupture.
"Breast implants are not lifetime devices," said Jeffrey Shuren, MD, director of the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, at a news (More)
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Posted 6:46 PM 5/25/2011
It may start with one body part. A woman goes in for a tummy tuck after having kids. The surgery is relatively painless and successful, so she figures, why not try another? Maybe a breast lift or a nose job. And what about those (More)
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Posted 6:46 PM 5/25/2011
It may start with one body part. A woman goes in for a tummy tuck after having kids. The surgery is relatively painless and successful, so she figures, why not try another? Maybe a breast lift or a nose job. And what about (More)
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Posted 9:14 PM 5/6/2011
May 6, 2011 -- Does mom want a major makeover for Mother's Day? A new survey suggests most moms would entertain the thought of a tummy tuck or breast lift to get their pre-baby body back.
The nationwide survey of mothers, commissioned by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), shows that 62% would consider (More)
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Posted 9:14 PM 5/6/2011
May 6, 2011 -- Does mom want a major makeover for Mother's Day? A new survey suggests most moms would entertain the thought of a tummy tuck or breast lift to get their pre-baby body back.
The nationwide survey of mothers, commissioned by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), shows that 62% would consider (More)
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Posted 9:14 PM 5/6/2011
May 6, 2011 -- Does mom want a major makeover for Mother's Day? A new survey suggests most moms would entertain the thought of a tummy tuck or breast lift to get their pre-baby body back.
The nationwide survey of mothers, commissioned by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), shows that 62% would consider (More)
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