Breast Augmentation News 2015
- Travel Distance Represents Barrier to Breast Reconstruction, ASPS, Dec. 30, 2015 - Long travel distances continue to be an obstacle to breast reconstruction after a mastectomy, reports the ASPS official medical journal.
- ASPS Secures Passage of Breast Cancer Patient Education Act, ASPS, December 18, 2015 - Congress passes the Breast Cancer Patient Education Act to ensure that breast cancer patients are informed about breast reconstruction options.
- Silimed's CE Certificate for silicone implants in Europe suspended by UK Agency, ASPS, September 30, 2015 - The United Kingdom Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHPRA) recently made the decision to suspend silicone implants manufactured by Silimed.
- Fat grafting evolves as body sculpting technique, ASAPS, May 17, 2015 - less is more when it comes to utilizing a patient's own fat to enhance certain anatomical regions, including the breast and buttocks, says a panel hosted by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
- Fat grafting technique improves breast augmentation results, ASPS, March 27, 2015 - Transplantation of a small amount of the patient's own fat cells can produce better outcomes for women undergoing breast augmentation, reports a study.
- Cosmetic surgery tab reaches $12 billion, ASAPS, March 11, 2015 - Americans spent over $12 billion on cosmetic procedures in 2014, according to the latest statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
- Cosmetic procedures increase 3% from 2013 to 2014, ASPS, February 26, 2015 - The annual plastic surgery statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons report that 15.6 million cosmetic procedures were performed in the U.S. in 2014.
- No increase in complications of breast reconstruction over age 65, ASPS, January 28, 2015 - Older women do not have an increased overall risk of complications from breast reconstruction after mastectomy, reports the official medical journal of the ASPS.
- Breast reconstruction using patient's own tissues yields higher satisfaction rates, ASPS, January 1, 2015 - Breast reconstruction using the patient's own tissues rather than breast implants provides higher satisfaction scores, reports a new study.