Lipofilling Safe for Mastectomy Patients
September 8th, 2011
Women who have fat graft injections or lipofilling after mastectomies face no greater risk of disease recurrence than those who do not undergo lipofilling, according to a recent study by European plastic surgeons.
Following surgery, many cancer patients are left with severely damaged skin and tissue. Lipofilling is a specialized fat grafting surgical procedure in which aspirated (liposuction) fat tissue is first taken from a donor site. Typical donor sites are the abdomen or flanks. Then it is centrifuged, treated and injected into the breast. The fat grafts naturally contain a population of adipose cells and the regenerative properties of the cells are particularly beneficial in healing tissue damaged by radiation.
Fat grafting is a less invasive technique to fill the void of tissue loss in reconstruction of the breasts. Liopfilling offers women another choice and it is a technique that does not require immediate action following a mastectomy.
Is Elfin Ear Surgery Safe?
July 26th, 2011
A procedure to make “Elf Ears†has become popular among body modification artists. While they are not prohibited from performing this type of procedure, they are not allowed to use any anesthesia or provide any pain medication for their client. This unusual “cartilage sculpting†continues to gain popularity amongst sci-fi enthusiasts, but it is very risky surgery. The cartilage is cut, re-shaped and sewn back together to make the pointy tip. It has been called cosmetic surgery, but it clearly lies outside the practice of licensed medical doctors. Risks of this basically irreversible procedure include infection and deformity of the ear, which is often caused by poor technique or poor healing.
The procedure only costs about $600, but the price to deal with serious complications may have a long lasting impact that will require more than money to fix.
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