Archive for October, 2008
No Link Between Implants and Breast Cancer
0 Comments Published by newseditor October 21st, 2008 in UncategorizedAn Orlando plastic surgeon recently outlined the status of modern breast cancer treatments and the efforts of the medical community to minimize its adverse effects through reconstruction and prevention.
Dr. Richard Bosshardt writes that society’s value of the breast is an ancient phenomenon since historically, many people have viewed them as symbolic of “femininity and desirability.” [...]
Questioning the Ethics of Anti-Aging
0 Comments Published by newseditor October 21st, 2008 in In the NewsArt Caplan is the University of Pennsylvania director for the center of Bioethics. Last summer he gave a one-hour lecture at the historic Chautauqua Institution about extended life, enhancement of our bodies and the potential use of advanced stem cell technology to achieve these goals.
Caplan argues for the permissibility of enhancement by refuting the arguments [...]
Stem Cell Research Could Dramatically Alter Breast Augmentation Surgeries
0 Comments Published by newseditor October 3rd, 2008 in Breast AugmentationNew research by medical scientists has revealed that human body fat is rich in stem cells. This discovery has spawned many interesting developments on the plastic surgery front. In Japan, a surgeon named Kotaro Yoshimura claims he can fortify fat even further with stem cells and use the product to perform a breast [...]
Breast Implants - What Can’t They Do?
0 Comments Published by newseditor October 3rd, 2008 in Breast AugmentationIn August, 2008 a Florida woman named April Pinkard told her surgery story to a local newspaper. The headline read, “The Woman Whose Heart Was in the Wrong Place” and the story focused on Ms. Pinkard’s rare heart condition. Well, rare conditions call for rare solutions and the one chosen for her by [...]
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