Surgery
French health authorities have tightened safety measures around hyaluronic acid, a popular product used in cosmetic treatments that has increased in use by non-professionals. A medical prescription is now necessary to obtain "injectable hyaluronic acid-based devices," France’s health ministry said in a statement on Friday. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a popular ingredient in cosmetics and can be used as an injection for everything from filling wrinkles to adding volume to lips, noses or cheeks. As it can be naturally found in the human body, it's less likely to cause allergies or cause adverse side...
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A man who was the first recipient of a pig kidney transplant has died roughly two months after the transplant. Richard “Rick” Slayman, 62, received a transplant of a genetically modified pig’s kidney during a four-hour-long surgery on March 16. The transplant team at the hospital said in a statement that they were “deeply saddened” by his passing. “We have no indication that it was the result of his recent transplant,” the team at Massachusetts General Hospital added. The doctors said Slayman would be seen as a “beacon of hope” for transplant patients and that they were “deeply grateful for hi...
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For the first time in Spain, robotics has been used in heart surgery on children and teenagers. On Monday, doctors from two different hospitals in Barcelona operated using this state-of-the-art technique on two adolescents who suffer from congenital heart disease. Up until now, this type of procedure on young patients involved open-heart surgery, which means the surgeon has to make an incision in the subject's chest. Could tailored AI robots help alleviate the loneliness epidemic?Robotic heart surgery on the other hand is less invasive, reducing post-operational recovery time and aesthetic imp...
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If for some reason you enjoy watching hour-long videos of surgeries for fun, a former Love Island contestant has uploaded a video of your favorite thing! Thomas Powell brought fans into his operating room on Wednesday for gynecomastia surgery, asl known as a male breast reduction. Gynecomastia is a condition common in males that causes their breast tissue to become enlarged. It’s thought that this is caused by differing levels of the hormone testosterone and estrogen in people’s bodies. The full video is still viewable on Powell’s Instagram, though if you have a weak stomach like a certain wri...
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Washington (AFP) - Sitting in the consultation room of a swanky cosmetic surgery clinic in Washington, Hudson Young removed his mask under the satisfied gaze of his doctor. Like a growing number of Americans, Young decided the right time to undergo plastic surgery was in the middle of a pandemic. He knew he would have time to recuperate in the privacy of his own home. And Young suddenly found himself face-to-face with his own image while participating in an increased amount of video calls. "It's something new when you have to stare at your face for a couple of hours a day and there's only so ...
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