Posts Tagged ‘History’
Monday, February 8th, 2010

The description of the repair of the product and facial wounds in the body, known as plastic surgery, dating back more than 4000 years. His tradition can be traced through the Egyptian, Greek, Indian and Roman Empire. Historically, plastic surgery has undergone many changes that evolved from being a means to eradicate Fire Findings slave and healing the wounds of war, then moved to amend the birth of deformed babies and repair deformed ear lobes, and ultimately its relative Newcome. . . More>>
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

In order to change the look of the nose, as well as improve on its function, many people choose rhinoplasty. Rhinoplasty is actual the plastic surgery involved with changing the appearance of the nose, or helping to improve the nose functions. Cosmetic rhinoplasty is what involves the surgical processes of making the nose more attractive. In the same sense, medical rhinoplasty involves the surgical processes used in order to improve on the functions of the nose. This is also known as reconstructive rhinoplasty.
The first reported instances of successful rhinoplasty date back to hundreds of years B. C. in India. Sushata Samgita, an Indian surgeon, used surgery and skin reconstruction to improve upon the appearance and shape of many noses. Back in this time period in India, it was common to punish thieves by cutting off their noses. By cutting off the thief’s nose, it served as a warning to all others, to beware of the thief. This practice brought Dr. Samgita many patients. He made it possible for these convicted thieves to get a fresh start, and live a life where they are not known as the one who stole.
Rhinoplasty surgeries have evolved over the years, and in this generation are being used for more practical reasons. We no longer cut off the noses of thieves, however, many people are unhappy with the nose they were born with. Cosmetic rhinoplasty is commonly used in this day and age to:
* make the nose smaller
* change the shape of the nose
* lift the tip of the nose
* remove a hanging septum
Fashion, as well as nose injuries and birth defects play a huge role in making rhinoplasty such a popular surgical procedure.
In order to successfully perform rhinoplasty, a surgeon must have in-depth knowledge and understanding of the many functions of the nose. Since all of the parts in our nose serve specific purposes, a skilled rhinoplasty surgeon would need to know how to reshape the nose without disrupting any of the parts with important or vital functions.
Some types of rhinoplasty can be done by using a local anesthetic, however, sedation is almost always necessary. It is common during rhinoplasty to be sedated from a half an hour up to two hours. The actual time will depend on the extent of the work being done. It is typical that the doctor will ask you to remain on bed rest, for at least eight hours following rhinoplasty procedures.
Rhinoplasty should never be performed on anyone having suffered with a cold within the prior two weeks. As well, aspirin and similar blood thinning medications should be avoid in the weeks prior to rhinoplasty. It is important to tell your surgeon of any colds or sinus problems you may have been experiencing, as well as any medications you have been taking … even if they are over the counter medications. It is also important to tell your rhinoplasty surgeon of any allergies you may have, any illnesses, and any unusual reactions to past surgeries.
Tags: Appearance, Birth Defects, Depth Knowledge, Fashion, Fresh Start, History, Hundreds Of Years, India, Instances, Look, Noses, Plastic Surgery, Reconstruction, Rhinoplasty, Rhinoplasty Surgeon, Rhinoplasty Surgery, Septum, Shape, Thief, Thieves, Time Period, Vital Functions
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Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Breast implant (breast augmentation) is one of the most commonly performed cosmetic surgery procedures in both the UK and USA. This statement is supported by the fact that according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons there were approximately 329,000 breast implant procedures performed in the United States alone in 2006 and the figures seem to be continuously rising.
Tags: Breast, Breast Augmentation, Breast Enlargement, Breast Implant Surgery, Breast Size, Breast Surgery, Buttock, Cosmetic Surgery Procedures, Fatty Tissue, First Silicon, Franks, Gerow, History, Implant, Implant Procedures, Polyvinyl, Silicon Breast Implant, Silicone Breast Implant, Silicone Breast Implants, Silicone Implants, Society Of Plastic Surgeons, Sponges, Thomas Cronin
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Thursday, November 12th, 2009

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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
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Monday, October 26th, 2009
The first documented attempt to augment (enlarge) the breast happened 119 years ago. For the first 68 years, breast augmentation was attempted by direct injection with materials, including paraffin, fat, and free silicone. These attempts led to disastrous consequences including infection, hard breast lumps, deformity, fat absorption, fat necrosis, and chronic inflammatory reactions. Removal was difficult, sometimes leading to measures as drastic as mastectomy. After the invention of the mammogram, these injections were found to create artifacts that made cancer screening more difficult. For these reasons, direct injections of the breast were abandoned by most plastic surgeons in the US. Free silicone injections into the breast for augmentation still continued in many other countries into the latter part of the 20th century, however. Commercially made breast implants were first available in the US in 1958, and over 200 different implant types and designs have been made since then. Experts estimate that 60% of these were silicone gel filled implants with the exception of 1992-2006, when the FDA moratorium was in place. During this time, saline filled implants dominated the market. Dow Corning dominated the implant market for the first 30 years, but over 15 other companies made breast implants during the 1980s. Although Congress gave the FDA authority to regulate medical devices in 1976, breast implants had been “grandfathered in”, and few of the products underwent rigorous testing in clinical trials prior to sale on the open market. Regulation of breast implants did not occur until 1991, when the FDA asked companies to submit premarket approval applications. As a result, the implant industry was caught “blind sided” when the FDA demanded comprehensive data with a 90-day deadline for completion of all safety studies. With the simultaneous onslaught of thousands of lawsuits, the implant manufacturers were caught in a vice between the new demands of the FDA, the chorus of “expert witnesses” claiming silicone-immune links, and the tidal wave of litigation. Without good data to defend silicone implant safety, the industry collapsed in less than three years. In 1992, the FDA banned the use of silicone gel filled implants outside of an FDA-approved research protocol due to concerns of safety. During the 1990s, all but two of the breast implant manufacturers went out of business or stopped making implants as a result of the breast implant litigation. In 1996, the courts appointed a National Science Panel that reviewed over 2,000 medical documents and heard testimony from legal, medical, and scientific experts. The panel released their findings in 1998, concluding that there are no identifiable associations between the use of silicone implants and disease. In 1999, the National Academy Institute of Medicine issued a 455-page report that concluded that connective tissue diseases, cancer, neurological diseases, or other systemic complications are no more common in women with breast implants than in women without implants. In 2006, the FDA lifted the moratorium on silicone gel filled implants, with the condition that the two remaining manufacturers did large post approval studies involving 81,260 patients over a 10-year period starting November 17, 2006. Today most patients in the US are choosing silicone gel implants for both cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery again, but the capsular contracture (breast hardening) rates are no better today than they were in the 1960s when these implants were first developed. In retrospect, capsular contracture was the major complication with the first attempt at augmentation in 1890 and is still the major complication with breast augmentation in 2009. Despite this well known fact, the majority of the attention given to implants over the 119-year period has focused on implant rupture and unsubstantiated claims that implants cause systemic human disease. Current silicone gel filled implants in the US are what many call “4th generation” implants, which have much stricter manufacturing standards and testing standards. “5th generation” implants have already been in use in Europe for ten years and in Canada for five years, but are still not approved by the FDA. These “5th generation” implants are cohesive gel implants commonly referred to as “gummy bear” implants. The advantages of these implants include less rippling and the lack of gel extrusion/leak if the silicone elastomer shell breaks. There are also hopes that these implants would have a lower capsular contracture rate, but preliminary evidence suggests that contracture is still a major problem as with all previous generations of implants. We must learn from the history of silicone gel implants and not repeat history again. Good scientific research must precede commerce and marketing. The cost of bringing a new implant to market has exponentially increased as a result of FDA requirements and legal risk. Now most new implants are first being tested in Europe or South America and often are approved decades there before approval in the US. Many clinical trials are being done worldwide on existing implants and on new implants before US market approval is obtained. Long term studies still need to be done on implant rupture rates. Innovations need to be made to reduce the most common complication, capsular contracture, which still occurs today after 119 years of history.
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Saturday, October 24th, 2009
While the subspecialty of medicine known as Plastic Surgery (one of the 22 recognized specialties of medicine) is now so incredibly common, there are few who would not know what it is. But yet, I will occasionally get asked this question by a new patient during our consultation. . . ‘now tell me where the plastic goes’. . . or. . . ‘will the plastic used in the operation get infected?’ Indicating that some still believe that the name ‘plastic’ in Plastic Surgery relates to a material and that plastic surgery operations involve putting in plastic materials.
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