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Categories: Cosmetic Surgery
Published Boosting the body's anti-viral immune response may eliminate aging cells
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Aging cells express a protein that is produced by human cytomegalovirus and is targeted by certain immune cells in the body. Harnessing the immune response to this protein could have multiple health benefits during aging.
Published Scientists see anti-aging potential in an invasive weed
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The fruit of the cocklebur plant, which grows worldwide and is often considered a noxious weed, has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory components that could make it useful as a skin protectant, according to new research.
Published 3D-printed scaffold could improve breast reconstruction results
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Investigators have developed a technique to help surgeons reconstruct more natural-looking nipples for patients who have undergone breast reconstruction after mastectomy to treat breast cancer.
Published Simple laser treatments may help prevent nonmelanoma skin cancer
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source In a study of patients with a history of facial keratinocyte carcinoma, 20.9% of those treated with nonablative fractional lasers experienced a subsequent keratinocyte carcinoma, compared with 40.4% of patients who did not receive laser treatment.
Published Scars mended using transplanted hair follicles
(via sciencedaily.com) Researchers have found that hair follicle transplants can promote scar rejuvenation by altering their architecture and genetic makeup.
Published Previously unknown ability of the autonomic nervous system discovered
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The autonomic nervous system is known as the control center for involuntary bodily processes such as the beating of our hearts and our breathing. The fact that this part of the nervous system also has the ability to spontaneously restore muscle function following a nerve injury was recently discovered. Their findings may form the basis for improving and developing interventions to treat nerve lesions.
Published A cut above -- two devices are teamed to simplify, quicken and improve ear reconstruction
(via sciencedaily.com) Thanks to two novel tools, the traditionally difficult surgery to create a replacement ear from a patient's rib cartilage may soon be done faster, more simply and accurately.
Published Researchers develop painless tattoos that can be self-administered
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have developed low-cost, painless, and bloodless tattoos that can be self-administered and have many applications, from medical alerts to tracking neutered animals to cosmetics.
Published Researchers produce nanodiamonds capable of delivering medicinal and cosmetic remedies through the skin
(via sciencedaily.com) A novel approach provides an innovative solution to overcoming two major challenges in delivering medicinal and cosmetic remedies through the skin. Combining techniques in nanotechnology and optics, researchers produced tiny (nanometric) diamond particles so small that they are capable of penetrating skin to deliver these remedies. Next, they created a safe, laser-based optical method that quantifies nanodiamond penetration into the various layers of the skin and determines their location and concentration within body tissue in a non-invasive manner -- eliminating the need for a biopsy.
Published Microneedling beats chemical peels for acne scar treatment
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Chemical peels are a common treatment for acne scars, but a new study finds that microneedling is significantly more effective for patients with dark skin.
Published After facial feminization surgery, transgender people report better psychosocial health
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study offers evidence that transgender patients who receive gender-affirming facial feminization surgery reported better mental health after their procedures.
Published Surgeons develop new technique to reduce Adam's apple without neck scar
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Doctors at the UCLA Gender Health Program have developed a technique to reduce an Adam's apple bump without leaving a scar on the patient's neck.
Published Breakthrough in treatment for Dupuytren's disease
(via sciencedaily.com) Injection of the anti-TNF drug adalimumab into Dupuytren's disease nodules is effective in reducing nodule hardness and nodule size.
Published Living kidney donor surgery is low risk for most patients
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The risk of major complications for people who donate a kidney via laparoscopic surgery is minimal. That is the conclusion of a 20-year study of more than 3,000 living kidney donors. Only 2.5% of patients in the study experienced major complications, and all recovered completely.
Published 3D facial analysis shows biologic basis for gender-affirming surgery
(via sciencedaily.com) Gender-affirming facial surgery (GFS) is pursued by transgender individuals who desire facial features that better reflect their gender identity. Until now, there have been few objective guidelines to justify and facilitate effective surgical decision-making for gender-affirming facial surgery. In order to validate surgical decisions for GFS, researchers set out to quantify the effect of sex on adult facial size and shape through an analysis of three-dimensional (3D) facial surface images.
Published Those with facial scars rate their own appearance more critically than surgeons and strangers
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Patients who undergo facial surgery think their surgical scars look worse than surgeons and independent observers do, according to a new study.
Published New hair dyes avoid allergic reactions
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have developed a range of permanent hair dyes that avoid the allergenic properties of traditional formulations.
Published Can we go from scarface to scarless?
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers examined skin regeneration over two years in various body parts of the adult newt, Cynops pyrrhogaster. Their wounds were very quickly healed over several days without prolonged inflammation. Because of this rapid healing, granulation/dermal fibrosis, and therefore scarring, did not occur. The skin was able to fully regenerate. These findings provide evidence that this newt species may be an ideal model system to study and prevent scar formation in human skin.
Published New drug molecules could prevent skin aging caused by sun exposure
(via sciencedaily.com) Two new molecules that generate minute amounts of the gas hydrogen sulfide have been found to prevent skin from aging after being exposed to ultraviolet light found in sunlight. Sunburn is a major cause of premature aging in skin, and a primary risk factor for skin cancer, and other skin problems associated with aging. Now, an international research team has made inroads towards being able to reverse or delay this damage for the first time.
Published Scientists uncover how a molecule improves appearance of surgery scars
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source In a new study, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists discovered that the alphaCT1 molecule may help repair the skin's collagen matrix by altering how scar-forming cells behave. The findings were published in the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Journal.