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February 28, 2013 09:11 ET | Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Secondary Facelift Achieves Good Results, Reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Feb. 28, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Performed an average of a decade after initial facelift surgery, a "secondary" facelift can achieve similarly lasting results with a low...
January 02, 2013 11:15 ET | Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Combined Breast Lift and Augmentation is Safe, Suggests Study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Jan. 2, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Breast lift surgery and breast augmentation with implants can safely be performed in a single procedure, according to a report in the January...
November 08, 2012 09:21 ET | Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Body Contouring Brings Lasting Improvement in Quality of Life After Weight-Loss Surgery

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Nov. 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Body contouring after weight-loss (bariatric) surgery produces long-term gains in several aspects of quality of life, reports the November...
May 29, 2012 10:02 ET | Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Acellular Dermal Matrix Provides Good Outcomes in Breast Reconstruction, Reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(R)

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., May 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biomaterials called "acellular dermal matrices" (ADMs) provide good outcomes, with low complication rates, when used for breast reconstruction...
April 30, 2012 09:10 ET | Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Hospital and Patient Characteristics Affect Breast Reconstruction Methods, Reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(R)

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., April 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Only a small minority of breast reconstructions in the United States are performed using the most advanced microsurgical techniques,...
March 29, 2012 09:21 ET | Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction Complication Rate Higher With Radiation Therapy, Reports Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(R)

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., March 29, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Breast cancer patients whose treatment includes radiation therapy are at higher risk of complications after implant-based breast...
January 30, 2012 08:10 ET | Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Technique Provides New Option for Breast Reconstruction After Radiation Therapy

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Jan. 30, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For breast cancer patients who have undergone radiation therapy, a new technique consisting of fat injection followed by implant placement...
December 21, 2011 08:18 ET | Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Patients Under 50 Get Best Long-term Results From Facelift Surgery

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., Dec. 21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Younger patients with "early or minimal signs of facial aging" achieve better results and higher satisfaction rates at least a decade after...
July 26, 2011 10:37 ET | Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Fat Injection Appears Safe for Reconstruction After Breast Cancer Surgery

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill., July 26, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Preliminary experience suggests that lipofilling—using fat from elsewhere in the patient's body for contouring of the breasts—is...