PiP Breast Implant Scandal, 7000 More Women May Need Replacement Or Removal UK
The UK Department of Health has issued an update on PiP breast implants scandal which struck in late 2011. Authorities have identified an additional 7, 000 women in the UK that may be in need to replacement or removal of their implants, and have confirmed this should be covered under the same NHS arrangements made earlier in the year. The additional patients have been identified from those who had surgery before 2011, where previously, the French Authorities who first investigated their local company, believed only those implants after 2001 were suspected of containing unauthorised silicone gel. It is generally recommended that implants are replaced every ten years, so many of these women may have already elected to replace their implants, or done so under NHS care.
What Is Liposuction? Liposuction Risks And Benefits
Liposuction, also called lipoplasty, liposculpture suction lipectomy, or lipo, is a type of cosmetic surgery which breaks up and "sucks" fat from various possible parts of the body, most commonly the abdomen, thighs, buttocks, neck, chin, upper and backs of the arms, calves, and back. The fat is removed through a hollow instrument - a cannula - which is inserted under the skin. A powerful, high-pressure vacuum is applied to the cannula. Liposuction is the most common cosmetic operation in America and the United Kingdom. Over 400, 000 procedures are carried out in the USA each year. Patients who undergo liposuction generally have a stable body weight, but would like to remove undesirable deposits of body fat in specific parts of the body.
Plastic Surgeries Continue To Grow, Despite Sluggish Economy, USA
13.8 million plastic surgery procedures were performed in 2011, a 5% increase on the year before, according to a new report issued by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The authors added that by the end of 2011, the number of total plastic surgeries had grown for 24 consecutive months. These figures include both minimally-invasive and surgical procedures. The ASPS informs that 5.5 additional reconstructive procedures were carried out in 2011, also a 5% increase on the previous year. ASPS President Malcolm Z. Roth, MD., said: "While the rate of economic recovery in the U.S. is still uncertain, 2011 proved to be a good year for plastic surgery.
Plastic Surgery Really Does Make People Look Younger
Plastic surgery seems to make people look about 8.9 years younger than their actual age, researchers from the University of Toronto and NorthShore University Health System reported in Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. Jeremy P. Warner, M.D., and team set out to determine how much younger esthetic facial surgical procedures made people look, in order to measure surgical success. They gathered data on 60 patients who had all undergone facial plastic surgeries. They were aged between 45 and 72 years. The patients were divided into three groups: Face and neck lift group Face and neck lift and eyelid work (blepharoplasty) group Eyelid work, and face, neck and forehead lifts Forty medical students were asked to guess the age of people shown to them in photographs.
PIP Breast Implants Unsafe, Say German Authorities
German authorities at the BfArM Institute have officially informed the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) that the former GfE Medizintechnik GmbH in Germany sold breast implants under the name TiBREEZE from September 2003 to August 2004, which were manufactured with PIP components. GfE Medizintechnik GmbH was coating silicone implants with a titanium layer and sending them to PIP in France to be filled with their silicone gel, which consisted of the same composition of industrial grade silicone that PIP and Rofil implants were filled with since 2001. The German authorities at the BfArM Institute therefore amended the recommendation to remove PIP and Rofil implants they made earlier this month to also include TiBREEZE implants as a measure of precaution, even in the absence of any symptoms.
Male Tummy Tucks Up 15 In UK
Britons appear to be tightening their belts in more ways than one: 2011 audit figures from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) revealed on Monday that the number of men undergoing tummy tucks (abdominoplasty) was 15% higher than in 2010. However, although the percentage rise is large, the numbers are relatively small compared to women: while male tummy tucks rose from 108 to 124, female ones rose from 3, 039 in 2010 to 3, 251 in 2011 (a rise of 7%). And the austere financial climate does not appear to have eroded Britons' belief in cosmetic surgery in other areas either. Not one area of cosmetic surgery fell in popularity in the UK last year.
Breast Implant Boss Arrested
The scandal of the faulty, badly made breast implants from French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) continues with the arrest of Jean-Claude Mas, 72, who according to police has been held at his home in Six-Fours-les-Plages in the South of France. Up to 400, 000 thousand women are believed to have been given the implants and the problem extends across some 65 countries, with England and France amongst others assuring those involved that the public health system will cover the cost of removing or replacing the implants. The French banned the implants in 2010, with concerns of possible ruptures and leaks, after discovering the manufacturer had not been using the approved material.
PIP Breast Implants - UK Dept Of Health Response To Expert Report
According to the Department of Health, their main concern is the wellbeing of women who have had PiP breast implants. For this reason, an expert group led by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director, has been asked to examine all available data and evidence on PiP breast implants. The experts concluded that: There is no association with PiP breast implants and cancer Advice given by the MHRA still stands That there is insufficient evidence to recommend routine extraction of PiP breast implants. However, the group explains that these implants should have never been implanted in women in the first place, as they are made up of non-medical grade silicone.
Visible Signs Of Aging Improved By Pycnogenol French Maritime Pine Bark Extract In New Study
Human skin is the body's first line of defense and often mirrors the health, nutritional status and age of a person. Over time, skin shows signs of aging due to the gradual breakdown of collagen and elastin. However, skin can be rebuilt and made healthier no matter one's age. Natural supplement Pycnogenol® (pic-noj-en-all), an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, was found to improve skin hydration and elasticity in women in a clinical trial published this month in Skin Pharmacology and Physiology. The study was conducted at the Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine (IUF) in Dusseldorf, Germany and examined 20 healthy women, aged 55 - 68 years.
Ban Cosmetic Surgery Ads, Regulate The Industry, Urge To UK Government
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) is calling on the UK government to ban cosmetic surgery advertising and tighten up industry regulations, including carrying annual checks on surgeons. The association has long voiced its objection to the use of "marketing gimmicks" to promote cosmetic surgery and what it sees as the lax regulation of the industry. It says people acquire unrealistic expectations from exposure to reality shows and competitions that feature cosmetic surgery "makeovers" and "body overhauls". BAAPS president Fazel Fatah told the BBC: "In no other area of surgery would one encounter Christmas vouchers and two-for-one offers - the pendulum has swung too far, and it is time for change.
