Cosmetic Surgery News
April 24, 2024
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Apr. 1, 2024 — Using state-of-the-art tissue engineering techniques and a 3D printer, researchers have assembled a replica of an adult human ear that looks and feels natural. The study offers the promise of grafts with well-defined anatomy and the correct ...
Mar. 4, 2024 — Fat tissue holds the key to 3D printing layered living skin and potentially hair follicles, according to researchers who recently harnessed fat cells and supporting structures from clinically procured human tissue to precisely correct injuries in ...
Feb. 14, 2024 — A new study examines dermal injections and their impact on skin ...
Jan. 11, 2024 — Recent findings have identified a potential new link to signs of skin aging -- the skin microbiome, the collection of microorganisms that inhabits our ...
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Jan. 10, 2024 — Starting a new year, many people pledge to enact self-care routines that improve their appearance. And facial sheet masks soaked in skin care ...
Mar. 30, 2023 — 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 ...
Mar. 30, 2023 — 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, ...
Mar. 8, 2023 — 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 ...
Jan. 18, 2023 — 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% ...
Jan. 6, 2023 — Researchers have found that hair follicle transplants can promote scar rejuvenation by altering their architecture and genetic ...
Nov. 11, 2022 — 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 ...
Sep. 15, 2022 — 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, ...
Sep. 14, 2022 — 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 ...
Aug. 31, 2022 — A novel approach provides an innovative solution to overcoming two major challenges in delivering medicinal and cosmetic remedies through the skin. ...
Earlier Headlines
Aug. 19, 2022 — Chemical peels are a common treatment for acne scars, but a new study finds that microneedling is significantly more effective for patients with dark ...
July 6, 2022 — A new study offers evidence that transgender patients who receive gender-affirming facial feminization surgery reported better mental health after their ...
June 22, 2022 — 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 ...
Apr. 30, 2022 — Injection of the anti-TNF drug adalimumab into Dupuytren's disease nodules is effective in reducing nodule hardness and nodule ...
Apr. 25, 2022 — 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 ...
Apr. 1, 2022 — 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 ...
Mar. 16, 2022 — Patients who undergo facial surgery think their surgical scars look worse than surgeons and independent observers do, according to a new ...
Jan. 26, 2022 — Researchers have developed a range of permanent hair dyes that avoid the allergenic properties of traditional ...
Jan. 5, 2022 — 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 ...
Aug. 5, 2021 — 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 ...
July 20, 2021 — 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. ...
June 8, 2021 — A new study finds that rather than destroying or removing defective veins, it is possible to repair them by using a sheath. They are thus saved for later use as a ...
May 4, 2021 — A team of University of Alberta researchers has discovered a way to use 3-D bioprinting technology to create custom-shaped cartilage for use in surgical procedures. The work aims to make it easier ...