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July 4, 2021
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3D 'Bioprinting' Used to Create Nose Cartilage

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 ...

Preclinical Discovery Triggers Wound Healing, Skin Regeneration

Apr. 28, 2021 — Difficult-to-treat, chronic wounds in preclinical models healed with normal scar-free skin after treatment with an acellular product. Derived from platelets, the purified exosomal product, known as ...

Hair Aging Differs by Race, Ethnicity

Jan. 21, 2021 — While aging is an unavoidable biological process with many influencing factors that results in visible changes to the hair, there is limited literature examining the characteristics of hair aging ...

Planaria Flatworms Can Be Alternative Screening Tool to Avoid Rabbit Skin Testing

Oct. 1, 2020 — A new, accurate screening tool for clinical skin products has been developed which uses flatworms rather than ...
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Internal Compression Stocking Helps Against Varicose Veins

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 ...

Skin Lightening Products Linked to Altered Steroid Hormone Levels

Sep. 9, 2020 — Women who misuse corticosteroid creams for cosmetic skin lightening may be at risk of developing adrenal insufficiency, according to new ...

Engineers Uncover Biomechanical Effects of Skin Rubbing

Aug. 28, 2020 — Understanding the skin damage caused by rubbing could lead to better topical skin treatments and help prevent the formation of new routes for viral and bacterial ...

Stem Cell Treatments 'Go Deep' to Regenerate Sun-Damaged Skin

May 28, 2020 — Some plastic surgeons have been using stem cells to treat aging, sun-damaged skin. But while they've been getting good results, it's been unclear exactly how these treatments work to ...

'Coolsculpting' Inventors Develop New Non-Surgical Method for Targeting Fat

Jan. 14, 2020 — Researchers are developing a new form 'Coolsculpting' technology that can selectively reduce fat almost anywhere in the body using a safe, injectable ice solution or ...

Study Finds 95 Percent Satisfaction Rate With Mohs Surgery

Jan. 10, 2020 — Patients who received Mohs surgery to treat the most serious form of skin cancer, melanoma, reported a 95 percent long-term satisfaction rate with their results, according to a new ...

Long-Term Study Finds Faster Breast Cancer Radiation Treatment as Effective as Long Course

Dec. 5, 2019 — Approximately half of the patients were randomly assigned whole breast radiation, delivered once per day over 3 to 5 weeks. The other half received external beam APBI which was given twice a day over ...

Brachytherapy Proves Effective in Treating Skin Cancer

Dec. 4, 2019 — The use of high-dose-rate brachytherapy to treat elderly patients with common skin cancers offers excellent cure rates and cosmetic outcomes, according to a new ...

The Deadly Superbugs Lurking in More Than Nine in Ten Make-Up Bags

Dec. 2, 2019 — The vast majority of in-use make-up products such as beauty blenders, mascara and lip gloss are contaminated with potentially life threatening superbugs, new research has ...

Rapamycin May Slow Skin Aging

Nov. 25, 2019 — The search for youthfulness typically turns to lotions, supplements, serums and diets, but there may soon be a new option joining the fray. Rapamycin, a FDA-approved drug normally used to prevent ...

Improved Avenues to Train Plastic Surgeons in Microsurgery

Oct. 25, 2019 — Microsurgery is an intricate and challenging surgical technique that involves using miniature instruments and sutures as fine as a hair strand aided by sophisticated microscopes. In plastic surgery, ...

Smoothing Wrinkles in Mice -- Without Needles

Sep. 25, 2019 — In the quest for a more youthful appearance, many people slather ointments on their skin or undergo injections of dermal fillers. But topical treatments often aren't very effective because they ...

Suntanner, Heal Thyself: Exosome Therapy May Enable Better Repair of Sun, Age-Damaged Skin

Sep. 19, 2019 — In a proof-of-concept study, researchers have shown that exosomes harvested from human skin cells are more effective at repairing sun-damaged skin cells in mice than popular retinol or stem ...

Aesthetics of Skin Cancer Therapy May Vary by Treatment Type

Sep. 3, 2019 — In a meta-analysis of 58 studies, a study compared four types of skin cancer treatments and found that while all four had similar recurrence rates a year after treatment, a form of radiation called ...

How the Sun Damages Our Skin

Aug. 22, 2019 — Researchers have discovered the mechanism through which ultraviolet radiation, given off by the sun, damages our ...

New Twist on Old Surgical Technique Helps Repair Patient's Skull Base

July 31, 2019 — A team of surgeons developed a groundbreaking procedure based on a paramedian forehead flap, a century-old plastic surgery technique, to save the life of a patient who suffered complications ...

Combined Breast and Gynecologic Surgery: Study Says Not So Fast

July 15, 2019 — A new study argues against combined approach: Patients undergoing coordinated breast and gynecologic procedures had a significantly longer length of hospital stay, and higher complication, ...

Loose RNA Molecules Rejuvenate Skin

July 15, 2019 — Want to smooth out your wrinkles, erase scars and sunspots, and look years younger? Millions of Americans a year turn to lasers and prescription drugs to rejuvenate their skin, but exactly how that ...

Facial Plastic Surgery in Men Enhances Perception of Attractiveness, Trustworthiness

July 11, 2019 — In the first of a kind study, plastic surgeons found that when a man chose to have facial plastic surgery, it significantly increased perceptions of attractiveness, likeability, social skills, or ...

Composition of Human Skin Microbiome Can Be Modulated

July 8, 2019 — Scientists have demonstrated the use of living bacteria to modulate skin microbiome composition. Mixtures of different skin microbial components have been used to temporarily modulate the composition ...
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