A new reconstructive cosmetic surgery technique has been developed for women who have suffered from breast cancer. It allows surgeons to remove excess tissue from a woman's love handles.

A British born plastic surgeon has developed a new method of breast augmentation, which does not involve the insertion of any foreign material.

A woman considering breast augmentation surgery has a choice of a wide variety of breast implant sizes. Smaller breast implants have gained popularity because they increase lift and size, but have a more natural look than larger breast implants. However, many women who choose smaller implants later regret not going larger, so careful consideration of breast implant sizes is highly advisable before committing to a breast enhancement procedure.

Bad plastic surgery often indicates surgical errors in the plastic surgery procedure, although many times bad plastic surgery results from poor aesthetic choices by either the surgeon or the patient prior to surgery. Bad plastic surgery can happen in any plastic surgery procedure and can indicate a number of problems.

Mothers have claimed that having breast augmentation surgery made them feel a lot better about their figures after childbirth.

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Scientists are reporting an advance toward the next big treatment revolution in dentistry - the era in which root canal therapy brings diseased teeth back to life, rather than leaving a "non-vital" or dead tooth in the mouth.

Researchers at The Forsyth Institute have made a significant discovery about the nature of childhood dental disease. The scientific studies led by Anne Tanner, BDS, Ph.D., identified a new pathogen connected to severe early childhood caries (cavities). This research may offer the potential to intervene and halt the progression of disease.

The British Dental Association (BDA) has applauded an announcement that primary care dentists in Scotland will not be required to use vacuum sterilisers because there is a lack of evidence that they would increase patient safety.

As Brits prepare to bare all on the beach again, The Hospital Group has reported a massive 89% increase in enquiries for the abdominoplasty procedure in the early part of this year.

New materials and new technologies offer opportunities to bring implant dentistry to more patients. Fiber-reinforced composite is a new material that promises advantages for use in oral and craniofacial applications as well as in orthopedics. Discovering how it responds to stress and strain can help gauge its usefulness.

A new technique to perfect certain facial cosmetic surgery procedures has been introduced by a New York cosmetic surgeon. Dr Andrew Jacono claims that his procedure allows surgeons to correct problems in post-eyelid lift patients.

Following years of futile attempts, new research from the Monell Center demonstrates that living human taste cells can be maintained in culture for at least seven months. The findings provide scientists with a valuable tool to learn about the human sense of taste and how it functions in health and disease. This advance ultimately will assist efforts to prevent and treat taste loss or impairment due to infection, radiation, chemotherapy and chemical exposures.

In the Eastern Clinical University Hospital of Riga first venoplastic operation in Latvia was successfully completed to a 41 year old woman, which suffers from one of central neural system diseases – multiple sclerosis, affecting brain and spinal cord.

Periodontal ligament stem cells have been found to be the most efficacious of three kinds of clinically tested dental tissue-derived stem cells, reports a study published in the current issue of Cell Transplantation.