Breast Enlargement and Scarring

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA, March 30, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Every woman's goal with breast enlargement is to improve the overall appearance of her breasts. Because of this, scarring is often a major concern for women, since a visible scar can compromise the positive cosmetic results the procedure has achieved.

Any surgery will leave scars; that much is unavoidable, and breast enlargement is no exception. However, scarring rarely detracts from the overall results of breast enlargement. With good surgical technique, skillful incision placement, and careful post-operative care, your breast surgeon can help ensure minimal, unobtrusive scarring after breast enlargement.

Incision Options for Breast Enlargement

Most breast surgeons offer three different incision options for breast enlargement. Each of these options is designed to hide your scar in a location where it will not be easily noticed, or to make the scar smaller and less noticeable.

The main incision options are:

- Inframammary (underneath your breast) - Allows your scar to be partially concealed under the breast fold. Best incision option for silicone breast implants.
- Periareolar (around your nipple) - The color around your nipple and the change in contour conceals your scar quite well in most cases. This is a good incision option for saline breast implants.
- Axillary (in your armpit) - The scar is easily concealed in your armpit. This is another option for women with saline breast implants, but the recovery process will be longer and more difficult.

The surgical technique your breast surgeon uses will also influence the level of scarring you experience. A good plastic surgeon will perform your breast enlargement with the goal of inducing the least amount of trauma to your breast, which helps to limit the severity of the scarring.

Your surgeon should also practice rigorous anti-infection protocols that limit the chances you will contract an infection, which can lead to excessive scarring.
Other Factors That Can Influence Scarring

Scarring after breast enlargement surgery can be affected by several other types of factors, including:

- Skin health
- Age
- Skin type
- Ethnicity
- Lifestyle and diet (i.e. smoking)
- How closely you follow recovery instructions

Because of this wide range of factors, it is impossible to guarantee what your scarring will look like after surgery. However, in the hands of an experienced plastic surgeon, you can rest assured that everything that can be done will be done to provide you with beautiful, attractive results.

If you live in the Glendale or Newport Beach areas of California and would like more information about breast enlargement, please visit the website of experienced Glendale breast enlargement surgeon Dr. Eugene Kim.

Website: http://www.ekimplasticsurgery.com

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What To Do if You Lose a Tooth

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PHOENIX, AZ, April 15, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- If you lose a tooth due to trauma, there are steps you can take to save your natural tooth and help prevent tooth replacement with an artificial tooth. Should your tooth get knocked out, inspect it to make sure it is still in one piece. If it is broken, it will not be possible to preserve your natural tooth.

If your tooth is healthy and in one piece, wash it off with cool or room temperature water. Don't scrub it or use any medications or infectants on it. This will help remove any bacteria that may have come into contact with your tooth when it fell out. Once your tooth is rinsed clean, it is also important to rinse your mouth with water to remove debris and dirt, before pushing the tooth back into place. You may need to hold it in place while you arrange for emergency dental care. Call immediately, as the dentist needs to see you right away and get you started on antibiotics and stabilize the tooth by splinting it to the adjacent teeth to hold it in place.

If emergency dental care is not immediately available try to get the tooth back into the socket. If this is not possible, keep the tooth moist by placing your tooth in cold water or milk until you get to the dentist. You need to get to the dentist within 2 hours to have success in reimplanting the tooth if it is not put in immediately. The sooner the better.

Tooth Replacement Options

If your natural tooth cannot be saved or if it was lost due to decay or infection, you may need to look at a tooth replacement option. Fortunately, modern dentistry offers several options for tooth replacement. Working with an experienced dentist in your area, a thorough exam will allow him to recommend the option that will best meet your dental needs.
Options for tooth replacement include:

- Dentures or partial dentures
- Dental bridges
- Dental implants

Dental implants and dental bridges will both require the use of dental crowns. Dental implants are often preferable because they do not rely on adjacent teeth for support, but this may not be an option for every patient.

The option best for you will depend on factors such as the health of adjacent teeth, the depth of your jawbone, and your personal needs and desires. Your dentist will be able to help you determine what solution is best for you and provide you with a smile that is strong, healthy, and beautiful.

If you have lost a tooth in or around Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, or Scottsdale, Arizona, please visit the website of Scott Lesueur, D.D.S. & Charles Dodaro, D.D.S. for more information on preserving your natural tooth and your alternative tooth replacement options at www.drsofsmiles.com.

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Researchers Discover That Small Shape Changes Lead to Increased Protective Ability in a Disease-Related Protein

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    ASHLAND, OH, March 31, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Researchers at Ashland University, Miami University (Ohio), and the National Institutes of Health have used a novel approach to show how evolutionary changes in the protein alpha A-crystallin have altered its ability to protect other proteins from damage during periods of physiological stress.

Alpha A-crystallin is a member of the small heat shock protein family, which plays a role in the prevention of human diseases such as Alzheimer's, lens cataracts and cancer. By comparing alpha A-crystallins from six different fish species, the researchers were able to identify two small changes in the protein's structure that affected its stability and ability to buffer other proteins from stress.

"The findings provide a unique perspective on the function of these 'stress proteins' and suggest ways that they could be altered to modify their protective abilities," said lead author Dr. Mason Posner, professor of biology at Ashland University.

The work will be published in PLoS One, a premier open access online journal, on March 29, 2012.

"We have used a classic comparative biology approach to find how nature alters this small heat shock protein to function in different settings," Posner said. "Most work on these proteins focuses on individual species, and usually mammals. By using fishes as a model group, we have shown how comparing multiple species can identify small changes in protein structure with large effects on function, while still maintaining a viable molecule that does not cause disease."

Posner said "Not only does this add to our basic understanding of how small heat shock proteins work, but it validates a technique for identifying small heat shock protein modifications that could have therapeutic applications."

After cloning the gene for one specific small heat shock protein, alpha A-crystallin, from six different fish species living at temperatures from -2 to 40 degrees Celsius, the authors of this study discovered that the protective function and stability of the resulting proteins correlated with the temperature of each fish, Posner said.

Using computer modeling to compare the structures of each protein and evolutionary analysis to reconstruct the likely changes in those structures during each species' evolution, the researchers identified three amino acid changes that could account for differences in protein function.

"By genetically engineering zebrafish alpha A-crystallins with amino acid substitutions found in the Antarctic toothfish, the authors were able to show that two of these three changes alter alpha A-crystallin protective function in a predictable way," he said.

Posner said that "with one small change we were able to produce a zebrafish protein that behaved more like a cold-adapted Antarctic fish protein." While the newly published results were done in vitro, follow up studies will examine the effects of these modified proteins in a live zebrafish, he added.

Posner said additional future work will examine whether similar modifications can be used to alter human small heat shock proteins.

Two of the co-authors on this study were undergraduate research students from Ashland University, a medium sized comprehensive Masters university in Ohio with a tradition of strong undergraduate research. The study was funded by the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

Contact Information:
Mason Posner, Professor of Biology
mposner@ashland.edu; 419-289-5691
www.masonposner.com
Article Embargoed until 3/29/2012 at 5 PM Eastern Time
Publication will be available on 3/29/2012 at: http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034438

Ashland University, ranked in the top 200 colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report's National Universities category for 2012, is a mid-sized, private university conveniently located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio. Ashland University values the individual student and offers a unique educational experience that combines the challenge of strong, applied academic programs with a faculty and staff who build nurturing relationships with their students.

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Alabama Senator Proposes Bill to Fund Cure for Paralysis

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March 11, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The next session of the Alabama Legislature may bring an interesting new proposal. State Senator Marc Keahey has compiled a new bill to fund brain injury research, catalyzed by a tragic car accident that resulted in the paralysis of a young University of South Alabama student.

Inspiration Behind the Bill

Sen. Keahey stated the bill was inspired by T.J. Atchison's motor vehicle accident. The young nursing student suffered severe injuries leading to paralysis from the chest down.

After receiving emergency treatment, Atchison was transferred to a hospital specializing in spinal cord injuries for rehabilitation. At this facility, the young college student agreed to take part in an experimental spinal cord therapy program.

Atchison is the first person to receive federally approved experimental stem cell treatments for spinal cord rejuvenation and states he is hopeful the treatments will help him walk again.

Details of Proposed Legislation

The proposed bill could lead to similar opportunities for other accident victims. It is designed to fund ground breaking spinal cord injury research which will occur at the University of Alabama Birmingham and focuses on finding a cure to paralysis resulting from spinal cord injuries.

The funds would come directly from traffic violations. Traffic citations issued for DUI, reckless driving and other infractions would have an additional three to ten dollar fee added to the ticket. That fee would be earmarked for funding this bill.

If enacted, the T.J. Atchison Spinal Cord Injury Research Act would provide significant funding for paralysis research efforts.

How the Bill Intends to Help Accident Victims

The senator projects the bill to raise between $400,000 and $500,000 a year from traffic fines along with additional contributions from private donors and other sources. It is not the first of its kind, and is modeled after a similar bill in California.

Although enactment could lead to many medical innovations, those suffering from spinal cord injuries resulting from another's negligence may be entitled to compensation to cover medical and rehabilitative costs as well as pain and suffering and lost wages.

If you or a loved one has suffered a debilitating injury to the spine, it is important to seek the counsel of an experienced personal injury attorney to ensure all your legal rights and remedies are protected.

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AACS Launches First-Ever CME Repository for Cosmetic Surgeons

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    CHICAGO, IL, March 30, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) has unveiled an online continuing medical education (CME) Repository for doctors, the only one of its kind in the field of cosmetic surgery. The AACS CME Repository provides a user-friendly, central online solution for AACS Members to view their Academy CMEs and also log their CMEs from other non-AACS educational events. Now all of a doctor's CME activities can be logged, tracked, printed and reported in one convenient and secure location that is accessed from the Academy's website, cosmeticsurgery.org

"The Academy continually strives to provide members with the latest tools, resources and technology to keep their practice on the cutting edge," said Dr. Gerald Edds, President of the AACS. "The CME Repository provides a convenient and accurate online tool to make tracking CME easy, and is a welcome addition to our already robust member benefits package."

The AACS CME Repository was beta-tested by Drs. Robert Burke, Trustee and Joseph Niamtu, who are long time Academy Members and regarded as among the most tech savvy. "This is a highly anticipated cutting-edge technology tool for cosmetic surgeons that will simplify the process of logging and reporting CME Credits," said Dr. Burke.

"The Repository offers a centralized solution to CME tracking. It offers robust features, but is also user-friendly, ensuring it is both accurate and fast to accommodate the busy schedule of a cosmetic surgeon," added Dr. Joseph Niamtu.

The CME Repository represents the latest in a string of technological advances introduced by the Academy over the past year, including a new mobile app, job board and fully digital medical journal, "The American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery." The Academy continues to move forward with new technology that will assist in creating awareness of the Academy globally and furthering its mission of advancing the specialty of cosmetic surgery and quality patient care.

"The AACS CME Repository helps further establish the Academy as the one-stop shop for professionals in the field of cosmetic surgery," said Dr. Edds. "From education to the latest information and research to premier online tools - all to help our members and their practices succeed while maintaining the highest level of quality patient care."

For complete information on the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and the new CME Repository, visit http://www.cosmeticsurgery.org.

Founded in 1985, the mission of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) is to advance the specialty of cosmetic surgery and quality patient care. AACS is the leader in continuing medical education for all specialties of cosmetic surgery, providing fellowship training programs, live surgery workshops, medical symposiums and an annual scientific meeting. Most members of the AACS are board-certified cosmetic surgeons, dermatological surgeons, plastic and reconstructive surgeons, head and neck surgeons, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, obstetric-gynecologic surgeons, general surgeons and ophthalmic surgeons - all of whom specialize in cosmetic surgery. AACS is the organization that represents all cosmetic surgeons in the American Medical Association (AMA) through its seat in the AMA House of Delegates. For more information, visit http://www.cosmeticsurgery.org.

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VueTek Scientific Redefines Vascular Imaging with the Launch of Veinsite

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    GRAY, MAINE, March 27, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- VueTek Scientific announced today that it has launched Veinsite, which is the only hands free and portable peripheral vascular imaging device. Veinsite is head worn, allowing clinicians' to be hands free in order to place IVs without changing standard clinical practice. In a recent clinical study, clinicians saw on average two additional veins with Veinsite than with the naked eye. The study included subjects who can present challenges to vascular access, including infants, children, elderly, obese and those with dark skin.

Veinsite allows clinicians to simply look at the anatomy where they want to see veins and find the ideal location to place an IV. Seeing more veins and making better access choices can reduce the number of attempts to place IVs, which minimizes infiltration, infection and central lines. These results improve pain initiative outcomes, patient satisfaction scores, save valuable time and reduce cost.

Veinsite's proprietary technology utilizes a headset display to provide a crisp, clear video image without compromise from ambient light, skin contours and imperfections. This ideal configuration provides the best image on the market. Veinsite is proudly made in the U.S.A.

Veinsite is being distributed in the United States to Hospitals and Oncology Centers by Alliance Medical, 800-862-4446. All other clinicians or institutions and those outside the United States should contact VueTek Scientific directly at www.vuetekscientific.com or call 207-657-6565.

VueTek Scientific, located in Gray Maine was founded in 2007 to develop and commercialize advanced imaging systems that address unmet clinical needs relating to vascular access. Clinicians or institutions not using Alliance Medical and those outside the United States should contact VueTek Scientific directly at www.vuetekscientific.com or call 207-657-6565.

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