Effective Treatment for Hair Loss: Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy
What is platelet rich plasma therapy?It is a process of using the healing power of your body ' s own blood platelets to halt hair loss and enable new hair growth. Platelet rich plasma (PRP) is a substance derived from your own blood that aids in hair restoration by promoting the growth of hair and skin cells at injection sites.Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy has been shown to be an effective treatment for both men and women who are experiencing recent hair loss.See below for a peek at the 3-step, in-office procedure that is quick with no downtime — about 30 minutes for each treatment with three treatments recommended.For mo...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - January 28, 2019 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: hair loss hair restoration hair treatment platelet rich plasma PRP Hair prp therapy Source Type: blogs
Platform Wound Dressing, a Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Device Doesn ’t Need Gauze or Foam
Applied Tissue Technologies, based in Hingham, MA, won FDA clearance for its Platform Wound Dressing (PWD), the first embossed negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) device that doesn’t require using any foam or gauze.
The PWD has an adhesive base and an embossed membrane that keeps the wound isolated from the outside environment. The membrane, thanks to its unique design, ends up performing the functions of the foam or gauze that’s currently used with existing NPWT products.
The device is transparent when looking from above, allowing for close monitoring of the wound during therapy. When it is activated, th...
Source: Medgadget - January 17, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Plastic Surgery Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
iCertainty Contact-Free Perfusion Imaging System Cleared in U.S.
RFPi, a company out of Greenville, North Carolina, won FDA clearance for its iCertainty blood flow and perfusion imaging system. The technology gives clinicians the ability to essentially watch as blood saturates or drains in tissues being worked on, something that typically has to be done using invasive means. The new technology avoids injection of dyes and the use of fluoroscopes that emit ionizing radiation, and may be an alternative to interoperative MRI scanning in some cases.
RFPi believes that many surgical procedures can be done faster, more easily, and with fewer complications, particularly where perfusion imaging...
Source: Medgadget - January 15, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Plastic Surgery Radiology Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
Introducing vFit+: Women's home-use device for intimate and personal wellness
Dr. Christine Hamori is the only professional on Boston ' s South Shore authorized to sell thevFit Plus device.vFit PLUS, the world ’s first home-use intimate wellness solution, uses a patented combination of red lights (LEDs), gentle heat and sonic technology to improve sexual function, so you can enjoy personal wellness and renewed confidence.vFit Plus is designed to be affordable, non-invasive, and all natural for use in the privacy of your home for up to 12 minutes a day, every other day.To schedule a demo and inquire about training and purchasing the device for your personal use, please contact Dr. Hamori ' s office...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - January 15, 2019 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: v-fit vaginal tightening vfit Source Type: blogs
Fight Aging! Newsletter, January 14th 2019
In conclusion, reduction of LDL-C to less than 50 mg/dl seems safe and provides greater CV benefits compared with higher levels. Data for achieved LDL-C lower than 20-25 mg/dl is limited, although findings from the above mentioned studies are encouraging. However, further evaluation is needed for future studies and post-hoc analyses.
Wary of the Beautiful Fairy Tale of Near Term Rejuvenation
https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2019/01/wary-of-the-beautiful-fairy-tale-of-near-term-rejuvenation/
One might compare this interview with researcher Leonid Peshkin to last year's discussion with Vadim Gladyshev....
Source: Fight Aging! - January 13, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Newsletters Source Type: blogs
Wary of the Beautiful Fairy Tale of Near Term Rejuvenation
One might compare this interview with researcher Leonid Peshkin to last year's discussion with Vadim Gladyshev. There is a spectrum of caution and pessimism regarding near term progress towards rejuvenation; the pessimists in the research and development communities are not all alike in their viewpoints, and nor do they all have the same take on the complexity of cellular metabolism as a hurdle to progress.
If a researcher thinks that small molecule drugs or gene therapies to alter the operation of metabolism into a state in which aging is slowed are the only way forward, then yes, it is reasonable to consider that ...
Source: Fight Aging! - January 10, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Reason Tags: Healthy Life Extension Community Source Type: blogs
First Device for Predicting Risk of Pressure Ulcers FDA Cleared
Pressure ulcers are a common malady for bedridden patients, a situation that clinicians have been struggling to improve significantly. There are devices that sense how long a part of a body has been pressed on for too long, beds that deflate and inflate different areas to provide temporary respite, and clinical routines that help to prevent pressure ulcers.
Bruin Biometrics, a company based in Los Angeles, California, landed FDA clearance for the first device to actually objectively evaluate a patient’s proclivity for developing a pressure ulcer in a given part of the body. The SEM Scanner wireless handheld device is...
Source: Medgadget - January 4, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Critical Care Medicine Plastic Surgery Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
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Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - January 2, 2019 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: specials Source Type: blogs
Soliton Acoustic Shockwave Device to Aid in Tattoo Removal
Soliton, a company based in Houston, Texas, has developed an acoustic shockwave device to assist in laser tattoo removal. At present, laser tattoo removal takes a significant number of sessions, with long waits between visits and a significant overall cost. This new device aims to allow numerous laser passes per session, and the company claims that tattoos can be removed in as little as two to three sessions. The acoustic shockwave technology may also be useful for fat and cellulite removal, and Soliton is currently investigating these applications.
Soliton reports that over 70 million people in the U.S. have tattoos, and ...
Source: Medgadget - December 26, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Dermatology Plastic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Cynosure TempSure RF Platform Now Available for Aesthetic Procedures in Plastic Surgery, Dermatology, Gynecology
Hologic announced that its Cynosure division is releasing the recently FDA-cleared TempSure RF platform for surgical and non-surgical aesthetic applications. The device provides 300 watts of energy at 4 MHz, allowing for precise work in creating fine incisions in delicate tissues such as eyelids, ears, and even labia!
Hologic believes its device causes less heat damage to nearby tissues compared to competitors and less noticeable scarring is left at the end. The device comes with a set of different electrodes that are dedicated to working with different tissue types on a single device.
“TempSure Surgical is truly a break...
Source: Medgadget - December 18, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Ob/Gyn Plastic Surgery Source Type: blogs
EZbra Breast Dressing to Make Post-Op Recovery Easier, Safer
EZbra Advanced Wound Care, a firm based in Tel Aviv, Israel, is releasing in the U.S. its innovative breast dressing for recovery following procedures such as biopsies, lumpectomies, reconstructions, and placement of implants. The company hopes that its EZbra all-in-one device will become a standard of care, as currently there is no universally accepted methods for breast dressing.
The device comes sterile and is intended for one-time use, avoiding the potential for cross contamination. The level of compression that is placed upon the breasts can be easily adjusted at various points to achieve post-op requirements. It abso...
Source: Medgadget - December 3, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Ob/Gyn Plastic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Holiday Specials in the Skin Spa!
Happy Holidays from Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery + Skin Spa!To help you stock up on stocking stuffers this month we are offering:10% off all in stock products20% off allSkin Spa proceduresRemember, our gift cards make great holiday gifts! (Available in any denomination.)You must be an appropriate candidate for your chosen procedure. All specials expire 12.31.18 Call the Skin Spa to schedule now at 781-934-2200.Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery + Skin Spa95 Tremont Street, Suite 28, Duxbury, Massachusetts, 02332Call us:781-934-2200Serving Boston ' s South Shore, Cape Cod and NantucketChristine Hamori Cosmetic Surg...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - December 3, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: duxbury hamori skin spa specials Source Type: blogs
How Could We Reconcile Health Technologies and Environmental Sustainability?
The growth of the digital health market entails the appearance of newer and newer fitness trackers, wearables, health sensors – leaving the older models to the sock drawer or worse, the dustbin. What happens to health tech’s waste and what options do people have who don’t want their gadgets to end up in the trash towns of developing countries?
More plastic than fish in the oceans soon
“If the present trends continue, by 2050 our oceans will have more plastic than fish”, said Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations to mark World Environment Day in June 2018. Not only the oceans started to be fil...
Source: The Medical Futurist - November 24, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Bioethics Business Healthcare Design Healthcare Policy Policy Makers Researchers digital health digital health tech e-waste electronic environment green health technology Innovation planet recycling sustainability Source Type: blogs
Surgeon Chris McCulloh Stands Up to Disability
Credit: Chris McCulloh.
Chris McCulloh
Job: 4th-year general surgical resident, Morristown Medical Center in New Jersey
Grew up in: Manhattan
When not at work, he’s: Programming, coding, thinking about artificial intelligence, and machine learning
Hobbies: Writing/producing electronic music, weightlifting
Ten years ago, Chris McCulloh planned to enter medical school and fulfill his dream of becoming a surgeon. Instead, just months before he was to start med school, he ended up a patient. A freak accident—slipping on a hardwood floor, flying backwards, and landing neck-first on the edge of a glass coffee table—left...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - November 15, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Beth Azar Tags: Being a Scientist Stem Cells Training Source Type: blogs
3M ’s New Durapore Advanced Surgical Tape for Keeping Tubes in Place
3M is releasing a new surgical adhesive tape that was developed to address special needs for a variety of clinical applications. The 3M Durapore Advanced tape is particularly beneficial when securing critical tubes that have to stay in place without a danger of being moved (chest tubes, JP drains, etc).
The new product line adheres to skin, various tubes, and to itself, and when the surface is moist, having different textures, and in humid environments the tape is designed to perform well. The tape sticks on evenly throughout the surface, lifting very little at the edges.
The tape has no natural rubber latex, but 3M claims...
Source: Medgadget - November 8, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Editors Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiac Surgery Critical Care Emergency Medicine Neurosurgery Ob/Gyn Plastic Surgery Thoracic Surgery Urology Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
