Octopus-Inspired Sucker for Tranplanting Cell Sheets
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a ‘sucker’ to pick up and transfer thin cell or tissue sheets that are intended for therapeutic purposes, such as wound healing or tissue grafting. Inspired by octopus suckers, the device can gently manipulate the delicate sheets without causing damage, and uses heating and a temperature-responsive hydrogel to create suction between the sucker and the sheet.
“For the last few decades, cell or tissue sheets have been increasingly used to treat injured or diseased tissues. A crucial aspect of tissue transplantation surgery, such as corneal tissue transplan...
Source: Medgadget - October 19, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Cardiac Surgery Materials Plastic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Supportive Gel Allows for Bioprinting of Complex Shapes
Researchers at Penn State have developed a supportive gel that allows for printing of complex shapes using cell aggregates. The gel provides a supportive matrix during the printing process, and permits the researchers to place the aggregates wherever they want. This technique could pave the way for printed replacements for tissues and organs.
Bioprinting, where cell aggregates, such as organoids, are printed to form complex shapes, holds significant promise for regenerative medicine. Simply printing replacement tissues or organs is a tantalizing idea. However, the process is delicate, and so far, it has been challenging...
Source: Medgadget - October 16, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Materials Plastic Surgery Source Type: blogs
More health care basics
There are several more very important ways in which health care does not conform to the assumptions necessary for the idealized " free market. " (This is actually true of just about every kind of good or service but more glaringly so for health care.) One important way is imperfect information. I know what kind of cheese I like or what kind of clothes I want to wear. But we don ' t actually know what health care services we need. The first thing we pay the doctor for is to figure that out. Physicians tell us what ' s wrong with us and what to do about it. Sure, there ' s a big movement going on for shared decision making, ...
Source: Stayin' Alive - October 14, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
October Specials in the Skin Spa
WE HAVE MOVED!As of Monday, September 28th 2020 we have begun seeing patients at our brand-new standalone plastic surgery center at 113 Tremont Street in Duxbury (immediately next door to our former office). In the new 9,800 square foot building we have an even larger surgical suite. This is accompanied by a private entrance and exit for surgical patients to create the best possible experience. The second floor is dedicated to the Skin Spa. Our state-of-the-art facility continues to offer the newest in skin care technology including Ultherapy, Thermage, Co2 Tetra Factional Laser, Coolsculpting and CoolTone. ...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - October 1, 2020 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Visit Us in Our Brand New Building!
WE HAVE MOVED!As of Monday, September 28th 2020 we have begun seeing patients at our brand-new standalone plastic surgery center at 113 Tremont Street in Duxbury (immediately next door to our former office). In the new 9,800 square foot building we have an even larger surgical suite. This is accompanied by a private entrance and exit for surgical patients to create the best possible experience. The second floor is dedicated to the Skin Spa. Our state-of-the-art facility continues to offer the newest in skin care technology including Ultherapy, Thermage, Co2 Tetra Factional Laser, Coolsculpting and CoolTone. ...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - October 1, 2020 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Restylane Kysse Now Available!
Christine Hamori, MD, FACS, has addedRestylane ® Kysse to her facial filler/injectable offerings at her plastic surgery practice on Boston ' s South Shore. Restylane Kysse is the first lip filler designed with XpresHAn Technology™allowing flexible movement and natural-looking volume that lasts for up to one year in clinical studies. " The Restylane Kysse formulation can provide results with less product than other lip injectables, " says Dr. Hamori, and we expect results to last up to a year. "In clinical studies,*:96% of subjects said their lips looked natural, and most had improved lip texture.100% said Restylane...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - September 16, 2020 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Oxygen-Releasing Bioink to Enhance Cell Survival in 3D Printed Structures
Researchers at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation in Los Angeles, California have developed an oxygen-releasing bioink that may be useful in 3D printing bioengineered cell constructs. This can help live cells to survive in limited oxygen environments, such as those that exist inside of 3D printed devices, in the first days after implantation.
Heart cells in a bioink (top) without oxygen support and (bottom) with oxygen-releasing capabilities. Live cells are stained green, dead cells in red.
Developing cell-encapsulating constructs, consisting of regenerative cells in a supportive biomaterial matrix, hol...
Source: Medgadget - September 10, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Materials Medicine Plastic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Wearable Ozone Therapy Device for Chronic Wound Treatment
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a wearable device that can administer antibacterial ozone gas to chronic wounds to help disinfect them. The technology could allow people to disinfect chronic wounds at home, and would be helpful in cases where wounds have been colonized by drug-resistant bacteria and aren’t responding to antibiotic therapy.
Approximately 6 million patients in the U.S. have a chronic wound. This includes many patients with diabetes who develop foot ulcers. These wounds can have a significant impact on quality of life, mobility, and the ability to work. In many cases, chronic wounds canâ€...
Source: Medgadget - September 8, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Materials Medicine Plastic Surgery Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
Specials in the Skin Spa for September
Please be sure to review ournew office protocols prior to your visit:SEPTEMBER SPECIALS!Purchase a package of4 CoolTone treatments and get an additional area package at 50% off (a $1200 savings)(both areas must be done same day)FreeIPL Photorejuvenation with the purchase of aClear + Brilliant(a $250 savings)(both treatments must be done same day) Get 25% off a package of 3Vivace microneedling andCoolPeel laser treatments(both treatments must be done same day) 20% anyViPeel25% offLaser Hair RemovalWe now carry ZO ® Skin Health Products! ZO® provides a comprehensive approach to creating and maintaining healthy...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - September 8, 2020 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Skin Spa Specials Source Type: blogs
Introducing ZO ® Skin Health
New in the Skin Spa!We now carry ZO ® Skin Health Products! ZO® provides a comprehensive approach to creating and maintaining healthy skin for anyone.Spend and save on ZO ® productsGet a free Getting Skin Ready Kit (Gentle Cleanser, Exfoliating Polish and Complexion Renewal Pads)when you spend $250 on ZO products-OR-Get a free travel size Exfoliating Polish when you spend $100 on ZO products(while supplies last, limit 1 per customer) You must be an appropriate candidate for your chosen procedure.Specials expire 9.30.20Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery + Skin Spa113 Tremont Street, Duxbury, Massachusetts, 02332Call ...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - September 8, 2020 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Skin Spa Specials Source Type: blogs
Origami Surgical Manipulator to Perform Microsurgeries
Robotic surgical assistants, such as the da Vinci systems from Intuitive Surgical, are now routinely used during laparoscopic procedures to improve operative precision, flexibility, and to manipulate multiple tools at once. Such devices can be quite complex inside and so they tend to be quite large, often taking up much of the space of an operating room. Moreover, they are still too cumbersome to operate on particularly fragile tissues and smaller anatomical structures.
Now, a pair of researchers from Harvard’s Wyss Institute and Sony Corporation have come up with a tiny robotic surgical assistant that’s as ...
Source: Medgadget - August 26, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Materials Neurosurgery Ophthalmology Plastic Surgery Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
Modernizing Medicine EHR ’ s Approach to Telehealth – EHR Telehealth Series
As part of our ongoing series of telehealth interviews with EHR vendors, we’re excited to share our interview with Patric Edmondson, Chief Technology Officer and Dr. Andrew Rosenthal, Medical Director of Plastic Surgery at Modernizing Medicine. In this series, we talk with an EHR vendors to better understand how they’re approaching telehealth. Are they developing […] (Source: EMR and HIPAA)
Source: EMR and HIPAA - August 17, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: John Lynn Tags: Ambulatory C-Suite Leadership EMR-EHR Health IT Company Healthcare IT Hospital - Health System Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Andrew Rosenthal COVID-19 Telehealth EHR Telehealth EHR Telehealth Interviews EMR Telehealth gMed g Source Type: blogs
Specials in the Skin Spa for August
Please be sure to review ournew office protocols prior to your visit:AUGUST SPECIALS!Body Contouring!25% off Coolsculpting or a series of 4CoolTone treatments, or bundle and save even more!Get 30% off 2 or more areas ofCoolsculpting + a series of 4 Cooltone treatmentsGet 15% off anUltherapy Treatment+Receive a free Defenage Power TrioCorrect visible signs of skin exhaustion, damage and aging on a global scale. Kit includes: 8-in-1 Bio Serum, 24/7 Barrier Balance Cream and 2 Minute Reveal Masque(an over $300 value)(while supplies last) 25% off a package of 3Vivace Face and Neck Treatments(a $700 savings) Pur...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - August 10, 2020 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Skin Spa Specials Source Type: blogs
Dr. Hamori Presents on Labiaplasty at International Master Class
Christine Hamori, MD, is among the experts presenting at theInternational Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS) Master Class on Vaginal Rejuvenation on August 1, 2020. Dr. Hamori ' s presentation will focus onWedge Labiaplasty andMons Pubis Rejuvenation.Other experts presenting will be: Adriana Pozzi, MD (Italy) - Anatomy of the Female Vulva: The Origin of the WorldPatricia Gutierrez-Ontalvilla, MD, PhD (Spain) - Edge Labiaplasty and Lipofilling of the Labia MajoraLina Triana, MD (Colombia) - Why Genital/Vaginal Aesthetics and Non Surgical OptionsMore information is available at theregistration link. Dr. Hamori...
Source: What's New In Plastic Surgery? - July 31, 2020 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: christine hamori wedge labiaplasty Source Type: blogs
Tiny 3D Printed Cubes Serve as Scaffolding for Broken Bones
A good deal of orthopedic bone repair surgeries involve injecting powders or pastes, to serve as scaffoding, into fractures. Now a collaboration between scientists at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), University of Oregon, New York University, and Mahidol University in Thailand has led to the development of a Lego-like 3D printed scaffolding system that may turn out to be much easier to use and clinically more effective for treating complex bone fractures.
The tiny 3D printed cubes, which are only 1.5 mm on each side, are designed to hold onto gels seeded with growth factors that are chosen to promote the g...
Source: Medgadget - July 28, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Materials Orthopedic Surgery Plastic Surgery Source Type: blogs
