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Plastic Surgery Developments: Another Step Forward |
Nowadays plastic surgery progress
permits to reshape
or replace almost any part of the body or face. Through up-to-date
plastic
surgery methods one can change not only appearance, but even
sex. For an experienced plastic surgeon human body is like an Erector
Set which can be assembled, disassembled, and assembled once again
using “spare parts”.
One of the latest plastic surgery
developments is sentinel node
biopsy – the removal of cells or tissues with the purpose of
testing them and minimizing the risk of metastases formation. The
accuracy of this plastic surgery method equals to 95% and it becomes
quite indispensable in cancer preventing.
Another important advance is
vacuum assisted wound
closure during which a wound is exposed to negative pressure with the
help of a vacuum pump. It forms granulation tissue at the wound's
base and quickens the healing process. This procedure is applied for
difficult or chronic wounds.
Thanks to the scientific progress
such plastic
surgery operation as microvascular free tissue transfer is also
possible. The amputated parts of the body can be replanted by
anastomosing the injured structures like nerves and blood vessels.
Plastic
surgery history knows the examples when not only divided
fingers or limbs were successfully replanted, but even a head! It may
seem unbelievable but this difficult operation is as realizable as
another plastic surgery miracle – hand function restoration
in
tetraplegic patients. A box implanted under the skin in the pectoral
area controls several (eight at the most) electrodes in the muscles
of the hand and arm. A movement detector picks up the signals and helps
to the control box to coordinate the shoulder activity.
Among the most important plastic
surgery developments
immediate breast reconstruction should be mentioned. This procedure
is performed in patients with breast cancer and gives options for
mastectomy or local excision. During a tumor removal operation a
bilateral breast
reduction can be performed. The surgeon restores the
breast proportions depending on its size and shape. Besides that many
cosmetic
plastic surgery procedures like blepharoplasty, liposuction,
facelift have become practical all over the world.
However, all these considerable
advances wouldn't
value much without being available. Fortunately today plastic surgery
centers are not isolated and their services are becoming more and
more affordable.
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