REGULATORY

FDA OKs new silicone gel breast implant

Washington — The Food and Drug Administration has approved Sientra’s silicone gel-filled breast implant for breast augmentation in women at least 22 years old and for breast reconstruction in women of any age. » More

Florida liposuction ban passes Senate, but dies

Tallahassee, Fla. — The Florida Senate passed legislation banning liposuctions in unregulated physician offices, but the bill died as the legislative session ended on Friday.
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FYI ...

125%

Increase in maxillofacial surgery procedures from 2010 to 2011

Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons

BODY

Blacks seven times more prone to keloid scars

Detroit — A Henry Ford Hospital study suggests that African-Americans are seven times more likely than Caucasians to develop keloids following head and neck surgery. » More

'Black Madam' arrested in injection party

Philadelphia — Police here have arrested Padge Victoria Windslowe, 42, who is considered a person of interest in connection with the death of a London tourist who received illegal buttocks-enhancement injections last year in a Philadelphia hotel. » More

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