BREAST

CAD aids in breast reconstruction surgery

Brisbane, Australia — Researchers here have used computer-aided design (CAD) to create an extremely accurate mold of a breast that surgeons used as a visual aid in tissue reconstruction surgery, Medical News Today reports. » More

Implant bursts during London paintball game

London — A British woman’s breast implant exploded after she was hit in the chest by a paintball, the Chicago Tribune reports. » More

FYI ...

18%

Rise in number of breast reconstruction procedures from 2000 to 2010

Source: American Society of Plastic Surgeons

FACE

Woman dies after self-injecting beef fat

Chicago — An Illinois woman died of a bacterial infection after injecting her face with hot beef fat in an apparent attempt to self-treat wrinkles, although the cause of death appeared unrelated, ABC News reports. » More

BODY

Surgeons replace sawed-off thumb with toe

Bristol, England — Surgeons here have used a man’s own big toe to replace the thumb he cut off while sawing wood last December, Medical News Today reports. » More

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