| Breast implants made of silicone back on US market
In many spots, the factory looks like an especially clean industrial kitchen. Workers are covered from head to toe in surgical scrubs. Stacked on stainless steel rolling trays are mounds of various sizes and shapes, all resembling risen pizza dough. Mentor Corp. has its global manufacturing operations at this 13,050-square-meter factory that is home to the nation's only breast implant manufacturing facility and anecdotally known as one of the augmentation capitals of the US. The recent FDA approval of silicone-gel implants -- ending a 14-year virtual ban -- has far-reaching ramifications in Texas. All made-in-the-USA breast implants begin here, the starting point for nearly a quarter million breast augmentation surgeries a year. The daily grind of making implants might not change much -- but what workers are doing here will affect hundreds of thousands of women a year.
Aniston's publicist quashes nose-job claims
London, Jan 25: A representative of actress Jennifer Aniston has quashed claims his client has had plastic surgery on her nose, after the star was spotted leaving the clinic of a top cosmetic surgeon.Stephen Huvane has told Wenn that various magazines that are set to run with speculation the former Friends star has had a new nose-job, are issuing "nonsense". He insists writers are making too much of Aniston's visit to the Beverly Hills office of plastic surgeon Dr Raj Kanodia on Saturday (20Jan07).Life & Style reports in its upcoming issue that Aniston spent several hours at the surgery, and covered her nose with her hands when she realised snappers were taking pics of her when she came out.According to a source telling the magazine, "I was told she had a full rhinoplasty."But an angry Huvane said, "For the most part, this story is complete rubbish.""Jennifer did have a septum corrected that was incorrectly done over 12 years ago.
First Heart Patient Treated in Adipose Stem Cell Trial; Cytori's Cardiovascular Stem Cell Study Initiated
Cytori Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CYTX) (FWB:XMPA) and Hospital Gregorio Marañón in Madrid, Spain treated the first patient in Cytori's randomized clinical trial investigating the safety and feasibility of adipose-derived stem and regenerative cells as a therapy for cardiovascular disease. The study, designated as the 'PRECISE' trial, will enroll patients suffering from chronic myocardial ischemia, a severe form of end-stage coronary artery disease, which is estimated to affect hundreds of thousands of patients in Europe and the United States. Patients in the study will receive their own adult stem and regenerative cells, thereby avoiding the risk of rejection or disease transmission that exists with donor stem cells and the controversy associated with embryonic stem cells. Once introduced into a patient's heart, the cells have shown preclinically to help the body improve blood supply that can restore circulation to the heart.
Google, garden but no surgery, thanks
THE occasional nip and tuck is gaining acceptance around the world but for Australian retirees plastic surgery is not a priority. An Axa Retirement Scope survey covering 16 countries found Australian retirees were "less positive" about a surgical makeover compared with working Australians. Behavioural scientist Dr Stephen Juan said the research showed that there was a greater acceptance of plastic surgery among those still working but Australian retirees were less positive. "Retirees still see plastic surgery as being in the domain of the rich and famous but for working Australians, perhaps greater life expectancies dictate that maintaining one’s looks is becoming accepted as a viable option," Dr Juan said. While retired Australians may be shying away from complete makeovers, they have embraced new technology and prefer to Google than garden.
Residents weigh in on Bellingham center design
BELLINGHAM — If the town center and Pulaski Boulevard are to get makeovers, some residents think simple New England design may be the best way to go. At a public hearing last Wednesday, residents and business owners offered their thoughts on how those areas should look. According to the town’s master plan, the two sections desperately need a facelift, and plans call for transforming both into pedestrian-friendly areas where shops are within walking distance of homes. "Pulaski is in need of revitalization, because very few people who own property there can do anything with it because of existing zoning," said Mary Chaves, a member of the Pulaski Boulevard Village Overlay District Subcommittee, which is shepherding the concept of mixed-use. Existing zoning is limited to business.
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