Breast implant comparison study tops aesthetics reads for week

A comparison study of complication rates in contoured cohesive gel breast implants from three manufacturers was the most-read article of the past week on Healio.com/Aesthetics.

Other widely read articles included perspectives on aesthetic treatments from the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery annual meeting and study results finding that patient self-esteem before face-lift surgery may affect quality of life after surgery:

Contoured cohesive gel breast implants by three manufacturers comparable

Contoured cohesive gel breast implants by three different manufacturers were found to have similar low complication rates and high satisfaction rates during a 10-year period, according to study results.

Researchers conducted a prospective study of 695 patients (mean age 42.7 years) who underwent breast implantation with contoured cohesive silicone gel breast implants performed by a single surgeon. Complication rates for three implant manufacturers — Allergan, Mentor and Sientra — were compared. Read more

VIDEO: Facial shaping called 'next evolution in fillers'

CHICAGO — In this video perspective, Vince Bertucci, MD, discusses his presentation on facial shaping at the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery annual meeting.

“Facial shaping is really the next evolution in fillers,” Bertucci, a dermatologist in the Toronto area and president of the Canadian Dermatology Association, told Healio.com, while discussing the Mona Lisa Mastery session. Watch video

VIDEO: Tips for working with Kybella

CHICAGO — In this video perspective from the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery annual meeting, Kimberly J. Butterwick, MD, discusses techniques and tips for using Kybella as treatment for submental fat.

Kimberly Butterwick

“We’re learning that we might want to space the treatments a little bit,” Butterwick, a dermatologist practicing in San Diego, Calif., and blogger for Healio.com focusing on aesthetic dermatology, told Healio.com, regarding Kybella (deoxycholic acid, Allergan), which was approved by the FDA earlier this year. Watch video

Breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma treated with definitive surgery

Optimal primary treatment for breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma was definitive surgery with implant removal and total capsulectomy, according to research presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgery’s annual meeting in Boston. Read more

Self-esteem before face-lift may determine quality of life after surgery

Patient self-esteem before face-lift surgery may affect quality of life after surgery, according to study results.

Researchers conducted a prospective study of 59 patients undergoing rhytidectomy in a private practice from July 1 to Oct. 31, 2013. Read more