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STUART, Fla., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Aesthetic Surgery Journal published an article by Emory University researchers on an FDA Class 1 device used in the delivery of silicone gel implants. Researchers found the Keller Funnel(TM) developed by Stuart, Florida based Keller Medical Inc., www.kellerfunnel.com, helped reduce breast skin flora contamination by more than fifty-percent over the standard technique. According to lead researcher and...

Jonathan Torch and Curly Hair Solutions™ announces that Curly Hair Solutions™ curl straightening styling product ReMane Straight™ is 100% Silicone-free and Formaldehyde-free since 1988. Toronto, ON (PRWEB) January 27, 2012 This January, Jonathon Torch and Curly Hair Solutions have announced that for the past 24 years, all Curly Hair Solutions™ natural hair care have been silicone and formaldehyde free since the Curly Hair Club was formed in 1988. Health and safety concerns of...

HANOVER, N.H., Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) has been officially informed by the German authorities at the BfArM Institute that the former company, GfE Medizintechnik GmbH in Germany, sold implants that were manufactured using PIP components. From September 2003 to August 2004 they were sold under the name TiBREEZE. These silicone implants were coated by GfE Medizintechnik GmbH with a titanium layer and...

The Image Center responds to a recent LA Times article titled, "Is it time to Ban Cosmetic Surgery?" which demands society to look at the most current information about breast implants. Huntington Beach, CA (PRWEB) January 21, 2012 The Image Center responds to a recent LA Times article titled, "Is it time to Ban Cosmetic Surgery?" which demands society to look at the most current information about breast implants. Dr. Peter Newen from The Image Center in Hungtington Beach,...

With extensive years of experience performing breast enhancement surgery, Beverly Hills board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Stuart A. Linder is alerting the public about the danger of Dow Corning silicone implants. His message: Women who have had the same implants since the ‘60s and ‘70s should seek medical care as soon as possible. Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) January 17, 2012 With extensive years of experience performing breast enhancement surgery, Beverly Hills board certified plastic...

VIENNA, Austria, January 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Stem cell-enriched autologous fat enables sustainable breast augmentation with autologous tissue It was in all the media: For years a French company has been selling defective silicone implants that often rupture and may cause cancer. More than 100,000 women worldwide must now choose between having their implants removed as a precaution or carrying a "time bomb" in their bodies. Stem cell breast augmentation offers an...

ELKHORN, Wis., Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MedPlast, Inc.'s ability to craft the pessary balloons that enhance quality of life for many women underscores the company's commitment to premium quality output and complete mastery of many separate - and complex - processes. Today's pessaries are precision-manufactured medical devices that provide pelvic organ support and that are used to treat a variety of gynecologic conditions, including prolapse. In years past, such devices were...

COLOGNE, Germany, December 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Concerning latest media articles about PIP, Hartmut Mueller-Gerbes, Head of Media Relations TUEV Rheinland, says: TUEV Rheinland has in February initiated proceedings against Poly Implant Prothese with the French prosecution service in Marseille. PIP continued to mislead TUEV Rheinland as the experts were shown the conforming silicone and the correct documents during the inspections that were regularly performed at PIP...

Concern over substandard breast implants manufactured by a now-defunct French firm and made from industrial silicone has begun to spread around the world, while the French and British governments found themselves at odds with the extent of the problem and the best way to deal with it. According to Kate Kelland and Daniel Flynn of Reuters, fears about the implants -- which had been manufactured by Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) and created from a cheaper type of silicone usually used for...

French government officials are expected to order tens of thousands of women to have defective breast implants made from industrial silicone removed because of health concerns, various media outlets reported on Tuesday. According to Guardian reporter Angelique Chrisafis, the implants, which were manufactured by a company called Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), were made from a cheaper, non-medical silicone usually used for electronics and computer parts. Furthermore, the implants were said...