Stem Cells - The Future of Breast Augmentation?

Stem cells are now being used for Breast Augmentation overseas. Specifically, the procedure is gaining in popularity in Japan and is being introduced in Great Britain. The procedure involves removing fat from the abdomen (fat is rich in stem cells) and using a machine to concentrate the stem cells prior to injecting it into the breasts. It's estimated that women can achieve a cup size or greater enhancement to their breast size.

What are my thoughts on stem cell breast augmentation?

First of all, it's going to be a long time before the FDA approves any devices designed to concentrate stem cells for cosmetic breast augmentation. With 1 in 9 women developing breast cancer in their lifetime, it is extremely important for physicians to be sure that stem cell breast augmentation does not increase the risk of breast cancer, delay or interfere with the diagnosis of breast cancer, or worsen the prognosis of breast cancer if it is diagnosed.

Second, many physicians are performing fat grafting to the breast, which is the closest thing we currently have to stem cell breast enhancement. The big difference between the two is that generic fat grafting to the breast doesn't have as high a concentration of stem cells, but the stem cells are still present. One of the controversies surrounding fat grafting to the breast revolves around possible mammographic changes that can occur with the surgery. For this reason, I perform fat grafting to the breasts very sparingly, and only when breast implants are not possible. I have been happy with the results in the rare patients whom I perform this on, however.

For now, stem cell breast augmentation is only available for women who are willing to travel overseas. For the rest of Americans, it's Breast Implants or Bust! ;)

Story source: timesonline.uk
Photo credit: prphotos.com
For the ASPS cautionary statement regarding fat grafting to the breast, click here.

Thanks for reading,
Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon
Anthony Youn, M.D.:

Cara pasang Auto Read More terbaru (Part 2)

(Revisi: Solusi tanpa hosting file .JS) Fungsi Read More kali ini emang agak berbeda dengan

versi Read More yang lama (part 1). Bila versi
terdahulu kita harus meng-cut tulisan menggunakan cara manual dengan melakukan
pemangilan fungsi <div class="fullpost">..</div>
atau <span class="fullpost">..</span>
dimana kode ini biasanya kita tanamkan secara manual kedalam halaman
postingan. Untuk versi Auto Read More terbaru kali ini sepertinya lebih
canggih lagi, karena fungsi pemenggalan kalimat langsung bekerja secara otomatis
tanpa harus menambahkan kode diatas.

Trus..hebatnya lagi, fungsi Read More ini mampu menampilkan image pertama dalam
postingan dan mem-fload image tersebut di awal paragraf awal, meskipun gambar
yang kita letakan berada di tengah atau akhir postingan. Mungki lebih nyaman
saya sebut saja dengan fasilitas image thumbnail.

Tidak hanya itu saja, kita dapat juga pengatur jumlah karakter yang
ditampilkan. Disini ada 2 pilihan untuk jumlah karakter. Yang pertama, jumlah
karakter yang ditampilkan jika ada image yang diikutsertakan dalam postingan
dan yang kedua jumlah karakter tanpa image. Masih bingung maksudnya? sama..yang
jelasin juga puyeng wkwkwkw  Ya sudah, biar sama2 gak pusing langsung ke
tutorialnya saja ok.

Penting! Yang sudah memasang Read More
versi lama sebaiknya di kodenya kembalikan dulu ke seperti semula, caranya hapus
kode yang berwarna merah dibawah ini (Setiap template mungkin berbeda, jadi
tinggal disesuaikan saja)

<div class='post-header-line-1'/>

<div class='post-body'>

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>

<style>.fullpost{display:inline;}</style>

<p><data:post.body/></p>

<b:else/>

<style>.fullpost{display:none;}</style>

<p><data:post.body/></p>

<a expr:href='data:post.url'>Readmore</a>

</b:if>

<div style='clear: both;'/>

OK, kalo sudah tinggal lanjutkan dengan tutorial dibawah.

 

Pertama, silahkan tuju langsung ke halaman EDIT HTML, Cari kode
</head> kemudian letakan script dibawah ini di atas
kode </head> Kalo sudah, jangan lupa di simpan
terlebih dahulu.

 

Langsung copy paste aja kode dibawah ini:

 

<script type='text/javascript'>

var thumbnail_mode = "float" ;

summary_noimg = 250;

summary_img = 250;

img_thumb_height = 120;

img_thumb_width = 120;

</script>

<script type='text/javascript'>

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(C)2008 by Anhvo



visit http://en.vietwebguide.com to get more cool hacks

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function removeHtmlTag(strx,chop){

if(strx.indexOf("<")!=-1)

{

var s = strx.split("<");

for(var i=0;i<s.length;i++){

if(s[i].indexOf(">")!=-1){

s[i] = s[i].substring(s[i].indexOf(">")+1,s[i].length);

}

}

strx = s.join("");

}

chop = (chop < strx.length-1) ? chop : strx.length-2;

while(strx.charAt(chop-1)!=' ' && strx.indexOf(' ',chop)!=-1) chop++;

strx = strx.substring(0,chop-1);

return strx+'...';

}



function createSummaryAndThumb(pID){

var div = document.getElementById(pID);

var imgtag = "";

var img = div.getElementsByTagName("img");

var summ = summary_noimg;

if(img.length>=1) {

imgtag = '<span style="float:left; padding:0px 10px 5px 0px;"><img
src="'+img[0].src+'" width="'+img_thumb_width+'px"
height="'+img_thumb_height+'px"/></span>';

summ = summary_img;

}



var summary = imgtag + '<div>' + removeHtmlTag(div.innerHTML,summ) + '</div>';

div.innerHTML = summary;

}

//]]>

</script>

Masih pada halaman EDIT HTML, Beri tanda
centang pada "Expand widget template" lalu temukan kode seperti dibawah

<data:post.body/>

 

Kalo sudah, ganti kode
<data:post.body/> dengan semua kode dibawah ini

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != "item"'>

<div expr:id='"summary" + data:post.id'><data:post.body/></div>

<script
type='text/javascript'>createSummaryAndThumb("summary<data:post.id/>");</script>

<span class='rmlink' style='float:left'><a expr:href='data:post.url'>READ MORE -
<data:post.title/></a></span>

</b:if>

<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'><data:post.body/></b:if>

 

silahkan disimpan dan lihat hasilnya :)

Keterangan:

var thumbnail_mode = "float";  (kita dapat memutuskan apakah
letak thumbnail berada di (float) kiri atau jika tidak silahkan ganti
dengan (no-float)

summary_noimg = 250; (Menetapkan berapa banyak karakter akan ditampilkan
di posting tanpa gambar / thumbnail)

summary_img = 250; (Menetapkan berapa banyak karakter akan ditampilkan di
posting dengan gambar / thumbnail)

img_thumb_height = 120; (Thumbnail 'tinggi dalam piksel)

img_thumb_width = 120; (Thumbnail 'lebar dalam piksel)

Selamat mencoba..happy tutorial with o-om.com :)

A Bra That Prevents Breast Cancer?? No...

There's an interesting segment from Good Morning America which analyzes the Brassage. This is a bra manufactured by Intimate Health which claims (according to the program) to massage away toxins from the breast, thereby preventing and possibly treating disease and infection, and maybe even cancer.

Before you run out and buy this bra, I would caution that there is no science that supports that a bra prevents or treats any illnesses. "Removing toxins" is a pretty popular term nowadays as a catch-all for any whacky or off-the-wall treatment that claims to improve a person's health. Technically, I remove toxins every hour or two when I use the bathroom.

While the GMA broadcast completely discredits the Brassage, I wouldn't be so quick in dismissing it. In fact, I would put it on a pedestal with two other well-known and revolutionary bras: The Bro and The Manzier.

For the GMA broadcast, click here.

Thanks for reading.
Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon
Anthony Youn, M.D.:

Menata Ulang Syntax CSS Acak-acakan Via Styleneat

Betapa sulitnya mempelajari format style pada koding CSS yang susunannya tidak
beraturan, jangankan yang baru belajar, yang sudah mengerti sekalipun pasti
dibuat pusing untuk menganalisanya ulang. Tidak masalah bila struktur pengkodean
kita sendiri yang membuatnya, bayangkan saja bila itu buatan programmer lain,
belum lagi jika si programmer menggunakan
mode
style CSS terkompresi, pasti ribet
sekali khan jika harus mempelajari dengan menelusuri kodingya satu-persatu.

Nah, kali ini ada solusi termudah dimana rekan bisa dengan cepat
mengembalikan struktur style CSS yang sebelumnya acak2an menjadi lebih
teratur dan lebih tertata rapi. Saya sarankan coba saja gunakan layanan dari
Styleneat. Udah Basi Om!!
hehehe ya enggak lah, mana mungkin saya ngasih info layanan terbaru kalo tidak
terlebih dahulu masuk best review diluar sana, yang jelas layanan ini benar2
baru di launching tahun 2009 ini :)

Contoh susunan CSS yang tidak beraturan:

#id1 { property: value; }
#id1 .class1 { property: value; }
#id1 .class1 a { property: value; property2: value2; property3: value3; }
#id1 .class1 a span { property: value; property2: value2; }
#id2 { property: value; }
#id2 .class { property: value; }

Contoh susunan CSS yang teratur dan tertata rapi:

#id1 { property: value; }
 
  #id1 .class1 { property: value; }
 
    #id1 .class1 a {
       property: value;
       property2: value2;
       property3: value3; }
 
       #id1 .class1 a span {
          property: value;
          property2: value2; }
 
#id2 { property: value; }
 
  #id2 .class { property: value; }

Jujur saja, sebenarnya banyak juga programmer yang kadang malas mengatur tata
letak dari selector, value dan property pada CSS Syntax ini, masalahnya
kebanyakan si programmer merasa kode tersebut dia sendiri yang menyusunnya, jadi
mau diedit kapanpun juga dia merasa tetap mengerti alurnya. Saya sendiri
sebenarnya termasuk yang malas juga mengatur struktur pengkodean ini, padahal
bila ditata dengan rapi untuk kedepannya pasti lebih mudah untuk mempelajarinya
kembali, yang jelas ini memudahkan kita mengingat antara satu kode dengan lainya
yang saling berhubungan. Silhakan dicoba dan dipelajari sendiri ok :)

Brooke Shields, Latisse, and Make a Wish

Brooke Shields, famed eyebrow specialist Anastasia Soare, and Allergan (makers of eyelash enhancer Latisse) have teamed up to help the Make a Wish Foundation. The Latisse Wishes campaign was begun to help raise money for the Make a Wish Foundation, on the idea that people make a wish when they blow on an eyelash. The company has donated an initial amount of $500,000 to Make a Wish, and plan to donate another $5 for each person who signs up on www.Latisse.com up to a total of $1 million.

So far we are seeing very good results from Latisse. I am currently in the middle of filming a local TV segment where we follow a woman who's using it. So far, five weeks into her treatment, she's noticing a nice enhancement of her eyelashes.

I've never been one to make a wish on an eyelash that falls out. I just hate it when one falls out and sticks to my cheek for several hours.

photo credit: prphotos.com

Thanks for reading.
Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon
Anthony Youn, M.D.:

Kreasi Avatar anda Sendiri dengan urFooz

Wkwkwkwkw sumpah! om pengen ketawa sendiri nih, gila bener...ternyata
mendesain avatar yang mirip karakter sendiri aja susahnya minta ampun yo.
Padahal dah hampir 1 jam nih edit sana sini tapi hasilnya ya cuma gitu2 doang :(
yah sudahlah ngapain di pikirin lagian emang gak punya bakat desain juga wuehehe..

urFooz
ya.. layanan ini nih yang bikin sebel hari ini ternyata menyenangkan juga buat
iseng2 sekalian buat ngilangin stress. Dengan layanan urFooz inilah kita bisa
dengan mudah mendesain avatar sendiri mulai dari wajah, rambut, body, rambut,
alis, mulut, jambang dan masih banyak fitur dan berbagai aksesoris lainnya yang
bisa rekan coba sendiri.  Ya sudah monggo langsung dicoba aja ya :)

10 orang pertama yang membuat avatar akan saya publish di postingan ini..ayo buruan buat.. konfirmasi ke saya untuk linknya di kolom komentar.

Ini dia 10 avatar kren sumbangan sahabat blogger:

Bambang XP :
situsjoomla.blogspot.com

Arry Eka Setiawan :
langitbarat.blogspot.com

 

Reyno Heinja :
acezbboy.blogspot.com 

 

mr mung : mr-mung.com

malaikat cinta:
cewek-malam.blogspot.com

Akhmad Y Arif : in-tips.com

Bismillah Community : bismillah-community.blogspot.com

Dev : komunitas-bantu-membantu.blogspot.com

shedtya : dyt-root.blogspot.com

Yoyok : yoyok198.blogspot.com

Plastic Surgery, the Recession, and 2008 Statistics

The statistics for plastic surgery in 2008 are finally in. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, just over 12 million plastic surgery procedures were performed last year, up 3% from 2007. While nonsurgical procedures like Botox (up 8%) and injectable fillers (up 6%) increased to 10.4 million (up 5% overall versus 2007), surgical procedures like breast augmentation (down 12%) and liposuction (down 19%) decreased to 1.7 million (down 9% overall versus 2007). There were over 4.9 million reconstructive procedures performed in 2008, up 3% versus 2007.

We are definitely seeing a trend toward people having less invasive, less expensive procedures performed over the past year, likely as a result of the recession. As plastic surgeons' surgery numbers decline, much of their time is now being spent with a needle, not a knife, and performing more reconstructive procedures. Some surgeons are even trying to resurrect their reconstructive referrals as a way to bring in patients. Here in my state of Michigan, this trend has, unfortunately, been going on for several years.

For the 2008 ASPS statistics, click here.

Thanks for reading.
Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon
Anthony Youn, M.D.: