Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
January 2025
Background: Explantation often alleviates symptoms in women with breast implant illness. However, persistent complaints in some cases may be linked to persistent silicone-induced inflammation from residual silicone particles. Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging could potentially detect this inflammation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: Breast development is an important outcome for trans women receiving gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT). Limited breast development has been reported, possibly because of testosterone exposure during puberty. The impact of puberty suppression (PS) on breast development is unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: This study aims to describe a prospective clinical cohort of patients with silicone breast implants and suspected Breast Implant Illness (BII). : Women were included in a specialized silicone outpatient clinic at Amsterdam UMC, the Netherlands. Baseline characteristics were collected including medical history, implant details, and symptoms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExtracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanoscale particles that facilitate intercellular communication. They are regarded as a promising natural drug delivery system for transporting and delivering bioactive macromolecules to target cells. Recently, researchers have engineered EVs with FKBP12/FRB heterodimerization domains that interact with rapamycin to load and deliver exogenous proteins for both and applications.
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