Implants

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 146. Chapters: Insulin pump, Artificial pacemaker, Prosthesis, Breast implant, Cochlear implant, Dental implant, Ventricular assist device, Hip replacement, Drug-eluting stent, Cyborg, Artificial pancreas, Artificial heart, Penis enlargement, Artificial heart valve, Brain implant, Knee replacement, Microchip implant, Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, Osseointegration, Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, Self-expandable metallic stent, Knee cartilage replacement therapy, Cerebral shunt, Artificial organ, Subdermal implant, Norplant, Hip resurfacing, Implanon, Biotronik, Port, Cameron Health, Mini dental implants, HeartMate, Bioceramic, Joint replacement, Aortic valve replacement, Orgasmatron, Palatal obturator, Capsular contracture, Organ replacement in animals, Penile prosthesis, Auditory brainstem implant, Ureteric stent, Kirschner wire, Glaucoma valve, Grommet, Cardiac shunt, Buttock augmentation, Chin augmentation, AbioCor, Biological pacemaker, Intramedullary rod, Harrington rod, Intrathecal pump, Artificial urinary bladder, Bjork-Shiley valve, Tuberous breast deformity, Bioresorbable stents, Internal fixation, Wade-Dahl-Till valve, AbioMed, Medical grafting, Diaphragmatic pacemaker, Adhesion barrier, Otis Boykin, Oxinium, Dynamic compression plate, Allen Aptekar, Pacemaker failure, Implantable Gastric Stimulation, Right-to-left shunt, Transdermal implant, Medical Implant Communication Service, Joint replacement of the hand, MiTiHeart Corporation, Myfreeimplants, Shoulder replacement, Vertebral fixation, Artificial facet replacement, Polyaxial screw, Sacral nerve stimulator, Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation, Bare-metal stent, Vascular ring connector, Peritoneovenous shunt, Dynamic hip screw, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, Portacaval shunt, Minimplants, Peri-implantitis, Chin sling, EABR, Push out test. Excerpt: A breast implant is a prosthesis used to alter the size, form, and feel of a woman's breasts in post-mastectomy breast reconstruction; for correcting chest wall congenital deformities; for the aesthetic enhancement of the bust; and as a procedural aspect of male-to-female gender transition surgery. There are three general types of breast implant devices, defined by their filler material: saline, silicone, and composite (alternative composition). The saline implant has an elastomer silicone shell filled with sterile saline solution, the silicone implant has an elastomer silicone shell filled with viscous silicone gel, and the alternative composition implants featured miscellaneous fillers, such as soy oil and polypropylene string, et cetera. The pectoral implant is the male breast implant device for reconstructive and aesthetic enhancement of a man's chest wall, (see gynecomastia and mastopexy). In breast reconstruction surgery, the breast tissue expander implant is a temporary breast-implant device used in staged breast reconstruction. Dr. Vincenz Czerny. Since the late nineteenth century, breast implant devices have been used to surgically augment the size (volume), modify the shape (contour), and enhance the feel (tact) of a woman's breasts. In 1895, surgeon Vincenz Czerny effected the earliest breast implant emplacement when he used the patient's autologous adipose tissue, harvested from a benign lumbar lipoma, to repair the asymmetry of the breast from which he had removed a tumor. In 1889, surgeon Robert Gersuny experimented with paraffin injections, with disastrous resul...