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  2. Breast implants used in man's lifesaving double-lung transplant

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    The solution, they determined, was a pair of DD breast implants. According to Northwestern Medicine, the procedure is the first time breast implants have been used in a double-lung transplant .

  3. Gynecomastia - Wikipedia

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    [24] [26] When surgery is performed, the gland is routinely sent to the lab to confirm the presence of gynecomastia and to check for tumors under a microscope. The utility of pathologic examination of breast tissue removed from male adolescent gynecomastia patients has recently been questioned due to the rarity of breast cancer in this ...

  4. Staphylococcus aureus - Wikipedia

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    Staphylococcus aureus is a significant cause of chronic biofilm infections on medical implants, and the repressor of toxins is part of the infection pathway. [30] Staphylococcus aureus can lie dormant in the body for years undetected. Once symptoms begin to show, the host is contagious for another two weeks, and the overall illness lasts a few ...

  5. Staphylococcus epidermidis - Wikipedia

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    Although S. epidermidis is not usually pathogenic, patients with compromised immune systems are at risk of developing infection. These infections are generally hospital-acquired. [4] S. epidermidis is a particular concern for people with catheters or other surgical implants because it is known to form biofilms that grow on these devices. [5]

  6. Double-D breast implants save a man's life who had severe ...

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    A man on the verge of death due to lung damage from vaping and pneumonia was saved through a makeshift lung using double-D breast implants. Despite being a healthy 34-year-old, Davey Bauer, who ...

  7. Why this former Playboy model got her implants removed - AOL

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    But the now 45-year-old model is revealing the consequences of breast implants. Many people are not aware of these scary impacts. 7 years after getting surgery, McDougal began getting sick for ...

  8. Implant failure - Wikipedia

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    Implants, made of synthetic materials, are naturally coated by a biofilm by the body, which may function as a favorable medium for bacteria growth. Implant failure due to bacterial infection of the implant can occur at any point of implant lifetime. Bacteria may already reside on the implant or be introduced during the implantation.

  9. Denise Richards gives an update on her breast implant ... - AOL

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    Denise Richards' time is up on Special Forces: World's Toughest Test. The actress and TV personality revealed even before the third season of the Fox reality series debuted Wednesday that she had ...