Correction of Breast Asymmetry in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
A slight breast asymmetry is very common, when the asymmetry is very remarkable you might want to correct the asymmetry. The correction can be done either by augmentation of the smaller breast or reduction of the large one. The decision between the options is made together with the surgeon, depending on your anatomy and the degree of asymmetry.
You should be above age 18, not nursing or pregnant and in good general health to undergo the correction.
If you're going through the augmentation procedure, the surgeon will make the incision in your armpit, around the nipple or under the breast fold. Then he'll separate the skin from the breast tissue in order to insert the implants. The insertion can be above or below the chest muscles. Most of the implants today are filled with silicon and come in different sizes and shapes.
The reduction procedure involves a vertical incision from the nipple down and a horizontal incision below the breast fold. The extra fat is removed using a liposuction and the breast size is adjusted to the other one.
The length of each procedure depends on the degree of asymmetry and procedure technique. After the surgery you'll have bandages around your chest, sometimes a drainage tube is also placed to avoid blood and fluid collection. Breast augmentation stretches the tissue, therefore there may be a significant amount of pain after the surgery, especially during the first 48 hours. Painkiller antibiotics and anti inflammatory drugs are often prescribed.
Breast reduction involves a larger scar but it goes through less sensitive areas, therefore the pain is less and can be easily treated with painkillers.
Every procedure has its risks. Augmentation may result is implant contraction, rupture of the filling, the implant may move and nipple sensation may be lost. Reduction is usually safe, but can cause bleeding, infection and delayed healing.
Expect to feel tired and sore during the first 48-72 hours. You'll be able to go to work after a week or so, but you should avoid strenuous activities for up to 6 weeks. Complete recovery usually takes 2 month. Until then expect that your scars will be pink and sensitive for 6 weeks, then they'll begin to fade. It is normal for your breasts to be swollen for 3-4 weeks.
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Rio de Janeiro By bus
The long-distance bus depot, Rodovi?ria Novo Rio, is located in the North Zone's Santo Cristo neighborhood. Taxis and coach buses can get you to the South Zone in about fifteen minutes; local buses take a bit longer. Fresc?o air-conditioned coaches can be caught just off the bus station. The coaches connect the station to the city center and main hotel areas of Copacabana and Ipanema. Bus companies include :
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Rio de Janeiro North Zone
Museu Nacional (National Museum) - actually, it's the Natural History museum, with dinosaur fossiles and lots of mounted tanned animals; go there if you want to see a jaguar without getting into the jungle; it was formely the Emperor's Palace (in S?o Crist?v?o, just next to the Zoo)
Museu do Primeiro Reinado (First Reign Museum) - a museum about the reign of Emperor Pedro I (1822-1831), but with a modest collection (in S?o Crist?v?o)
Museu Museu de Astronomia e Ci?ncias Afins (Astronomy Museum) - with an observatory (in S?o Crist?v?o)
Museu do Trem (Train Museum) - a modest collection of 19th century engines, train cars and streetcars (in Engenho de Dentro)
Museu Aeroespacial (Aerospatial Museum) - in Campo dos Afonsos (in the surburbs) -
Plastic Surgery News...
- Following a report from an observational study that the activity of clopidogrel on platelets, tested by vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP) phosphorylation was diminished in patients receiving PPI treatment, the OCLA (Omeprazole CLopidogrel Aspirin) study examined the influence of omeprazole on the antiplatelet activity of clopidogrel.
This double-blind placebo-controlled trial involved 124 consecutive patients undergoing coronary artery stent implantation, who received aspirin (75mg/day) and clopidogrel (loading dose, followed by 75mg/day). They were randomised to either omeprazole (20 mg/day) or placebo for 7 days. The effect of clopidogrel was tested on days 1 and 7 in both groups by measuring platelet phosphorylated-VASP expressed as a platelet reactivity index (PRI). The main end point was PRI value at the 7-day treatment period in the 2 groups. The study found that:
• On day 1, mean PRI was 83.2% and 83.9%, respectively, in the placebo and omeprazole groups (p = NS).
• On day 7, mean PRI was 39.8% and 51.4%, respectively, in the placebo and omeprazole groups (p < 0.0001).
The researchers conclude from these findings that omeprazole decreased the antiplatelet effect of clopidogrel as assessed by the VASP phosphorylation test. They note that as aspirin-clopidogrel antiplatelet dual therapy is widely prescribed, with PPIs frequently added to prevent GI bleeding, their findings require further evaluation, as the clinical impact of these results remains uncertain.
According to an accompanying editorial, this is a hypothesis-generating study. It adds that “improved patient selection and pharmokinetic/pharmacodynamic investigations are needed before any clinical significance can be attributed to this reported drug–drug interaction or any suggestions are made that cardiologists should delete omeprazole therapy when clinically indicated in patients treated with dual antiplatelet therapy.”
- An injection that can fool the body into healing heart failure "could save thousands of lives a year", reported the Daily Mail. The technique involves an injection of specially treated blood cells that "trick the body into producing anti-inflammatory cells that heal the damaged heart", the newspaper said.