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MELBOURNE, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A breast-shaped gel-like cage could help regrow natural tissue following breast surgery, Australian researchers developing the technique said.
If successful, the cage could be used as a breast reconstruction technique that avoids using silicone, doctors at the Bernard O'Brien Institute of Microsurgery in Melbourne said.
The cage, which has been tested in pigs, contains a gel with the patient's muscle cells, which prompts the growth of fat tissue to fill the cage and form a natural-looking breast, the BBC reported Friday.
The cages are to be implanted into six patients in the next year, said doctors who presented the technique at a recent plastic surgery conference in Sydney.
The technique, which may need years of development, would be a boon to people who have had mastectomies, said Dr. Lesley Walker of Cancer Research U.K. in Britain.
"We know that having a mastectomy can be a very difficult experience for many women and so research to try to improve breast reconstruction after surgery is important, Walker said.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a stern warning last week against the international community, which imposed sanctions last month targeting the regime's vital oil exports and central bank.
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Pop icon Madonna says she "wasn't happy" after rapper M.I.A. flipped her middle finger at a camera during their Super Bowl halftime show.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Three rarely seen giant Pacific octopuses, caught by a crab fisherman, are now on display at San Francisco's Aquarium of the Bay, marine biologists say.
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