
New report shows plastic surgery procedures declined in 2020
Recent statistics released by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) have highlighted the impact COVID-19 has had on plastic surgery throughout 2020.

Recent statistics released by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) have highlighted the impact COVID-19 has had on plastic surgery throughout 2020.

A technique named the ‘Transumbilical Silicone Breast Augmentation’ (TUSBA) has been conducted.

US-based aesthetic training organisation The Aesthetic Society has released its annual Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Statistics for 2020, revealing that Americans spent more than nine billion dollars on plastic surgery.

Silicone breast implant manufacturer GC Aesthetics Ltd has launched a minimal-touch implant insertion device, HydroCone, which will be available in the UK later this year.

Aesthetic practitioner Dr Nestor Demosthenous has add a surgical element to Dr Nestor’s Medical & Cosmetic Centre after four years of non-surgical offering in response to continued patient demand.

London-based clinic MyBreast Cosmetic Surgery has been chosen as the only UK clinic to participate in an international clinical trial to determine the safety and effectiveness of a number of breast implants including the SmoothSilk, Round and Ergonomix from Motiva Implants.

The textured breast implants that have been linked to a rare form of atypical lymphoma, Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) have now been removed from the European market.