Carboxy-Methyl-Cellulose Hydrogel-Filled Breast Implants – An Ideal Alternative? a Report of Five Years’ Experience with This Device

Cosmetic Case Report Rupture of a Hydrogel-Filled Breast Implant

In the early 1960s, Cronin and Gerow began to use a silicone bag filled with silicone gel for breast augmentation. Since then, researchers have been looking for different filler materials. An ideal prosthesis does not induce any tissue reaction, is stable, gives the breast a natural appearance, and is radiolucent during mammography. In case of rupture of the envelope, the filler material should...

Autoinflation of saline-filled inflatable breast implants.

Spontaneous autoinflation of saline-filled breast implants is a rare phenomenon; only 20 cases have been reported in the world literature. Over the past seven years, three patients have presented with significant unilateral autoinflation of their smooth, single-lumen, round, saline-filled implants. This developed at various times: progressively over 23 years with a Simaplast implant; between th...

formulation of topical hydroalcoholic gel containing indomethacin 0.2% using carboxy methyl cellulose and hydroxyl propyl cellulose

Evaluation of effect of edible coating base on carboxy methyl cellulose, Pectin and osmotic dehydration on drying of Pumpkin

The pumpkin is an important kitchen garden crop with very high nutritional value and long lifetime for storage and lot of fiber that acts as one of the best preventive factors from morbid obesity, hypertension, and cardiac diseases. As pretreatment for dehydration, osmotic dehydration creates maximum possible quality in the product by transfer of water outside the tissue of the nutrient. In thi...

Evaluation of effect of edible coating base on carboxy methyl cellulose, Pectin and osmotic dehydration on drying of Pumpkin

The pumpkin is an important kitchen garden crop with very high nutritional value and long lifetime for storage and lot of fiber that acts as one of the best preventive factors from morbid obesity, hypertension, and cardiac diseases. As pretreatment for dehydration, osmotic dehydration creates maximum possible quality in the product by transfer of water outside the tissue of the nutrient. In thi...