The orthopedic and spine device market is a constantly changing dynamic field and companies at need to stay at the cutting-edge of surgical technique and development to market the most successful products. Expert analysts from Millennium Research Group discuss the current trends in total joint replacement and spine surgery devices.

Toronto cosmetic surgery is registering its name as one of the one of the first cosmetic surgeons Canada to offer Ovita H, a new injectable filler to his patients. The product launch on February 7, 2011 heralded the advent of the use of an injectable, non-surgical filler as an alternative to facelift surgery and Dr. Cory Torgerson of Dr. Cory Torgerson Facial Cosmetic Surgery is  among the first Toronto cosmetic surgeons to offer this innovative new product to his patients.

HEALTH tourism has never been so popular – and is worth £2billion a year. More than 60,000 Brits go abroad each year for ­operations ranging from nose jobs to heart bypass surgery – with the added bonus of combining them with a holiday.

The spirits of the Petaluma teenager paralyzed from the chest down last year in a diving accident have been lifted, now that he has regained feeling in some parts of his body after receiving stem-cell treatments in Panama City, but he still is adjusting to a more limited life.

Weight loss resulting from gastric bypass surgery could improve heart function in people with severe obesity, according to two-year findings from the Utah Obesity Study, published this week.

BGS Global Hospitals is predominantly trying stem cell therapy in neurological diseases like Parkinson’s disease, cerebral palsy and head injury.

TALLINN - The steward of the health system in Estonia is the Ministry of Social Affairs. The organizational structure in the health system is quite advanced and comprises numerous players, including various agencies under the Ministry of Social Affairs, Health Care Board (HCB), National Institute for Health Development (NIHD), Health Protection Inspectorate (HPI)); public independent bodies (the EHIF); mainly publicly owned hospitals under private regulation and private primary care units; and various nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and professional associations.

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A revolutionary new “skin gun” developed to treat burns could be the latest in a remarkable string of stem-cell breakthroughs poised to change the face of medicine, says Emerging Healthcare Solutions (PinkSheets:EHSI) President and CEO Cindy Morrissey.

Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) A new software, based on real clinical data, will give patients a more accurate 3D before-and-after picture, before the scalpel comes down in a cosmetic surgery.

Patients who have undergone a facelift rate themselves as looking an average of 12 years younger after surgery, according to a study in the February issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of theAmerican Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).