Tech & innovations
MICROFAT & NANOFAT GRAFTING, AUTOGENOUS FAT INJECTION FOR FEMENINE REJUVENATION A NEW ERA
Based in Geneva, Dr Sophie Menkes (*) is specialized in regenerative medicine and more specifically in genital rejuvenation. One of the treatments that Dr Menkes currently offers is Microfat and Nanofat Grafting, an innovative procedure to improve vulvovaginal atrophy. Precursors...
The Surgery of Tomorrow: Humans, Robots and Peer-to-Peer Mentoring
Report on the comments of Professor Jacques Marescaux at The Big Bang Santé 2018 Conference organised by Le Figaro. « A surgeon prepares for his operation just as a pilot simulates his flight » Could one speech have affected you in...
“Invivox.com start up, following its partnership with TC4A, accelerates its international expansion”.
TC4A solidifying its international deployment through Africa. As for Mumbai (India), where the company settled on September 27th, by partnering with a local player, TC4A sets up in Senegal, a real gateway to the West of the continent. The country...
What is New at Johns Hopkins Therapeutic Endoscopy conference (HITEC 2019 april 3-5) ?
Following last year success of HITEC (Hopkins International Therapeutic Endoscopy Conference) at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Invivox went to interview the 2 main course directors Drs. Mouen Kashab and Dr. Vivek Kumbhari regarding the next edition of this International conference...
Gastric mucosal devitalization (GMD): New weight loss therapy
A new study by Prof. Vivek Kumbhari and his team shows a potentially new weight loss method: targeting the gastric mucosa with GMD. The gastric mucosa is an endocrine organ that regulates satiation pathways by expression of orexigenic and anorexigenic...
Transcatheter implantation of aortic valves (TAVI)
Fifteen years ago, the technique of transcatheter implantation of aortic valves (TAVI) was born. After many years of research, we could perform the first ever TAVI case in Rouen in 2002. This innovative technology has opened a revolutionary, less invasive way of...
Treatment of facial paralysis (Moebius syndrome) : a rare operation brings a smile back to children
Moebius syndrome is a rare facial paralysis disorder characterized by weakness or paralysis (palsy) of multiple cranial nerves, most often the 6th (abducens) and 7th (facial) nerves. Other cranial nerves are sometimes affected. The disorder is present at birth (congenital)....
Will robots replace Medical Mentoring?
The medical market is constantly growing and evolving. As new techniques and tools are developed, diagnostic and therapeutic options improve each day. But innovation can also be harmful to healthcare. If not used properly, it can lead to medical errors...
Penoplasty: a Growing Trend in Male Cosmetic Surgery
In cosmetic surgery, no area of the body is off limits. Today, more men are willing to go under the knife (or needle) to cosmetically enhance the size of their penis. Phalloplasty, or penis resizing, is one of the newest...