Fw: MD's Expect New 'Choice' for Some Women This Year

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Hi Ladies,

This appears to be a safe alternative to surgery! There will be another

news report on the 10:00 PM News on Dallas Chanel 8 tonight!

MM / NSIF

Martha Murdock, Director

National Silicone Implant Foundation

Dallas, Texas Headquarters

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Subject: MD's Expect New 'Choice' for Some Women This Year

> ~~~ thanks afsun for this info ~~~

> MD's Expect New 'Choice' for Some Women This Year

>

> COCONUT GROVE, Fla., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Clinical investigators in

> three U.S. cities today reported data on thirty more women who have

> succeeded in growing their own breasts by approximately one cup size

> (120cc) in ten weeks using a new medical system. Led by Dr. J.

> Baker, former president of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic

> Surgery, investigating teams in Miami, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

> using identical protocols, reported growth among all participating

> patients. The team of investigators also reported significant increases

in

> patient self-esteem. This data confirms earlier findings published by Dr.

> Baker and other colleagues in the June, 2000 edition of Plastic and

> Reconstructive Surgery.

>

> Dr. Baker said he expects the system will be made available to U.S.

> patients on a limited basis this year. The system has met all the U.S.

> Food and Drug Administration's marketing requirements.

>

> Investigators, now in final stages of market testing, have data on

> approximately 200 women who have used the Brava® Breast Enhancement and

> Shaping System developed by Dr. K. Khouri, a renowned plastic and

> reconstructive surgeon. The Brava System uses a proven scientific

principle

> to stimulate cell reproduction and long-term tissue growth. The system

> includes two plastic domes, a sports bra and a SmartBox

> (microprocessor controlled device).

>

> It applies a safe, sustained and gentle pull to the breasts. Women must

> wear the system ten hours a day for ten weeks to achieve long-term growth

> according to Drs. Baker and Khouri. Physicians and nurses monitor their

> patients through a combination of regular office visits and a unique,

> secure on-line data collection system.

>

> More than 16 Million U.S. Women Want Larger Breasts;

>

> Less than One Percent Per Year Have Surgery

>

> According to the American Society for Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery, in

> 2000, approximately 200,000 women underwent breast implant surgery.

> Research conducted by Brava found that more than 16 million American

women

> between the ages of 18 and 49 are dissatisfied with their breasts because

> they are too small. Of these dissatisfied women, 80 percent indicated

that

> they would be content with an increase of one-half to one-full cup size.

> Drs. Khouri and Baker believe the Brava System will give many of these

> women and their physicians a new option to consider.

>

> " Brava helps a woman grow more breast tissue, " said Dr. Khouri. " When she

> has completed the protocol, she'll have more of her own breast tissue.

And

> that tissue will follow the contours of her own breasts and will be

> supported by her own vascular and neurological systems. "

>

> Dr. Baker, who has been a leading plastic surgeon for more than 35 years,

> said he expects The Brava System to compliment surgical breast

enlargement.

> " Brava provides modest growth. I can see it appealing to a lot of women,

> but not to the women who want or must have a surgical option. I expect

> Brava to bring many more women into their doctor's offices over the next

> few years. "

>

> System will be Available Through Limited Number of MD's

>

> Long-term growth of natural breast tissue requires women to use the Brava

> Breast Enhancement and Shaping System under their physician's supervision

> and often with the help of a trained nursing staff. The system requires

> proper fitting, regular check-ups and patient support systems. Brava will

> only be available through physicians who have been trained by Brava, LLC.

>

> Most women wear the system in the evening while they sleep to comply with

> the ten-hour daily protocol. Although it is comfortable to wear, some

> women, as is common in pregnancy, need a few days to adjust their

sleeping

> position if they do not sleep on their back. After only a few days of

use,

> women will begin to see increased fullness to their breasts.

>

> Women who completed the initial trial were measured 18 months after they

> stopped wearing the system. All experienced gradual and lasting breast

> tissue growth of about 100cc -- approximately one cup size. Proportionate

> enlargement of both adipose (fat) and fibroglandular (breast) tissue,

with

> no edema (swelling), was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

>

> Women Who Tried the Brava System ...

>

> " The growth with Brava was gradual. It added fullness and in the last

> month, I also noticed lift. " (, a 38-year-old clinical trial

> participant.)

>

> " After breastfeeding, I was a double 'A' and didn't completely fill that

> up. With Brava, I quickly went to an 'A' cup and started filling up a 'B'

> cup. It's such a nice, natural alternative. " (Kathy, another clinical

> trial participant.)

>

> For more information about the Brava System visit www.mybrava.com , or

call

> 1-800-407-5304.

>

> Brava, LLC, a subsidiary of Bio-mecanica, Inc., has the exclusive rights

on

> patents, manufacturing, marketing and distribution of the Brava System in

> the United States and Canada. Brava, LLC is headquartered in Miami, Fla.

>

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