Portsmouth, NH -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/18/2010 -- Dr. Lawrence N. Gray, plastic surgeon at the Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, spoke at the annual meeting of the New England Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons held in Hancock Massachusetts, June 4th to 6th, 2010. Dr. Gray has given presentations 8 times at this meeting in the past.
Dr. Gray’s presentation, given on the second day of scientific sessions, “Improving Results of Augmentation Mammaplasty Using the Axis Three Imager”. He showed that there been a significant reduction in secondary surgery and a higher level of patient satisfaction and that the imager has enhanced communications with Patients resulting in realistic expectations of surgery. Dr. Gray is the most experienced breast surgeon using this technology and feels it will be the standard of care within a few years. Dr. Gray also met with their chief engineer to make improvement in the technology to make it usable in patients who already have implants and for patients seeking breast reduction.
Presentations given at this meeting included “Patient Satisfaction in Unilateral and Bilateral Breast Reconstruction” and a discussion on trying to identify different what surgery is appropriate for these patients. The conclusion was that there is a lack of scientific studies at this point in time.
Another session was held on “Epidemiology of Vascular Anomalies from an International Referral Center: Review of 5,620 Patients” and “Frontal Sinus Repair through a Frontalis Rhytid Approach”
About Atlantic Plastic Surgery
Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center is the practice of New Hampshire plastic surgeon, Dr. Lawrence N. Gray, in practice here since 1985. He has earned a great deal of respect in both his local medical community and the national plastic surgical community through his many publications, technical skill and personal demeanor. Dr. Gray is nationally and internationally recognized as the inventor of the scarless breast reduction, a revolutionary procedure that eliminates scars associated with the older, traditional method of breast reduction. He has a large following of satisfied patients from across New Hampshire, the United States and a number of foreign countries, who have sought him out for breast augmentation and scarless breast reduction. Dr. Gray has operated on patients from 29 states and 7 countries.
Additionally, Dr. Gray is a core investigator for the Mentor, Allergan and Silimed silicone breast implant studies. Dr. Gray received the significant honor of being the only investigator for the Silimed Corporation’s Silicone study, in New England, which is pending FDA approval. Dr.Gray is expected to be the only source for adjustable silicone implants soon. Dr. Gray has taught at educational conferences for the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons and is the only member of the International Society of Plastic Surgeons from New Hampshire.
For more information, contact Atlantic Plastic Surgery Center at 1-866-264-7738 or on line at http://www.atlanticplasticsurg.com