Breast implants kept man alive when he urgently needed new lungs. Doctors explain how
A 34-year-old Missouri man had breast implants for 48 hours as he waited for lungs, doctors said.
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A 34-year-old Missouri man had breast implants for 48 hours as he waited for lungs, doctors said.
A first-of-its-kind surgical procedure used breast implants to hold the patient's heart in place before new lungs arrived. Vaping, smoking, and lung infections led to an urgent need for double lung transplant.
A 34-year-old Missouri man had breast implants for 48 hours as he waited for lungs, doctors said.
A surgical team saved a man by removing his infected lungs and replacing them with an engineered "artificial lung" supported by breast implants while awaiting a double-lung transplant.
A double-D breast implant has saved the life of an American man who needed a lung transplant after vaping for a decade.