This invention can eliminate complications in cosmetic and medical surgery

Initially, biological silk will be tested for breast implant surgery.

Cosmetic surgery, especially those involving silicone implants, still has many potential risks today. Lightly, the piece of silicon implanted into the body is irritating. Severe, it can be deformed and need surgery to remove it from the body.

However, a German biotechnology company recently had a way to overcome these risks. They have successfully researched and developed a bio-silk material , which, when coated with implants, can reduce their complication rate.

This coating is initially being tested for breast and breast implants. If successful, it will have important implications for many other types of medical and plastic surgery implants in the future.

This coating is initially being tested for breast and breast implants.

We know that a breast cancer patient who wants treatment requires mastectomy. This helps them remove the tumor and escape the threat of death. But to improve the quality of life, patients who survive breast cancer often choose to recreate the part that has been removed with silicon.

Unfortunately, breast implant techniques now have a relatively high complication rate. Within 3 years, about 46% of women with silicone breast implants had to return to the hospital for surgery; 25% must remove the implant due to irritation or the body "refuses" it.

The reason is that the human immune system is extremely good at identifying foreign objects and non-natural materials penetrating it. Also because silicone has a high artificial synthesis, it often does not interact harmoniously with natural tissues around the body, leading to irritation and infection.

For years, scientists have tried to develop a solution to this problem. They plan to make an outer coating of silicon that can support and promote a harmonious interaction between the body's implant and natural tissue.

And to this day, a German biotechnology company, thinks that they have achieved the ultimate success of this effort: AMSilk has done a job similar to Adidas shoe company - using the Bio-spider silk yarn to create a natural line of biodegradable footwear.

Just a little bit different, AMSilk created a special bio-silk coating, aimed at improving the quality of medical implants and cosmetic surgery.

The image magnifies the biological silk that interacts well with the human body.

AMSilk's original product was a powder that the company developed from a genetically modified strain. Using the fermentation process, they turned it into a protein that mimics the properties of silk, and can be molded into various forms such as loose silk or silk coatings.

These materials can be used to replace or wrap implantable silicone prostheses. Because it is a protein, the body recognizes it as a natural substance, avoiding irritation and elimination.

"Nothing else in this world [other than AMSilk's material] is a protein, except animal tissues, which no one wants to implant into their bodies," said Lin Roemer, AMSilk co-founder. They create the same effect as a product that actually comes from animals.

"Our body recognizes silk protein and it will say:" Oke, I am a protein, this is another protein, I like protein "and therefore the body is less likely to react negatively to this coating. , compared with other substances like silica or polypropylene, " explains Roemer.

Starting this year, AMSilk will partner with Polytech Health & Aesthetics, the world's leading silicone manufacturer, to begin a clinical trial of bio-silk implants with several patients in Austria. If the test is successful, it will be replicated throughout Europe.

According to Polytech, the need for transplant procedures is increasing. In 2016, the company sold more than 200,000 silicon pieces. So, they caught up with a special need, to increase the safety and comfort of their products.

Roemer said preclinical tests show that AMSilk's bio-silk coating will definitely help. And because the coating only covers the traditional silicon material, its cost and cost will not increase.

Bio-silk materials can cover implants.

Intended, AMSilk will expand the application of their bio-silk coating to outside breast implant procedures for cancer patients. According to the working principle, it can serve all other medical and cosmetic implants.

AMSilk's silk protein also has a preeminent property, which is strong enough to counteract the disinfection process, often breaking down weak proteins. This is very important, because disinfection is required in transplanting all prosthetics into the body.

Roemer said that in the first few weeks after transplantation, the most important thing to avoid is to have patients with infections and inflammation. Sometimes, negative reactions to the implant may cause the body to create a protective capsule around it, hinder and reduce the effectiveness of the procedure.

However, with AMSilk's biological coating, it allows the body enough time to adapt to the presence of prosthetics. The coating will naturally dissolve in a few months, leaving the implant in place, reducing the incidence of complications that need surgery or removing it.

Roemer shares that AMSilk's strategy is to distribute biological silk coatings to their medical partners, hospitals, cosmetic clinics, doctors . putting artificial parts into the patient's body. .