Word: skins
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...real thing was scheduled for Labor Day weekend, when no elective surgery was planned. To assure that there would be enough skin to cover the anticipated 5-in. by 6-in. opening at the back of each baby's head, Plastic Surgeon Craig Dufresne had flown to Ulm in the spring and inserted small balloons under their scalp; these were gradually inflated with saline until a growth the size of a small cantaloupe protruded from the babies' skulls...
...operation began as planned at 7:15 a.m. By 9 p.m., the skin and skull had been divided. "We have lift-off," announced Carson as the last of the bone came apart. But the job was more difficult than anticipated. The shared sinus and its surrounding tissue were twisted and corkscrewed, complicating the separation. At 11, circulation was halted, and the critical hour began. By 11:20, the last connection was severed, and the tables were swung apart. "It was a very moving moment," Rogers recalls. "Everyone was silent and astounded." Still, there was much to do before the clock...
...hardly academic. The ozone-enriched air, which stretches from six to 30 miles up, protects life on earth from dangerous solar ultraviolet radiation (UV). Although ozone, whose molecules are made of three oxygen atoms, absorbs UV radiation, even the amount that now penetrates the ozone layer can cause skin cancers and has been linked to cataracts. With less ozone, these disorders will increase; with no ozone at all, the UV could be deadly. Scientists have long suspected that decomposing CFCs in the stratosphere release chlorine, which acts as a catalyst, breaking ozone molecules apart. But it was all theory: Could...
...Throughout the summer people complain about constricted throats, burning eyes, and skin rashes after swimming on New York and New Jersey beaches...
...under his double chin and reinserted to strengthen his jawline. "I could go out and spend $20,000 on a car to make myself feel better," he explains, "or I could spend $3,000 to change something that has always bothered me." An older, simpler method to smooth the skin involves the injection of protein collagen into scars and wrinkles. This procedure usually requires several treatments plus an annual booster. Cost...