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Shaedlaer
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Wouldn't gold plating despite its softness be still ok for implants like magnets, where there are no moving parts and except for someone banging the hand against something hard (which can damage almost any but titanium coating) would have no big f...in MagnetsJanuary 2015
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As long as the implant and the coating isn't damaged it could be re-sterilized, in more medical setting though infected implants are never resterilized and reused though, because we consider risk of reinfection (because of imperfect sterilization ...in MagnetsJanuary 2015
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Actually in fingers, where there is very little actual muscles (the main muscle mass moving the hand is in the forearm), one could quite easily, even accidentally implant in between the muscles. While implanting into the muscle would easily lead t...in MagnetsJanuary 2015
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It's possible that you placed your pinky implant closer to the bone. The periostium covering the bone is a very sensitive tissue with a lot of nerve endings (that's why breaking bones hurts that bad, bones themselves barely have any nerve endin...in MagnetsJanuary 2015
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If pus appears in the wound or there is a buildup under closed wound, a doctor would drain it and remove the implant immediately (cutting the closed wound open again if required), probably also rinsing the wound (via a syringe and a blunt needle) ...in MagnetsJanuary 2015
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@rodya2501 while nickel plating would be bad inside body because it's highly allergenic, as far as I know gold is pretty much neutral (with some natural antiseptic/disinfecting properties). And while I'm not very familiar with electroplating techn...in MagnetsJanuary 2015
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"Why not use some sort of bio-polymer that bonds with and imitates human skin and tissue during the healing process?" Because as far as I know that biopolymer doesn't exist yet ;) Someone has to invent it first. Granted, there are quite many compa...in Coatings, transdermals, other implantsSeptember 2014
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Technically it could be possible, the mechanism doesn't have to be complicated at all - could even concievably be spring-loaded, but I imagine some advanced materials would be required to prevent infections. I've read about bacteria-killing (not a...in Coatings, transdermals, other implantsSeptember 2014
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That's interesting, though not really unexpected... Considering that research shows that up to 50% of our DNA may be of viral origin, from long-forgotten viri and for big part we have no idea if it does perform any actual function in our bodies or...in Genetic and biology based modsSeptember 2014
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Doc, if it caused nerve damage it can possibly take months to regenerate, but feeling could return. Though I guess anyone doing grinding should expect damaging some nerves beyond repairs.in MagnetsSeptember 2014
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Magnets of any man-made strength won't do that. Otherwise MRI machines would pull blood out of people. You'd either need to be close to a magnetar (a neutron star with an extremely strong magnetic field), or find Magneto. The first has enough mag...in MagnetsSeptember 2014
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As for the topic of power efficency vs battery capacity, some of the new generation heart pacemakers are being developed with a selfwinding mechanism, like ones used in some better brands of watches. Thanks to those, movements of the body produce ...in Coatings, transdermals, other implantsSeptember 2014
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I'm a medical doctor at the beginning of my career, with some interest in surgery, psychiatry, psychology and a few other fields. I'll probably start a specialisation in surgery next year. I'm from Poland, we have 6 year long medical studies + 1 y...in CommunitySeptember 2014
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Well, pretty much one would make as small incision as possible to place the implant inside without stretching the wound (so just a slight bit wider than the implant's cross-section), this way the wound will heal quicker. The cut should be straight...in Coatings, transdermals, other implantsSeptember 2012
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Well, hopefully it'll become less and less of a problem in future, but up till now I haven't met a doctor who has a tat in a place that'd be visible from under their clothes unless they reveal it on purpose... It probably is frowned upon because o...in Coatings, transdermals, other implantsSeptember 2012
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In medical tests we test bone conduction vs normal hearing via air by putting a vibrating tuning for against skull (top of skull and bone behind ears are two most common testing areas, though almost everywhere there bone is immediately under skin ...in Coatings, transdermals, other implantsSeptember 2012
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Will you make the results public? It'd be some interesting data - I'd say the area needs as much good research done as possible, to make it all as legit as possible... Also, you have only one place for implanting dates, there are some people who ...in CommunitySeptember 2012
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Fair enough ;) Maybe I'm simply paranoid - still I'll watch closely what I'm soldering with when doing something I'll insert into myself ;)in Coatings, transdermals, other implantsSeptember 2012
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I'm not sure about echolocation as 'hearing' - unless someone already has a hearing implant... Current cochlear implants don't really have great sound definition as far as I know - it's better than being deaf, but not worth sacrificing normal hear...in Prosthetics, wearables, and hapticsSeptember 2012
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Like I said - there is 'some' influence - what kind of influence it is - we don't know yet ;D Too little research. As for the rehabilitation techniques - it's actually quite a gray area connecting 'alternative medicine' with 'mainstream medicine' ...in MagnetsSeptember 2012
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As for the through-skin connectors, that is one of biggest pains in medicine. In general we always try to keep anything going through skin for as short time as possible, because even with specialized materials, implanting in sterile conditions, pr...in Coatings, transdermals, other implantsSeptember 2012
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I personally would try to get sure that I have as good bioproofing as possible to prevent contact of implant insides with the tissues, as well as try to make as sure as possible with stuff I can access that the insides of the implant are quite bio...in Coatings, transdermals, other implantsSeptember 2012
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Heh, being a therian at heart I can't facepalm enough at that. But I never understood the idea of fursuits and such things either, considering them to simply look funny/silly. Especially ones trying to look like proud felines. Anyway, if you want...in Genetic and biology based modsSeptember 2012
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Getting an implant in very young age could affect organism - we still don't really know full well influences of magnetic fields on cellular level and in long time exposures, and during the years when one is growing and developing the cells are esp...in MagnetsSeptember 2012
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Well, the implants are hostile towards body for sure with all those compounds that could leak into body and potentially poison you (sure as hell if I'd be implanting anything myself I'd try to keep toxic compounds away from the implant - no leaded...in Coatings, transdermals, other implantsSeptember 2012
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I'm not completely sure how it would work in reality, but I think that it probably would create quite big resistance - lesser than that of body tissues and plasma/blood (that'd be more of issue - if the injected ink is close to some vessel, and th...in Coatings, transdermals, other implantsSeptember 2012
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Indeed ;) It's normally done under general or at least regional anesthesia - I'm not sure how doable it is in home conditions, but I guess it's still better than cutting the skin all the way to insert the wires. One can also try cutting in places ...in Coatings, transdermals, other implantsSeptember 2012
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This is a very interesting discussion. I guess a slight introduction is in place as it's my first post. I'm a medical student, soon to be a medical doctor, so I'll try to chip in with my knowledge from the medical field. The idea of running wire...in Coatings, transdermals, other implantsSeptember 2012