Santa Barbara, CA – Today was a good day for learning!

The best part of the medical conference, sponsored by Mentor Corporation, was learning about biofilms. It turns out that many of the accepted concepts on how bacteria live out their lives may not be totally accurate! We used to think as bacteria as loners who would in isolation cause infections.

The reality is that most bacteria form communities and communicate with others to form a successful living environment – called biofilm.

The conference focused on silicone breast implants. More information will be forthcoming on the blog as this truly cutting-edge research evolves!