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'AirXpanders, Inc. today announced a series of activities at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons’ (ASPS) Plastic Surgery The Meeting in Chicago. The company will host a “Modernizing Breast Reconstruction: A Multidisciplinary Approach Using a Needle-Free CO₂ Tissue Expander” symposium on Sunday, September 30 from 12:15-1:15 p.m. CST at McCormick Place West, room number W474A. Leading surgeons including Laura Sudarsky, M.D., Cristiano Boneti, M.D., Thomas McNemar, M.D., and Martin Keisch, M.D. will discuss clinical outcomes using the AeroForm Tissue Expander. To register for the symposium, contact Laurel Burk at [email protected].
“September has been an important month for the company. We recently announced a round of financing and we're looking forward to continuing the momentum at this year’s ASPS meeting,” said Frank Grillo, President & CEO, AirXpanders. “Our team is excited to host this multidisciplinary symposium demonstrating the clinical outcomes of the AeroForm technology. AeroForm is the first major advancement in tissue expansion for breast reconstruction in 40 years, and we are enthusiastic about providing an approach that places control back into the patient’s hands.”

The AeroForm Tissue Expander System offers a needle-free alternative for women who choose reconstructive surgery with implants following a mastectomy. Developed by a plastic surgeon, the AeroForm Tissue Expander is surgically inserted either underneath or above the chest muscle. It is activated by a handheld wireless controller that triggers a valve to release small amounts of carbon dioxide (CO₂), up to three times a day, to gradually stretch the tissue and prepare for insertion of a breast implant. With the push of a button from the wireless controller, a pre-programmed amount of CO₂ is delivered in seconds, allowing women to continue with their daily activities while preparing for reconstruction.
In addition to the symposium, Tripp Holton, M.D. of Anne Arundel Medical Center will present during the Resident’s Day Program “The Advancements in Breast Reconstruction with a Novel CO₂ Needle-Free Tissue Expander,” on September 28 at 9:25 a.m. CST. “The AeroForm Expander has changed my practice. It has freed me to focus on actual patient care and spared me from the complications associated with saline expansion,” said Dr. Holton. “More importantly, it has unchained my patients from my office and invested them with a refreshing sense of autonomy. That means that these women are partners more than patients.”
Additional information about the AeroForm system will be discussed by Devinder Singh, M.D. of Anne Arundel Medical Center, on behalf of Tony Connell, M.D. during the Scientific Abstract Presentations: Breast 3, scheduled for October 1, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CST.'