Doctors in Bavaria have become the first in Europe to test a new post-mastectomy plastic surgery procedure that uses pig tissue.

News24 reports, after giving replacement breasts made from pigskin to six women in Germany, doctors in Munich detailed the new method on Thursday, saying it results in fewer scars for mastectomy patients.

Twitter users are feeling optimistic about this breakthrough.  One user is even having a little fun and warning people of the pig breast cancer flu.

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   AngelaSS (Royston, Georgia) Make sure you don’t catch the pig breast cancer flu! http://tinyurl.com/yfdrdfw 05 Nov 2009 from web
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   o_m_g_w_t_f_ (location undisclosed) Reconstructive breast surgery hope from pigs: This article generated quite a few comments, Ladies of AMA if you.. http://bit.ly/VUOyR 12 Nov 2009 from twitterfeed
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   yagbebi (Berkshire, UK) BREAST REGROWTH AFTER CANCER ~ A pioneering medical technique developed using pigs could allow women to re-grow br (cont) http://tl.gd/tpn3 12 Nov 2009 from Tweetie
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   jensbeautybytes (Atlanta, Georgia) Med. miracle out of Australia: Breast Cancer patients may be able to regrow breasts …for now, it just works in pigs: http://bit.ly/44P53h 12 Nov 2009 from web
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   Dynasplint (USA)Using pig skin for breast implants leaves fewer scars and less risk for developing a contracture? Who knew? http://tiny.cc/qqYCk 12 Nov 2009 from web

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