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Search    July 3, 2009

Mark Lazarus, president of Laztech Consultants, a company that provides support in the product development of innovative knitted fabrics for the medical market, answers our Q&A on Medical Textiles.

Q The medical area has experienced significant growth recently. What do you see as the biggest growth area within the medical market?

A As you know, there are multiple market segments within the medical market.  The two fastest growing segments are:
 1. Post surgical compression garments
 2. Sports medicine braces and devices

The post surgical compression garment growth has been fueled by the TV phenomenon of "extreme makeover", and the resulting boom in plastic surgery.

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