Category: breast augmentation | breast implants

Sientra Breast Implant Study Results

Breast augmentation depends largely, if not almost completely, on a prosthetic device to create its results. There is certainly a strong influence of surgical technique which is not to be underestimated but, in the end, without a device there would be no result. (fat injection techniques not withstanding) The evolution of breast implant device Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The First Rhinoplasty

It is generally accepted that the first recorded plastic surgery performed was for the nose in India as found in ancient Sanskrit texts around 600 B.C. Noses were lost then as a form of punishment (ears were also) for crimes or in battle. From the text Sushruta Samhita, the Hindu surgeon Sushruta describes transferring Read More…

Chin Implant Used As A Testicular Implant

Synthetic implants have a wide variety of uses throughout the body, usually creating an aesthetic augmentation of a deficient or missing body part. The vast majority of face and body implants are composed of silicone due to its biocompatibility, low cost and ease of insertion. Besides breast implants, every other silicone implant is composed Read More…

Case Study: Correction of Bottomed Out Breast Implants

Background: Breast augmentation surgery is mainly associated with the size and shape of the implant, understandably so given its influence on the result. But the implant must be expertly placed in just the right location to have it exert its best effect. That is not always easy given the great variances in breasts between Read More…

Dry Eyes After Blepharoplasty (Eyelid Lift) Surgery

Blepharoplasty or eyelid lifts are one of the most common types of anti-aging facial surgery. Their results are usually so significant that they have earned the moniker of best ROI (return on investment) in the face. Changing that tired look to a refreshed one can be a significant change which just makes one look Read More…

The Value of Preoperative Testing in Elective Plastic Surgery

For many patients undergoing surgery, even plastic surgery, there can be a requirement for some form of preoperative testing. While the indications for laboratory tests has become more selective and less of a shotgun approach than when I first started in medicine, patients over 50 years of age are recommended to have some basic blood Read More…

Plastic Surgery Product Review – LaViv Injectable Filler

Other than Botox, injectable fillers are the most common minimally-invasive procedure performed for the treatment of facial aging concerns. But almost all commercially-available injectable fillers are synthetically-derived and their effects disappear as the material absorbs. But a few contemporary fillers take a different approach, using natural materials whose intent is to stimulate local cellular Read More…

Plastic Surgery Wisdom – The Proof of the Smaller Operation

There are many instances in aesthetic plastic surgery where the choice between two operations can be a difficult one. Almost always it is a choice between a lesser operation that may solve the problem enough that one may avoid a larger operation. The larger operation may be more assured of producing the better result but Read More…

Couples Plastic Surgery

A recent ABC News report highlighted a mother and daughter who had plastic surgery in Los Angeles on the same day. The mother opted for a facelift while the daughter had a breast lift and a tummy tuck. This mother and her daughter had done many activities together before, usually adventures that one typically Read More…

Understanding Abdominal Contouring Treatment Options

Abdominal contouring is one of the most common body changes that many patients request. Pregnancy, fluctuations in weight and for some their own genetics make for this body centric area a focus of appearance and clothing wear. Numerous plastic surgery procedures exist for its modification but, in the end, they all involve methods to either Read More…