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Case Study: Breast Augmentation with Lollipop Lifts

Background:  Breast augmentation remains one of the most commonly performed body contouring operations because it can successfully increase the size of a breast mound in a very short period of time. While the underlying implant makes the breast bigger, the final appearance of the breast is influenced by more than just the size and shape Read More…

Case Study: Breast Augmentation and Its Effects On Stretch Marks

Background:Breast augmentation works because it is a synthetic implant that makes the breasts bigger. While it is true that the role of the plastic surgeon is critical to get good implant placement in the proper position and as symmetrically as possible, but in the end the implant itself plays a major role in the final Read More…

The Phases of Breast Augmentation Recovery

  Breast augmentation is one of the most dramatic of all the body contouring operations. In just an hour in most cases, the breast mound is enlarged and the entire shape of the chest wall changed through the insertion of a synthetic implant. While the operation is short and the change is immediate, the actual Read More…

The Role of Pictures in Planning for Breast Augmentation Surgery

  The goal of breast augmentation surgery is to achieve both a bigger size and a better shape of the breasts. Understandably, women spend a great deal of time before surgery pondering what they want their after surgery breasts to look like. Using pictures of breasts, with or without implants, is a common method of Read More…

The Risk of Loss of Nipple Sensation after Breast Augmentation

  While breast augmentation is largely about altering the size and shape of the breasts, there are other aspects of the procedure that are of interest. While women want many certain aspects of their breasts to change after surgery, feeling and function of the nipple-areolar complex is not one of them. While some women don’t Read More…

Case Study: Breast Augmentation in Middle-Aged Women

  Background:Breast augmentation continues to be a very popular body contouring procedure for women. Whether it is to improve a natural underdevelopment or the effects of pregnancy and gravity, increasing volume is one of the key components of breast enhancement. The majority of breast implants are placed in women under the age of 45, particularly Read More…

The Association of Breast Implants and ALCL

  Breast implants, despite their tremendous popularity amongst women and plastic surgeons alike, is a medical device that does have complications. The vast majority of these are the typical problems that can occur with any synthetic implant such as infection, malposition and device failure. The risk of any true medical or health risks resulting from Read More…

Silicone Breast Implants Are Safe And Effective

  Breast augmentation using silicone implants is the most popular method used today by most plastic surgeons. While saline breast implants dominated from 1991 to 2006, since they were the only type of implants available, that changed in 2006. The FDA approved silicone-containing implants in 2006, marking their return after fifteen years of study and Read More…

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