Category: breast augmentation | breast implants

  Breast augmentation surgery involves the placement of an implant underneath the muscle in most cases. The pectoralis major muscle is separated from the minor one and a pocket for the implant is created between the two. In some cases, a portion of the pectoralis major muscle where it attached at its lowest point to Read More…

  Since a breast implant does most of the ‘work’ of accomplishing a breast augmentation result, it is understandable that patients have great concerns about the size and style of the implant for their surgery. There are numerous methods for selecting the size of the implant and these issues have been addressed since the inception Read More…

  The most important steps for patients considering breast augmentation is finding the right plastic surgeon for youself and choosing the best style and size of breast implant that can meet your desires. As part of choosing a breast implant is the consideration of the manufacturer’s warranty program for their implants. That is something that Read More…

  Besides the type of breast implant (saline vs. silicone), the most important concern of all breast augmentation patients is size. For size is the exclusive reason one undergoes a breast augmentation. I find that many patients, understandably, obsess over the size issue worrying whether they may go too big (most common) or whether they Read More…

  Since silicone gel breast implants have been re-introduced for patient use in late 2006, they rapidly have become the preferred implant for many breast augmentations. Yet, despite FDA-approval, many patients (even relatively young ones) understandably ask about their safety. In my Indianapolis plastic surgery practice, I routinuely tell patients that they are perfectly safe Read More…

  There is always some concern that the sensation to the nipple may be decreased or lost after breast augmentation. Since the placement of a breast implant and the nerve that supplies the feeling to the nipple are in close proximity, breast augmentation always poses some threat of nerve injury. This is an issue which Read More…

  The issue of the potential impact of breast implants on causing systemic disease, specifically autoimmune problems, has been put to rest after many years of research and clinical studies. More recently, anectodal reports have arisen from the observation of a few women who have been diagnosed with lymphomas in or near the breast who Read More…

  The return of silicone gel implants in breast augmentation has been refreshing in providing another option to some of the issues related to saline implants. Understandably, their return creates some questions about their history and past performances. Specifically, issues relating to their safety and what happens if they should rupture. I have found that Read More…

  Breast implants are available not only in different sizes but each size has differing projections as well. Projection involves a change in the manufactured shape of the implant so that more volume can project forward at the expense of narrowing the implant’s base diameter. A high projecting implant, therefore, has the theoretical possibility of Read More…