Category: breast augmentation | breast implants | plastic surgery case study

Background: Many women that undergo breast augmentation surgery have had children. As a result of pregnancy and breast engorgement, stretch marks commonly develop. They occur in a radiating fashion from the nipple in a perpendicular orientation to the relaxed skin tension lines of the breast, Since so many women have breast stretch marks, it is Read More…

Background: One of the considerations in breast augmentation surgery is the choice of the incision. While it is important to remember that the incision is just a method of access to the making of the desired breast pocket, and what is done on the inside remains the same regardless of the incision used, it is Read More…

Background: The primary goal of breast implants for every patient is an increase in breast size. Such an effect is always achieved as one would expect from placing a permanent implant into the breast mound. But some women also desire that they have a breast lifting effect which is not nearly as predictable or should Read More…

Background: Breast augmentation can be done using two different types of implants, saline and silicone.  (technically three if you include the saline-filled Ideal implant) Both type of breast implant has their own unique advantage sand disadvantages Silicone offers the most natural feel and an implant that will probably last longer as it can not undergo Read More…

Background: The outcome of breast augmentation is affected by many variables that go far beyond the implant itself. The shape and position of the breast mound and its nipples profoundly impact how they will look when the implants are placed behind them. Too often patients believe that the enlarging their breasts will correct many of Read More…

Background: Breast implants are capable of making dramatic changes to a women’s breasts. Increases in size with a much fuller shape are typical and expected. Implants achieve these effects by altering the soft tissue through their ability to be stretched and expanded. But there are certain fixed features of a woman’s chest that may not Read More…

Background: Many women that present for breast augmentation surgery do not have perfectly symmetric breasts. Women that have never had breast implant surgery rarely have symmetric breasts either. Yet, understandably, the woman who undergoes elective aesthetic breast surgery seeks the most symmetric result possible. Of all the aesthetic breast deformities that exist, asymmetry is the Read More…

Background: The size of the implant chosen is the single most important decision from a patient’s perspective. More time is spent on this aspect of the surgery than other factors such as implant type, pocket location, implant profile or even the surgeon performing the procedure. How to match implant size to the patient’s goals, however, Read More…