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Case Study: Saline Breast Augmentation in Young Asian Female

Background: Breast augmentation is done on many different types of women from a wide range of ages to numerous ethnicities. There are an incredible large number of breast implant types, styles and sizes from which to choose that can ultimately appeal to any woman considering the procedure. But it is up to the plastic surgeon Read More…

Case Study: Shaped Implants for a Natural Breast Augmentation Result

Background: Breast augmentation relies on the use of an implant to create its result. Historically, breast implant shapes have been only round whether they were saline or silicone gel filled. But in the past few years, shaped breast implants have become available. This has provided women with another option to consider in their breast augmentation Read More…

The Biocompatibility of Silicone Polymer Implants in Plastic Surgery

Short of metal implants used for fixation and repair in bone surgery, most implants used  in plastic surgery are composed of a silicone-based material. It may have varying states of being a solid, (soft to more firm) but silicone-containing implants have long been recognized as one of, if not the most, biocompatible synthetic material in Read More…

Five Things You Didn’t Know About Breast Augmentation

  Breast augmentation is one of the most effective and highly satisfying of all body contouring plastic surgery procedures. Making one’s breast instantly larger in just an hour of surgery is truly transformative for many women. Thousands of before and after photographs and advertisements for the procedure that can easily be found on the internet Read More…

High Resolution Ultrasound for Silicone Breast Implant Rupture

To those women who either have breast implants or are considering breast augmentation, the acronym MRI could be very relevant. Since all breast implants will eventually fail, the detection of silicone implant failure is much more difficult than in saline. Since disruption of a silicone implant shell is silent (no deflation) it can only be Read More…

Case Study: Saline Breast Implant Deflation and Replacement

Background: Breast augmentation can be done by two types of implants, saline and silicone. Since silicone implants have become available again nearly eight years ago in 2006, the percentage of women undergoing breast enhancement receiving saline implants has been slowly declining. But saline implants will always be around as, at the least, they offer the Read More…

Case Study: Breast Augmentation without a Lift in Sagging Breasts

Background: One often under appreciated aspect of breast augmentation with implants in some patients is that what will occur is that the existing shape of the breast merely gets bigger. Breast implants do not possess magical properties and they can not cure all ills of one’s breast shape issues. This is why it is critical Read More…

The Two Techniques of Transaxillary Breast Augmentation

  According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, breast augmentation or breast enlargement, was the most common body cosmetic surgical procedure performed in the United States in 2013. (over 290,000 performed) This surgery is done on an outpatient basis with most patients requiring minimal down-time before returning to every day activities. When choosing breast Read More…

The Association of Breast Implants and Confectionary Delights

  Breast augmentation continues to be a popular body contouring procedure with over 300,000 women having their breasts enhanced last year alone in the U.S.. While it may be hard to see any association at all between breast implants and sugar and desserts, they are some visual and tactile similarities. This association has come about Read More…

Strategies for Avoiding Implant Asymmetry after Breast Augmentation

Breast augmentation is one of the most popular body contouring operations. It creates an instantaneous effect that often can cause quite a dramatic change in a woman’s chest appearance. But its effects are due to a medical device and, as such, makes it prone to a higher rate of complications than any plastic surgery operation Read More…

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