Category: breast implants | Did You Know

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? Breast Implants and Drug Smuggling

Breast implants enlarge the breasts through indwelling materials such as saline and silicone gel contained within a silicone elastomer bag. There are millions of women every year who travel on airlines carrying their own ‘internal’ baggage inside their breasts. It is neither evident or scanned and their presence is a most personal issue and not Read More…

Case Study: The Fate of Breast Asymmetry with Implant Augmentation

Background: Breast augmentation is completely successful at enlarging the breast mounds. While it is not without its potential complications due to being an implant placed in the body through surgery, by far its most common postoperative concerns are aesthetic in nature. Are the breasts the desired size and shape and how well do they match Read More…

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…

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…

A New Innovative Saline Breast Implant

Breast augmentation is largely defined by the implant that is used to create it. At one time in the history of this surgery, from 1991 to 2006, the saline breast implant was the only commercial implant available. Essentially being water in a bag, it has advantages of being able to be inserted through small Read More…

Case Study: Breast Augmentation in Pectus Excavatum Deformity

Background: The shape of the breasts is partially influenced by the anatomy of the underlying chest wall and rib cage. The bony ribs and sternum serve as the platform of support for the soft tissue of the breast mound. Asymmetries in the chest wall, therefore, will create overlying asymmetry and shape issues in the Read More…

Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Rise in Mommy Makeover Surgery

The rise in plastic surgery affects all age and both sexes. One of these ‘groups’ that seek body-altering surgery is women, specifically mommies. Looking to reverse the effects of pregnancy on their bodies, they seek breast enhancements and tummy tucks. When put together in a combined procedure, it has become known as a Mommy Makeover. Read More…

Sientra Breast Implants – The OASIS Study

The options in breast augmentation have recently increased due to the emergence of a third breast implant manufacturer, Sientra. Sientra offers an extensive line of silicone gel breast implants with round and anatomic shapes and volumes up to 800ccs. They offer one type of silicone gel which is very cohesive and has often been Read More…

Case Study: Breast Implant Exchange for Larger Breasts

Background: Breast implant surgery is all about, of course, making breasts bigger. But patient satisfaction comes from achieving or getting close to what size the patient wants. While breast implants come in a wide range of sizes, there is no exact method of picking an implant and achieving a certain size. This is because, while Read More…

Case Study: Natural Breast Augmentation with Gummy Bear Implants

Background: In the pursuit of satisfying breast augmentation results, the most common denominator amongst patients is that of achieving the desired size. Too small or too large of an augmented breast size can lead to an unhappy patient and the need for revisional surgery. Women understandably spend the vast majority of their time before surgery Read More…