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Plastic Surgery’s Did You Know? The Silicone in Breast Implants

Silicone breast implants are composed of both a silicone gel (filler) and a more solid silicone containment bag. But this silicone should not be confused with silicon, number 14 on the Periodic Table, a crystalline metalloid element. While silicone does contain some silicon atoms, it has many more carbon, hydrogen and oxygen molecules which give Read More…

Breast Augmentation Under Local Anesthesia

The concept of performing breast augmentation under local anesthesia continues to appear with some regularity in the media. Avoiding general anesthesia and its associated risks is the theme and that certainly seems laudable. If you could have an elective cosmetic procedure done without the expense and potential side effects of general anesthesia that is undoubtably Read More…

The New Gummy Bear Breast Implants

Breast augmentation remains one of the top cosmetic plastic procedures requested with over 300,000 performed in the U.S. in 2011. The majority of these breast enhancement operations were done with silicone gel implants, accounting for nearly 70% of devices placed. Unlike ten years earlier, almost all breast implants placed were saline-filled. But that changed dramatically Read More…

Guidelines For Choosing The Right Breast Implant Size

‘I need recommendations on what breast implant size in ccs to get for my body Frame? I am 26  years old, 5′ 4” and 105 lbs and bra size 32A.,95lbs,bra size a/32. I can’t decide between silicone gel implants of 400cc or 450cc high profile size?’ ‘Is  400cc silicone gel breast implants too large for Read More…

Case Study: Breast Implants In Tuberous Breast Deformity

Background:  Breast augmentation largely exerts its effect by expanding the breast tissue under which it is placed. When the overlying breast tissue is good (reasonably tight skin and a centric nipple position) the resulting larger breast mound is very aesthetically pleasing. When the overlying breast tissue is flawed (loose sagging skin and a low nipple Read More…

Sientra Breast Implants – Third U.S. Manufacturer Approved

  The number of breast implant manufacturers has now officially increased to three.  Twenty years ago there were as many as six companies that commercially sold breast implants for both cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. But when the silicone gel breast implant moratorium occurred in 1991 and the legal and financial fallout ensued, the number of Read More…

The PIP Breast Implant Problem

For twenty years, breast implants have been scandal-free since the FDA moratorium on silicone-gel containing devices in 1991. With the lack of any medical evidence substantiating health risks with their use, they were reintroduced  in the U.S. in 2006 after fifteen years of concentrated study. As the U.S. use of silicone gel breast implant continues Read More…

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…

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