Category: breast augmentation | breast implants

  Like many available retail products, breast implants have manufacturer warranties. Many patients do not think of or are unaware that such warranties actually exist. The only two implant manufacturers in the U.S., Mentor and Allergan, both have them and they have historically been relatively the same offerings. Such warranties apply to both saline and Read More…

Breast augmentation persists as one of the most popular and successful elective plastic surgery procedures. Despite the frequent excellent results that come from this surgery, it is not a perfect procedure. Complications and problems do occur and patients need to appreciate that this potential risk is not rare. Why do some breast augmentations look great…and Read More…

The popularity of breast augmentation continues to grow. In 2008, over 300,000 women had breast implants placed. Another 80,000 had breast reconstruction, of which at least half of these involved the placement of implants. Like all medical devices, they rarely are permanent or last forever. In 2008, nearly 40,000 implants were replaced or removed. With Read More…

The consideration of implant size in breast augmentation is one of the key issues every woman carefully ponders. Prospective patients pour over before and after photographs on the internet and other medioums in an effort to gather a perspective on what would look good on them. Patients come to express their breast desires to their Read More…

  Breast augmentation is an operation that is essentially about enlarging the breast mounds. Where and how the implant is placed can affect not only the shape of the breast mounds but their symmetry to each other. The change in the breast mound, however, will not make a difference in the position of one’s nipples. Read More…

Breast augmentation is a very successful cosmetic procedure that, fortunately, is associated with a low risk of medical complications such as bleeding or infection. When talking to my Indianapolis plastic surgery patients about breast augmentation, I try to cover the most likely complications which can occur. Most of these will center on issues relating to Read More…

Breast augmentation is an operation that makes an immediate and dramatic change. Because of the implant’s expansive effect, there are certain alterations in the overlying skin of the breast mound that most patients don’t think about or aren’t aware of. These changes frequently result in phone calls and concern during the first month after surgery. Read More…

One of the primary goals of breast augmentation is to give the patient their desired size through the selection of the implant that can achieve that goal. While there are many methods prior to surgery to help with that selection process, none are an exact method and the final implant placed in surgery is still Read More…

  Breast augmentation continues to be popular amongst patients and plastic surgeons alike due to its immediate and highly successful results for most patients. As the operation is widely satisfying and associated with a fairly rapid recovery, patients can begin to enjoy the benefits of breast augmentation quite quickly. Despite the tremendous benefits of breast Read More…