Category: breast augmentation | breast implants

  My approach to selecting a size for one’s breast augmentation is that it is the patient’s choice. It is not for me to judge someone’s taste or desires. Breast size is a very personal issue and it is, to some degree, a bit like art. Beauty (breast size) is in the eye of the beholder. Read More…

Breast augmentation continues to be one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures with over 300,000 women undergoing the procedure last year. With the return of silicone gel breast implants, in addition to existing saline breast implants, women now have two good choices for their breast augmentation procedure. Whether saline or silicone gel breast implants Read More…

Despite the tremendous popularity of breast augmentation, and the relatively common occurrence of differences in most women’s breasts, there is little public knowledge about what occurs when both are mixed together in a surgical enhancement. All plastic surgeon’s made a good effort to point out a patient’s breast asymmetries beforehand, and that breast asymmetry is Read More…

  Breast Augmentation is the number one cosmetic body procedure performed in plastic surgery, even outdoing liposuction which has the advantage of potentially treating many body areas as opposed to breast augmentation’s one. Because the operation is fairly ‘standard’, many potntial patient’s questions and concerns are quite similar I get them on almost every consult Read More…

  Dr Barry Eppley, board-certified plastic surgeon from Indianapolis, is now listed on the Johnson & Johnson Mentor-sponsored website entitled Love Your Look.  This website is a great resource location for those women looking for comprehensive information on breast implants and breast augmentation. Dr Eppley, a a board-certified plastic surgeon has great experience using Johnson Read More…

  Just when I thought I had reviewed all of the known issues relating to silicone breast implants, from the risk of autoimmune disorders to breast feeding, one appears that I not yet heard of…..the risk of platinum toxicity. The metal, platinum, is used as a catalyst in the cross-linking reaction of the silicone gel Read More…

An exhaustive amount of investigations have been done relating to the health of women who have had silicone breast implants. Little work has been published on a more obscure, often not thought about, but very relevant issue…..do silicone breast implants have an any adverse effects on children born to mothers who have had breast implants? Read More…

  Since silicone breast implants have been re-introduced into the commercial marketplace in the United States in late 2006, most of the women seeking breast augmentation are not aware of the tremendous controversy with their predecessors fifteen years ago due to their age. Generally, only patients over the age of 40 would likely remember the Read More…

  While not commonly asked, one of the first questions a potential breast augmentation should ask is…does the breast implant interfere with being able to detect breast cancer? Since breast cancer in the United States affects one in 11 women during their lifetime, this is a fairly important question. As breast augmentation procedures continue to Read More…