Category: breast augmentation | breast implants

Silicone Gel Breast Implants in Breast Augmentation – Scientific Assessment of their Safety Despite the release of silicone gel breast implants for widespread commerical use in late 2006 and being one of the most (if not the most) studied medical device in history, some patients do question their safety. Any patient over 30 years of Read More…

The LOOK Method in Breast Augmentation   I have discussed in a previous blog the actual procedure of breast augmentation of what breast augmentation can…and cannot do. In this article, I will present some of the features of what makes a beautiful breast. And what we as plastic surgeons can do to make them Most Read More…

  Achieving Natural Results in Breast Augmentation The image of a beautiful breast will vary greatly, dependent upon a woman’s perspective and tastes. I have found in consultation with patients that it is actually easier to have a woman describe what they don’t want their breasts to look like…and then work from there to figure Read More…

Dr Barry Eppley, Plastic Surgeon of Indianapolis, Patents a New Filler Material for Breast Implants for use in Breast Augmentation (Patent No. 6,187,044)   Breast implants used for breast augmentation and breast reconstruction are currently filled with saline or variations in gel forms of silicone. Both saline and silicone filler materials for breast implants have Read More…

Safety of Silicone Breast Implants in Breast Augmentation Since silicone breast implants have become commercially available since late last year, the vast majority of breast augmentation patients now choose silicone over saline. While both saline and silicone breast implants can satisfactorily increase the size of the breast, the feel of silicone and its lack of Read More…

  Anatomy of a Breast Implant While patients have a major choice between saline or silicone filler materials today in breast implants for breast augmentation, there is another component of a breast implant that is frequently overlooked and can have a big impact on how a breast augmentation feels….and that is the bag or shell Read More…

Choosing Breast Implant Size in Breast Augmentation   Since I have been talking about methods for determining the right breast implant size for a patient, let me share with you one method as promoted by Mentor, one of the two breast implant manufacturers in the United States. Their system, known as Body Logic, provides a Read More…

  One of the most important considerations that a patient has about the breast augmentation procedure is the final size that the breasts will be. Obviously, this is controlled almost exclusively by the size of the breast implant. I have previously discussed in a prior post about the differences between saline vs. silicone breast implants. Read More…

    The most important choice a woman makes in breast augmentation is the choice of filler material of the breast implant. As of 2006, silicone gel implants became available again and thus one has to choose between saline (which has been the only implant option available since 1992) and now silicone. The thing to Read More…