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Mommy Makeovers – Breast and Abdominal Reshaping

  Pregnancy is the most well known form of tissue expansion that has been around since the beginning of time. While it produces the most miraculous event of life that comes out pristine, it leaves behind a body that is often far less than perfect. For some women, childbirth can wreck literal havoc on a Read More…

Case Study: Breast Implants with Vertical Lifts in Sagging Breasts

  Background: Breast augmentation remains as one of the most popular body contouring procedures. In simplicity, breast augmentation works by using an implant to expand out the existing breast tissue. Therein lies how the final breast result will look…it will reflect nothing more than a ‘blown-up’ version of the existing breast mound in most cases. Read More…

Common Patient Questions about Breast Lifts

  What are Arnica montana or bromelain and is it used in breast lifts? These are common non-pharmaceutical supplements for healing that some plastic surgeons endorse and prescribe for surgery including breast lift surgery. Arnica is a well-known extract of the mountain lily flower that has been used for decades to prevent or clear bruising Read More…

Case Study: Secondary Breast Lifts For Sagging After Breast Augmentation

Background: Breast augmentation is based on the principle of expanding one’s natural breast tissue by placing an implant behind it. Regardless of whether the implant is placed within the breast tissue above the muscle (subglandular) or beneath the muscle (submuscular), how it works is the same. As a result, how well most breast augmentations will Read More…

Breast Augmentation in the Sagging Breast

  Breast augmentation involves two factors, one which is variable and another which is not. The insertion of a breast implant is a fixed factor. While the size of the implant may change, it will exert a push on the overlying tissues which is consistent. The spherical geometry of the implant puts an even force Read More…

Case Study: Laser Bra Lift in Breast Lift Surgery

  Background: Sagging of the breasts is a very common cosmetic problem that eventually affects most women. While time, gravity, and pregnancy accounts for much of the breast sagging that occurs, some women have it naturally even when they are young. Breast lifts, also known as a mastopexy, is a well-established plastic surgery operation used Read More…

Common Questions about Breast Lifts (Mastopexy)

  1.      What will a lift do for my sagging breasts?   Sagging of one’s breasts, known as ptosis, is a natural phenomenon that occurs from pregnancy, aging, and the weight of heavy breasts over time. It is the result of skin stretch and the weakening of the support ligaments between the skin and the Read More…

Cosmetic Breast Surgery and Breast Cancer Screening

  Breast cancer continues to be a major health issue for women, averaging just under 200,000 new cases per year. It is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. From a plastic surgery standpoint, cosmetic breast surgery cases well exceed this number with over 500,000 procedures being performed per year. The crossing of Read More…

The Sagging Breast – Breast Augmentation, Breast Lift or Both?

  The breast that has a moderate to a significant amount of sag is commonly seen by plastic surgeons. Often such a patient is seen who is seeking breast augmentation. It is commonly perceived, although largely erroneous, that a breast implant will lift a sagging breast. Despite the wonders that an implant can do to Read More…

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