Tissue expansion is a relatively straightforward procedure that enables the body to “grow” extra skin for use in reconstructing almost any part of the body. A silicone balloon expander is inserted under the skin near the area to be repaired and then gradually filled with salt water over time, causing the skin to stretch and… Read More »
Category: Breast
Helping Breast Cancer Survivors Feel Whole
Breast cancer is a disease that threatens and sometimes takes lives. But even?women who win their battles with cancer suffer scars, often literal ones. Some lose portions of or all of their breasts, and that physical change can be traumatic. For women who have been through that battle, plastic surgeons can provide an important service,… Read More »
Simultaneously Rejuvenate Breast Shape & Volume
Unfortunately gravity is unceasing and combined with age and sun-related skin loss of elasticity a woman’s tissues surrounding her breast can lead to the breast mound falling lower on the chest. Additionally, the volume inside the breast can diminish with hormonal changes after pregnancy and menopause and with significant weight loss. All these factors triumphantly… Read More »
The Best Way to Match the Implant to the Breast
How should plastic surgeons choose the best implant type and size for women undergoing breast augmentation surgery? Implant size selection systems based on breast tissue measurements may provide better outcomes, suggests a research review in the November issue of?Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery?, the official medical journal of the?American Society of Plastic Surgeons?(ASPS). Tissue-based planning systems?using… Read More »
Breast Reduction Takes a Load Off Your Back
I am often asked, “What operation has the happiest post-op patients?” The answer is easy ??Breast Reduction. These patients are so happy and grateful; it makes this one of my favorite operations to do. Often the patients come in for their post-operative check-up the next day, and they say they can already tell that their… Read More »
Deflating the InstaBreast Hype
If you? Ve ever considered breast augmentation, it’s not hard to understand the appeal of? test-driving? a pair of implants for a day. One surgeon in New York offers a method too? try it before you buy it? with a procedure called?InstaBreast. The InstaBreast procedure?takes about twenty minutes in office.?A saline solution is injected into… Read More »
2017 Breast Reconstruction Trends
The American Cancer Society estimates that 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2017. The quality-of-life and psycho-social benefits of reconstruction after mastectomy are well known. Breast reconstruction accounted for 109,256 procedures in 2016 or 1.9% of all reconstructive procedures. We have observed steady annual growth in breast reconstruction over the… Read More »
Women are Opting for Smaller Breast Features
Bigger is no longer considered better when it comes to breast implants. New research conducted by The Plastic Surgery Group shows that women are opting for C-sized implants over DD, and are also opting for smaller nipples and areolae during breast surgeries that allow them to be reshaped and repositioned. “We have seen a 30… Read More »
Do I Change Breast Implants Every 10 Years?
The short answer is probably not. So if it’s not really necessary, why is it that every patient that researches breast augmentation has come across the magic number of 10? The need to replace breast implants (saline or silicone) every 10 years is based on factual data that has since been slightly misrepresented. Replacing breast… Read More »
Debunking Myths About Breast Implants
Breast augmentation surgery is the most popular cosmetic surgery procedure, according to the latest statistics obtained by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). Every year, almost 300,000 women undergo breast augmentation in the US, including silicone gel, saline, and the newer structured implants. Along with the popularity of the procedure comes increased media coverage and… Read More »