Breast Augmentation Incisions: Which One is the Best?
Although many surgeons would tell their patients that the breast augmentation incision they use is the best, without explanation, I prefer to give patients all of the options and explain their pros and...
View ArticleBreast Augmentation and Capsular Contracture
One of the greatest concerns yet least seen complications following breast augmentation is capsular contracture. When any foreign body is placed into the human body a capsule is created around it to...
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High Riding Breast Implants
First of all this is not my patient; I grabbed her from RealSelf.com. But she illustrates an issue that is common yet can be quite complicated – high riding breast implants. This occurs for several...
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Ruptured Breast Implants: What to do if it happens to you
Breast implants are not designed to fail. In fact their durability is quite impressive, as the picture depicts. They must be able to withstand years of everyday life and the occasional mammogram. Yet...
View ArticleBreast Implants Serve as Body Armor During Attack
A woman in Russia may have been saved by her large silicone breast implants, according to a recent ABC News blog post. During a dispute, the woman was reportedly stabbed by her husband, but the weapon...
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New Breast Implant Monitoring Technology a Possibility
Ultrasound System May Save Time and Money Monitoring your breast implants can be costly and inconvenient, but that may all change with the advent of new monitoring procedures that could make the...
View ArticleNew Silicone Breast Implant Competitor
More choices available to patients and physicians If you’re in the market for breast augmentation surgery, then good news! The FDA has just approved the California company Sientra to offer a range of...
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The Silicone Breast Implant Turns 50
The procedure that started it all, performed in 1962 This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the day Timmie Jean Lindsey, a mother-of-six from Houston, Texas, became the first recipient of the...
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Why Do Breast Implants Rupture?
The modern breast implant was developed by American plastic surgeons Thomas Cronin and Frank Gerow in coordination with the Dow Corning Corporation in 1961. The implants were made with a silicone...
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Why Are Breast Implants “High” After Breast Augmentation
One of the most common questions I’m asked is “Why are some breast implants so high?” To answer this we need to distinguish between normal postoperative implant position and implant malposition. When...
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