Breast Augmentation
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Wednesday, January 26th, 2011NATRELLE GEL-FILLED IMPLANTS Now in 2011, women have four choices for smooth, round, silicone gel implants for both cosmetic and reconstructive purposes. Natrelle Allergen gel implants come in sizes of Style 10, 15, 20 and now 45. Style 10 is a moderate profile smooth, round implant that has low projection, AP projection and wide diameter. [...]
Conversion Of Saline to Silicone Implants
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010FACTORS TO CONSIDER Many patients who have had saline implants placed over the last 10 to 15 years are now presenting for replacement of their implants with silicone gel. Several factors should be discussed with the patient upon this conversion to a completely different product. 1. Silicone implants in general, at least in my opinion, appear [...]
High Profile Augmentation, Beverly Hills
Monday, November 15th, 2010All women’s bodies are different. They vary depending upon massive amounts of breast tissue, thickness of their muscle, prominence of the thoracic cavity and positions of the nipple areolar complex. For women who are quite thin, who have an ectomorphic build, meaning minimal breast tissue with a prominent ribcage, costochondral junction and involutional atrophy due [...]
SYMMETRY (BREAST SYMMETRY)
Monday, November 1st, 2010When patients are in the decision process of having breast augmentation surgery, it is important to obviously look at the qualifications of your plastic surgeon. Certainly, he or she needs to be a Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery and be a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. Also, it is vital that the patient [...]
Bottoming Out and Downsizing of the Breast
Friday, October 29th, 2010Many women present to me who have had breast implant surgery several years ago throughout the United States. As many women age, they desire to downsize their breast implants in order to reduce the heaviness of their breasts as well as at times with bottoming out that may incur, they also desire to tighten up [...]
Breast Asymmetry and Tubular Breast Deformity
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010SEVERE BREAST ASYMMETRY AND TUBULAR BREAST DEFORMITY COMBINED The above 19-year-old female presents with severe breast deformity with a combination of both tubular breast deformity and severe breast asymmetry. This is an excellent case example of how tubular breast and asymmetry can be reconstructed safely with a single stage operation. The above patient has a [...]
Breast Implants, Above Vs. Below The Muscle
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010Saline and silicone implants can be placed either subpectoral, dual plane technique or subglandular (above the muscle). The plane of dissection normally depends upon each individual woman’s chest wall anatomy. For the majority of women, we do prefer to place the implants in the dual plane technique, two-thirds under and one-third over laterally. The reason [...]
International Society Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Monday, August 16th, 2010INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY 20th CONGRESS AUGUST 14 TO 18, 2010 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA The annual meeting of ISAPS 2010 in San Francisco here at the Moscone Convention Center has been an informative and educational experience. This has been an exciting meeting with beautiful weather and fine dining. Topics have included AP issues in plastic [...]
WHAT IS PSEUDOPTOSIS?
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010Pseudoptosis is basically a form of ptosis or skin laxity of the breast where the nipple areolar complex is above the inframammary fold; however, there is redundant skin. This is often seen with patients who have been breast feeding or some patients who have been pregnant. However, they have not had the nipple descend below [...]
ABDOMINAL WALL DEFORMITY
Thursday, July 29th, 2010STATUS POST COBALT RADIATION FOR NEUROBLASTOMA STOMACH LEFT ABDOMEN Below is the extremely interesting case of a patient who is now four weeks postoperative for augmentation mammoplasty as well as abdominal contouring as well as thigh liposculpture at six months of age undergoing radiation therapy for neuroblastoma of the gastric or stomach region. The patient [...]
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