Gummy bear implants are the newest generation of silicone breast implants used for breast augmentation. They are otherwise known as form stable cohesive gel implants and have been used for breast enhancement for years in Europe and South America, before recently receiving FDA approval in the U.S. These implants were developed with two goals in mind: 1) […]
Read More »I have been asked a number of times if breast implants cause stretch marks. My response has always been that it is certainly possible but I have never seen it. I had a patient this week who actually did develop some stretch marks after breast augmentation. She is in her 20?s and is a light […]
Read More »I often have patients who ask me if I do “painless breast augmentation”. The truth is that there is no such thing as painless breast augmentation. There are a number of steps that can be taken to make the procedure less painful. I have seen patients for breast augmentation revision who originally had a “painless” breast enhancment who reported to […]
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Most women have some degree of asymmetry in their breasts. An important aspect of any cosmetic or reconstructive procedure is addressing and hopefully correcting asymmetries. We have now been “live” with 3D imaging for a week and one of the things that I have been most excited about is its ability to measure and compare […]
Read More »1. The general public will learn that not all doctors doing plastic surgery are plastic surgeons. There seems to be a growing number of non-plastic surgeons doing plastic surgery procedures. I am not talking about botox, laser therapy, etc… I am talking about major operations such as liposuction, breast augmentation, and facelifts. This is at […]
Read More »Patients occasionally ask me about the durability of breast implants. They are concerned that the implants may pop or fail if they get in an accident or fall. Although anything is possible, usually a failure occurs in an implant that has been in for a long time and the shell wears out. An earlier failure […]
Read More »I have had more traffic than expected on my tummy tuck video that is hosted on Youtube. Trying to figure out why I typed “tummy tuck” on the Youtube search bar and sure enough my video came up number one! As a side, my blog posts are now interfaced with both Twitter and Facebook.
Read More »I added a few new before and after photos specifically facelift, blepharoplasty and breast augmentation photos to the website. Due to the popularity of my previous videos, I am going to add a full abdominoplasty video to the website this weekend. Very suprising to me, currently my mini tummy tuck video ranks #2 for the […]
Read More »I recently attended the American Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting in Seattle. I attend this meeting yearly to learn about new procedures and technology to keep up to date with my practice. It seems like every year there are several new alternatives to liposuction or adjuncts to liposuction treatment. In this post I will discuss […]
Read More »The value of breast feeding for the developing infant is well known. In general, women who consider breast augmentation are of child bearing age, so this comes up fairly frequently. Women are understandably concerned that choosing to have a breast augmentation will affect their ability to breast feed or that it may be dangerous for […]
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