The PIP breast implant manufactured by the now defunct French company, Poly Implant Prosthese, has been surrounded by scandal and controversy over the past two years. It was discovered that the company had been fraudulent about their manufacturing process, while manufacturing these implants with non-medical grade silicone. This was at one time the third leading …
Mentor (the breast implant company) has extended their “feel the difference” rebate program. This was due to expire at the end of the month but has been extended until Dec 31st, 2011. Any patient with saline implants who changes to silicone is eligible for the $250 rebate.
Mentor, the breast implant manufacturer, has a new program called the “Feel the Difference” program. They are offering patients a $250 gift card from American Express ® for switching from saline breast implants to MemoryGel ® silicone breast implants. Silicone breast implants can result in a softer, more natural, breast augmentation result. There are certainly …
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Mentor, the breast implant manufacturer, is offering a $50 American Express ® gift card for referring a friend for breast augmentation. Unfortunately, this only applies to patients with silicone breast implants (MemoryGel ® implants) for patients receiving MemoryGel ® implants. A patient can refer up to 5 friends, for a total of $250. In order for …
Saline or silicone? This is one of the most difficult decisions for a patient considering breast augmentation. Each patient must decide for themselves what is most important. The lower cost, shorter scar and piece of mind of a saline implant vs. the softness and decreased risk of rippling of a silicone implant. In the near …
Choosing the best breast implant size is usually the most difficult decision for a breast augmentation patient to make. Here are a few tips to help make breast implant sizing a little easier. Review lots of breast augmentation before and after photos. Pay attention to the breast implant volume (cc’s) more than the cup size. Bra …
This is commonly confused. Many patients email me with questions about siliconimplants. A little gentle education is in order. At the risk of sounding too geeky. Silicone is the combination of inorganic silicon with oxygen and organic side groups that attach to the silicon atoms. The amount of cross-linking or attachments between the organic and inorganic components is …
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A woman in her 40?s or 50?s presents to her plastic surgeon to discuss breast implant removal. She had saline breast implants placed 20 or so years ago. Since that time she has gained a little weight and breast tissue and now feels that her breasts are too large. She doesn’t remember the size of …
Infection after breast augmentation can be devastating. Most commonly, these cannot be treated with antibiotics alone and often require removal of one or both implants. Unhappy patient. Unhappy surgeon. The reported U.S incidence of postoperative infection after breast augmentation is around 2 -2.5%. There is a trend towards more aggressive bacteria causing these infections. A …
Breast implant infections are less common in an office based setting Read More »
Unhappiness with breast size is one of the most common reasons for revision surgery after breast augmentation. There is a best breast implant size for each patient and there is an art to getting it right. The breast implant should fit the body type. Large implants on a short patient just make them look heavy. Conservative sizing is …
