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Breast Augmentation: What Is It?

February 23rd, 2008 by Lisa Cones    Subscribe To Our Feed

Modern-day breast augmentation began in 1963 with the introduction of a silicone gel-filled implant manufactured by the Dow Corning company and modified in many ways over the ensuing years. Prior to 1963, breast augmentation was done using ivalon, polyvinyl, polyurethane or silicone sponge materials or liquid silicone injections into the breast tissue.Today, breast augmentation is [...]


Breast Plastic Surgery And Breast Implants - Tips For Women Considering Breast Augmentation

February 8th, 2008 by Lisa Cones    Subscribe To Our Feed

Of the breast plastic surgery procedures performed in 2006 in the US, 329,000 were for breast augmentation. For cosmetic breast plastic surgery in some countries, health insurers will only reimburse insertion of breast implants for clinical indications, meaning, congenital abnormalities, sex-reassignment surgery or breast reconstruction following a mastectomy. Today if you're considering breast plastic surgery, [...]


Thinking About Breast Plastic Surgery And Implants? Learn The Cold Hard Facts Before You Commit

January 14th, 2008 by Stacey Landry    Subscribe To Our Feed

In many countries today health insurers will reimburse the insertion of breast implants only for clinical indications including congenital abnormalities, sex-reassignment surgery and breast reconstruction, usually following a mastectomy. And non-cosmetic clinical indications for the use of breast implants include breast reconstruction, sex reassignment surgery, and for abnormalities, usually congenital, that affect the shape and [...]


Complications Related to Breast Augmentation/Mastopexy (Breast Lifting)

December 17th, 2007 by Stacey Landry    Subscribe To Our Feed

Breast augmentation/mastopexy (breast lifting) surgery is one of the most commonly requested breast contouring surgeries performed. Patients who seek to have this operation done generally wish to improve the contour of the breast by lifting the nipple-areola complex by tightening up the "skin envelope" and achieve increased fullness of the breasts especially superiorly and along [...]


Secondary (Revisional) Breast Augmentation

December 2nd, 2007 by Jennifer Butler    Subscribe To Our Feed

Breast augmentation is one of the most common cosmetic operations performed today. There are many reasons a woman would seek out breast augmentation. Some women who seek breast augmentation have small breasts and want to balance out their figures.Breast Augmentation is one of the most frequently performed operations in Plastic Surgery. It is an outpatient [...]


Computer Imaging on Plastic Surgery

November 29th, 2007 by Nicole Scott    Subscribe To Our Feed

Research shows that one of the most common patient concerns prior to having cosmetic surgery involves questions about what the surgical results and appearance changes will look like once surgery is over. How can the patient's expectations, the surgeon's skills, as well as projected surgical outcomes best be communicated?Being able to address these questions and [...]


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