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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 [...]


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 [...]


New Breast Enlargement Method Uses Stem Cells Instead of Silicone

October 20th, 2007 by Lisa Cones    Subscribe To Our Feed

The number of breast enlargement operations performed in the US, for both augmentation and reconstruction purposes, has radically increased in the last decade. At the same time the number of operations to remove implants has also risen and given the potential surgical complications and health consequences of such surgery, many doctors find this trend troubling.Cytori [...]


Five Things You Should Know Before Having a Breast Procedure

September 17th, 2007 by Nicole Scott    Subscribe To Our Feed

Breast enhancement 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 enhancement have small breasts and want to balance out their figures.1. You can have breast enhancement without experiencing severe pain. You may have heard that breast enhancement [...]