Saline or silicone implants are used depending on patient preference, the silicone devices feel more natural and are slightly more expensive. It is normal to feel the implants once placed in the breast. Patients with thicker tissues or those who are heavier will feel the device less. Surgical results are excellent with both saline and […]
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The submuscular position is also known as subpectoral or under the muscle placement. Dr. Brown always prefers this pocket choice for most patients who undergo augmentation mastopexy surgery. Â The implants are generally placed in the submuscular pocket, and the breast tissue is elevated and tightened over the new breast mound. This pocket is advantageous as
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Breast reshaping and lifting requires tightening of the skin envelope in all dimensions. The nipple and areola need to be moved up and made proportional to the new breast size. A certain scar pattern results. There is no way to achieve tightening and a lift effect without scars. Currently there is no technology, laser, ultrasound,
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Characteristics of tubular breast deformity include various degrees of asymmetry, enlarged and protuberant areola, wide cleavage, and high, tight, and ill-defined lower breast poles with a paucity of peripheral breast tissue. Other names for tuberous breast deformity include herniated areola complex, snoopy deformity, tubular breast, constricted breast, lower pole hypoplasia, and narrow based breast. The
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Sagging breasts treated with large implants over the muscle in a woman refusing the scarring associated with breast lift surgery. There is a popular misconception that larger implants can lift a breast or treat sagging. It is incorrect to believe that a larger implant creates a perkier (less ptotic) breast. Perhaps the first week after
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Three companies manufacture breast implants in the United States: All 3 breast implant companies offer 2 lifetime replacement implants in any size for a confirmed ruptured implant. Financial assistance varies between $1200-$3600 if the rupture occurs within 10 years from the date of implantation. Sientra and Mentor also offer a warranty for capsular contracture, or
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The best candidates for augmentation mastopexy surgery are healthy women who are non-smokers with sagging (ptotic) breasts of low volume, the most common scenario in women after childbearing and weight fluctuation. There are many young women who have naturally low or sagging breasts right from puberty. Women of all ages are also affected with significant
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There are 2 basic shapes of breast implants to choose from: round or anatomical. Anatomical implants are also called teardrop shaped implants, contoured implants, or shaped implants and they have textured surfaces. They are meant to mimic the slope of a natural breast. Ironically, round implants have the most natural looking shape in all body
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Until recently, most patients never discussed breast implant profile with their plastic surgeons. If you chose a certain size breast implant, you would receive a predetermined amount of forward projection from that implant. Now, you can choose a breast implant size and, if you like, have that  implant project out more or less than you want.
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To understand the pros and cons of textured versus smooth walled implants, you need to be familiar with a condition known as capsular contracture. When any type of foreign body or breast implant is inserted, the body reacts by forming a uniform protective lining around it. This is referred to as a capsule. It is normal
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