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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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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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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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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Both implants are widely used for breast augmentation and provide natural breast contouring with softness. From 1992-2005, silicone implants were banned due to unsubstantiated fear that they could cause cancer and other systemic diseases such as autoimmune illnesses. After extensive clinical trials and over 40 years of data accumulation in healthy women with breast implants,
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When considering breast augmentation, there are many decisions to make. The most important is that you choose a qualified board certified plastic surgeon with a large experience performing breast augmentation surgery. Because there may be different surgical plans for each patient, it is important to trust your doctor to help you make informed choices about
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Consequences of Having Very Large Breast Implants Most women in Las Vegas want D sized breasts. Our average implant size for breast augmentation (450 cc) exceeds average implant sizes (250-300 cc) that are used most frequently for breast augmentation in other parts of the world. While many women are well developed, broad or tall, and
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Breast Augmentation is one of the most popular plastic surgery procedure performed today. The Breast Augmentation procedure is designed to increase breasts size through the use of saline or silicone implants. The saline or silicone implants vary in size and each has their own specific benefits and drawbacks. The decision between saline and silicone implants
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Breast Augmentation is one of the most common plastic surgery procedures performed at Desert Hills Plastic Surgery Center. All patients who undergo this surgery must be compliant with post-operative activity restrictions to ensure a successful and uncomplicated recovery process. Regardless of whether your breast implant is saline or silicone, submuscular or “over-the-muscle”, the recovery process
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Are They Worth it? Breast implants are not lifetime devices. Ruptures can occur from wear and tear, and most are non traumatic. This is analogous to wearing the same pair of jeans every day. Over time, you may get a hole in the knee. Most ruptures occur 10 years after implantation, and the incidence increases
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