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Which Breast Surgery Option Is Best for You?

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Deciding to undergo breast surgery is a profoundly personal decision, and one you can make due to a myriad of different reasons. You could be unsatisfied with your breasts’ shape, size, or appearance due to changes associated with breastfeeding, hereditary traits, or age-related changes. Whatever the case may be, so many options can provide you… READ MORE

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What to Expect from Common Plastic Surgery

Posted in Breast, Plastic Surgery

Despite what you may see on TV, plastic surgery doesn’t end with a doctor removing bandages and handing the patient a mirror to reveal their new face. Even the smallest procedures require post-surgical care and weeks or months of recovery time. Before you undergo any plastic surgery procedure, make sure you know what to expect… READ MORE

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Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Posted in Breast, Plastic Surgery

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is here, and with it comes opportunities to learn about this devastating disease. While a breast cancer diagnosis is a scary thing for any woman, it is one of the most treatable forms of cancer, with a five-year survival rate of over 89%. The most effective means of treating the disease… READ MORE

Mastectomy Patients and Breast Reconstruction Myths

Posted in Breast, Cosmetic Procedures

Breast reconstruction surgery provides breast cancer survivors who have undergone mastectomies a chance to feel like themselves once more, and to remove some of the more visible reminders of their former illness. Several myths surround reconstruction surgery despite their prolificacy. This Breast Cancer Awareness Month – and Breast Reconstruction Day, which falls on the 16th… READ MORE

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Gynecomastia: Misunderstandings about Male Breast Tissue

Posted in Breast, Cosmetic Procedures

A relatively common condition, gynecomastia is the medical term for an excess of breast tissue in males. You may have heard it referred to by its more common name, “man boobs.” In more severe cases, gynecomastia symptoms also include excess skin, downward-pointing nipples and enlarged areolas. The condition affects anywhere from 40% – 60% of… READ MORE

Self Esteem and Breast Implants

Posted in Breast, Cosmetic Procedures

There are many reasons why women have the simple desire for fuller breasts: Evening out body proportions, correcting congenital deformities or trauma results, restoring breasts after a mastectomy, or repairing the effects of childbearing and aging. Oftentimes women choosing breast implants have realistic expectations, sticking to natural-looking and proportionate results. After undergoing the procedure, a… READ MORE

How Often Do Breast Implants Need to Be Replaced?

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If you’ve been considering breast implants, we’re sure you have a lot of questions. Questions like “How often do breast implants need to be replaced?” along with “How often do breast implants leak?” and “What will my breast implants look like when I’m older?” are more common than you might think. And they are questions… READ MORE

Silicone or Saline? How to Decide Which Is Best

Posted in Breast, Cosmetic Procedures

Breast augmentation is the number one cosmetic surgery in the United States, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (2011). There are many reasons why women opt to get breast implants, with most women citing a common desire of a bigger, fuller look. When it comes to your own procedure, you’ll be faced with… READ MORE

Breast Lipoaugmenation: Using Fat Rather Than Implants to Achieve a Larger Breast Size

Posted in Breast, Cosmetic Procedures, Liposuction

The American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery  recently discussed autologous fat grafting as a means to increase breast size in appropriately selected women patients, rather than using the current standard of care, silicone or saline implants.   What follows can be found at the official website for the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery www.surgery.org…. READ MORE