Breast
Are breast implants safe? Learn the truth about breast implants.
Are breast implants safe? Breast implant safety is a common topic on the internet. There is a wealth of data on the topic, and unfortunately a lot of it is not quality data. Drama and fear draw a lot more attention than a carefully done study showing safety. Which...
Do you know the best type of breast augmentation for your body?
What is the best type of breast augmentation? If you've been reading up on breast implants, you may be overwhelmed by all the decisions. What profile implant is best? Should you get silicone or saline? Do you want your implants above or under the muscle? There is no...
Can fat grafting give you larger breasts without implants?
Do you want larger breasts, but you're afraid of implants? Fat grafting may be an option to give you larger breasts that are completely made of your own tissue. What is fat grafting? Fat grafting is a process that basically moves fat from one part of your body do...
Breast reduction surgery – the most common complaint.
Breast reduction surgery is the most common operation I perform. Which is perfect, because it's also one of my favorite operations. Why I love doing breast reduction surgery. Breasts are integral to the female figure. They're right out there, front and center. And how...
What is a mastopexy?
A breast lift, or mastopexy, is done to make the breasts more "perky". Ptosis is the term used to describe droopiness of the breast, and a mastopexy reverses this process. There are three common types of mastopexy incisions: Peri-areolar: this type of incision...
Can I have a breast reduction and a tummy tuck at the same time?
I recently had a patient ask me if a breast reduction and a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) could be done at the same time. I am often asked if two operations can be combined, and the answer isn't always the same, so in today's blog post I wanted to give you a peek into...
Do I need to lose weight before having breast reduction?
Many of the patients I see coming in for information on breast reduction surgery are overweight. In today's blog post I am going to discuss how being overweight can affect breast size, and whether or not you should lose weight prior to considering surgery. Let's break...
What is a free-nipple breast reduction?
I've talked a little bit about breast reductions in previous posts, including how a breast reduction is done, as well as the possible complications of breast reduction and what the scars look like. But breast reduction is a broad topic, and there is a wealth of...
Do breast lift and breast augmentation require two surgeries?
Placing breast implants (augmentation) and lifting the breast (mastopexy) are each fairly straightforward operations, with a low risk of complications. But when the two procedures are combined, the risk of complications increases significantly. This is because the two...
Are you wearing the right size bra?
I realize I'm going a little outside my "zone of expertise" by delving into the world of women's fashion, but there is actually a really good reason for that. A large part of my practice is breast surgery: breast reductions, breast augmentations, and breast...
