If you’re the type that likes to seriously sweat at the gym, run or bike extensively, or do any kind of serious sports or training then you have to consider the trade off between larger breasts and performing your activities at your current comfort level. This isn’t to say that breast augmentation will limit your…
Whether you’re a vibrant, outgoing, Type A personality or a quiet, shy, Type B personality there’s an implant that will enhance your body while maintaining the real you. When choosing an implant, you may want to approximate the professional as well as the social ramifications. Exceptionally large (even disproportionate) breasts may be perfectly suitable for…
I know what you’re thinking “what woman doesn’t know her body.” It’s true that most women know their height and daily weight, “bra size” (see part 1 for why I put this in quotations), clothing size and what they look like in the mirror. However, it’s the relationship and proportions of body areas that need…
The most common request I hear during a breast augmentation consultation is “I’d like to be a “C” cup.” And, although I have come to interpret this as “I’d like my breasts to look like they fit my body” that may not entail being a “C” after breast augmentation. After all a “C” for one…
The evolution of breast implants has brought us to a point where there is almost an individual implant for each patient. The two companies that produce implants, Mentor and Allergan, have developed implants that are suited for multiple different situations. These implants are usually referred to as low, medium and high profile and are very…
Let’s all repeat the mantra: “fat is youth,” “fat is youth.” Yes I harp on this over and over because IT’S TRUE! When was the last time you saw a really gaunt face and said, “wow, she looks great?” Doesn’t happen. Just look at babies and you can appreciate this. But I continue to repeat…
In these tough economic times we all need to “cut the fat.” Okay, everyone in real businesses – clearly not the government. But instead I propose moving the fat, and transferring it to the face. Remember, fat is youth. The economy might be bad but at least we’ll look younger and more rejuvenated. After all…
In part I, I discussed the various procedures that need to be performed when there’s too much skin, fat etc. But what needs to be done when too much fat was taken in the first procedure or the aging process has resulted in loss of fat, which is very common? Let’s use the example to…
For years when patients went to a plastic surgeon with complaints of tired, aging eyes the standard was to recommend an upper lid blepharoplasty and maybe a brow lift if the surgeon thought the brows were “too low”. The standard upper lid surgery would involve removal of skin, muscle and fat and that was about…
First of all this is not my patient; I grabbed her from RealSelf.com. But she illustrates an issue that is common yet can be quite complicated – high riding breast implants. This occurs for several reasons and I’ll try to cover them all. Following primary subpectoral breast augmentation there is a tremendous amount of pressure…