Tag Archives: silicone breast implants
How Fat Transfer could provide a natural alternative to Silicone For all the women in the world who undergo breast augmentation to enhance their figure, there are more who aren’t happy with their bust who do not. After all, breast … Continue reading
A woman in Russia may have been saved by her large silicone breast implants, according to a recent ABC News blog post. During a dispute, the woman was reportedly stabbed by her husband, but the weapon became lodged within her … Continue reading
Breast implants are not designed to fail. In fact their durability is quite impressive, as the picture depicts. They must be able to withstand years of everyday life and the occasional mammogram. Yet they can fail. A recent study of … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
One of the greatest concerns yet least seen complications following breast augmentation is capsular contracture. When any foreign body is placed into the human body a capsule is created around it to wall it off from the rest of the … Continue reading
Although many surgeons would tell their patients that the breast augmentation incision they use is the best, without explanation, I prefer to give patients all of the options and explain their pros and cons. There are three incisions that are primarily used … Continue reading
During a breast augmentation consultation the most important decision a woman must make, besides size of implant, is the content of the implant-saline or silicone. Although most of the media hype that occurred in the 1990′s about silicone implants has … Continue reading
More than 240,000 women are subject to the realities of breast cancer each year. The physical after-affects of breast cancer can have a profound impact on a woman’s mental well being. However, there has been great strides made in how … Continue reading