Choosing the Right Type of Breast Implants

Cosmetic Surgery Blogger @ September 14, 2011 # No Comment Yet

Nowadays, breast implants come in different filling, sizes, shapes, profiles, and shell to accommodate a person’s expectation, physical anatomy, and amount of skin and tissue before the plastic surgery.
In the US, only the saline- and silicone-filled implants have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration due to the proliferation of clinical data showing their [...]

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Buttock Lift: What Patients Should Know Beforehand

Cosmetic Surgery Blogger @ September 6, 2011 # No Comment Yet

Buttock lift is a cosmetic plastic surgery that augments the “back side” to create a shapelier physique.  Currently, this procedure can be performed using solid silicone implants, fat grafting which uses a patient’s own fats to increase the butt size, and liquid implant—particularly the polymethylmethacrylate or PMMA.
For patients who want to achieve a significant result, [...]

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Breast Augmentation Surgery—Most Popular Cosmetic Procedure in 2010

Cosmetic Surgery Blogger @ August 23, 2011 # No Comment Yet

Breast augmentation was the most popular cosmetic plastic surgery in 2010, with about 296,000 procedures performed in the US, according to a survey conducted by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
As its name suggests, breast augmentation is used to “augment” or increase the bust size of women who think that their breasts are small [...]

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Gummy Bear Breast Implants: Overview

Cosmetic Surgery Blogger @ August 21, 2011 # No Comment Yet

Currently, only the saline- and silicone-filled breast implants are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) due to the countless of studies showing their high tissue compatibility and relative safety to a significant number of patients.
However, there is a new type of breast implant which may be introduced in the US market in [...]

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Plastic Surgery to Improve the Breast Contour

Cosmetic Surgery Blogger @ August 21, 2011 # No Comment Yet

In the field of aesthetic plastic surgery, there are several cosmetic procedures to improve the appearance and contour of the breasts.  These surgeries include breast augmentation through implants or fat grafting, breast lift or mastopexy, nipple reduction, and breast reduction.

These are the most common breast problems and their corresponding solution, according to LA plastic surgeons:

Drooping breasts

Due [...]

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