Breast augmentation with breast implants, and the mastopexy (breast lift) remain two of the most frequently performed cosmetic plastic surgery procedures. Breast enhancement with breast implants has many different aspects. The size, type, location and insertion point of the implant can all be modified to an advantage. For the drooping breast, a breast lift, or mastopexy, is the procedure of choice. Breast lifts can be combined with breast implants, not only increase the volume of your breasts, but to enhance the shape.
This breast enlargement video series focuses on breast augmentation mastopexy. This segment reviews the options available for breast implants: saline vs. silicone; smooth vs. textured; round vs. teardrop shaped. It covers some of the advantages of saline and silicone gel filled breast implants bay area, as well as some of the common problems. No breast implant is perfect, but by understanding what breast augmentation can and can’t do, you can make an informed decision, and everything is easier when you know what to expect.
Breast augmentation before and after pictures are included, and these can be compared to breast lift before and after pictures and breast lift with breast implants before and after pictures. While these cannot be a guarantee of your results, they can serve as an example of what types of results can be obtained with the help of a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon.
This is segment two of four from a recent airing of KRON’s Body Beautiful with Vicki Liviakis. The 800 number shown was for the live broadcast, so if you have questions please call my office directly at (925) 943-6353, or use the contact form to the left. Additional information can also be obtained from the links at the end of this article.
This episode includes:
Breast Augmentation, Breast Lift or the combination? (Augmentation Mastopexy).
How many types of Breast Implants are there? (saline, silicone, smooth, textured, round, shaped)
How is a Breast Implant selected to fit the chest?
What was the silicone gel controvery?
What are the advantages of Silicone Gel Breast Implants?
What are the disadvantages of Silicone Gel Breast Implants?
What are the advantages of Saline Breast Implants?
What are the disadvantages of Saline Breast Implants?
Breast Augmentation before and after pictures.
Breast Lift before and after pictures.
Breast Augmentation with a Breast Lift (Mastopexy Augmentation) before and after pictures.
How does the recovery from Breast Augmentation, Breast Lift and Mastopexy Augmentation differ.
If you are interested in learning what specific treatment will work best for you, a personal consultation appointment would be the best way to find out. A Board Certified Plastic Surgeon can help define your goals and tailor the treatment to best achieve the results you desire. To schedule your consultation, please call (925) 943-6353.
Additional information on Breast Augmentation and Breast Lifts can be found here:
Breast augmentation remains one of the most frequently performed cosmetic plastic surgery procedures. The question of when to incorporate a breast lift is often discussed during the initial consultation appointment. The combination of a breast lift with breast augmentation is termed augmentation mastopexy. The word augmentation indicates that we a enlarging the breasts, while the word mastopexy means breast lift.
Breast lifts are indicated when the breast sags past the fold under the breast. This fold is called the inframammary fold or IMF for short. Breast lifts are also performed to reposition the nipple higher on the breast. Usually raising both the nipple and the breast are needed.
For breast that have always been small, there is less sagging, and a breast lift is not usually necessary. If the breasts have deflated, but have not dropped, then breast augmentation alone is usually be enough. When the nipples are above the IMF, and the breast tissue is below the IMF this is termed pseudoptosis, or fake sagging. If the goal is to increase the bust size, pseudoptosis can often be corrected with breast augmentation alone.
When there is true sagging, coupled with a desire to increase the size of the breast, then the combination of a breast lift with breast implants is one of the most useful combinations available. The series of videos that follow discuss breast augmentation and breast lifts. There are many variations and combinations of the procedures, so the information here is kept in general terms.
This is segment one of four from a recent airing of KRON’s Body Beautiful with Vicki Liviakis. The 800 number shown was for the live broadcast, so if you have questions please call my office directly at (925) 943-6353, or use the contact form to the left. Additional information can also be obtained from the links at the end of this article.
This episode includes:
Breast Augmentation vs. Breast Lift or the combination Augmentation Mastopexy.
When is Breast Augmentation alone enough?
What causes the breasts to sag (Breast Ptosis)?
How do plastic surgeons define breast ptosis (sagging)?
What is corrected with a Breast Lift (Mastopexy)?
How does a Breast Lift affect nipple position?
How does a Breast Lift affect the breast mound?
How does a Breast Lift affect the breast skin?
How is Breast Augmentation performed?
What is the recovery after a Breast Lift?
What is the recovery after a Breast Augmentation?
Breast feeding after Breast Augmentation and Breast Lifts.
If you are interested in learning what specific treatment will work best for you, a personal consultation appointment would be the best way to find out. A Board Certified Plastic Surgeon can help define your goals and tailor the treatment to best achieve the results you desire. To schedule your consultation, please call (925) 943-6353.
Additional information on Breast Augmentation and Breast Lifts can be found here:
Joseph A. Mele, III, MD, FACS is featured on BizyMoms.
Board Certified San Francisco East Bay Area Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Joseph Mele, is this week’s featured Plastic Surgery Expert Doctor on the home page of BizyMoms.com The lead article reviews the nature of minimally invasive surgery, and focuses on the minimally invasive nature of Breast Augmentation. Answers to other commonly asked Breast Augmentation question can be found on the Breast Augmentation Walnut Creek page, the Breast Augmentation California page and the Breast Augmentation Berkeley page. Other articles I have contributed about Facelifts (Rhytidectomy), Tummy Tucks (Abdominoplasty), and Nasal Surgery (Rhinoplasty), can also be found by clicking the banner below, or using the Categories to the left.
Bizymoms is a site dedicated to the resources a busy mom might need. It provides pertinent articles, and a forum for discussion and networking. Since many of my patients are busy moms, I am happy to contribute content for the site regarding plastic surgery. I am proud to have been selected as a featured contributor, and look forward to helping more busy moms.
If you are not familiar with the magazine, Diablo is a monthly. It has been published since 1979, by Diablo Publications located right here in Walnut Creek. Diablo has received numerous awards for its editorial and design, including the 2006 Maggie Awards for Best Overall Publication and Best Regional & State Magazine in the consumer category.
October 2010 Diablo magazine. (Click picture to read current edition)
Diablo covers everything: medicine, travel, entertainment, celebrities, culture, recreation and food. I can tell you from personal experience, Diablo’s annual Gourmet East Bay is a fund raiser worth attending. Good food, a raffle and silent auction are the highlights of the evening. Gourmet East Bay 2010 will be held at Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek, on November 6, 2010, from 7 untill 10 PM. Proceeds benefit the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano and Project Open Hand.
Participating Restaurants include:
1515 Restaurant & Lounge
Bing Crosby’s Restaurant and Piano Lounge
Bravo Bistro
Chevalier Restaurant
Cocina Poblana
Duck Club at The Lafayette Park Hotel & Spa
Eleve Restaurant
Esin Restaurant and Bar
Five Restaurant
Havana
Koi Gardens Dim Sum – Sea Food – Tea House
Lark Creek Walnut Creek
Maria Maria
McCovey’s Restaurant
Paragon Bar & Cafe at The Claremont Hotel Club & Spa
The Peasant & The Pear
Postino
Prima Ristorante
The Restaurant at Wente Vineyard
Ruth’s Chris Steak House – Walnut Creek
Sasa
Stanford’s Restaurant and Bar
Uncle Yu’s
Va de Vi Bistro & Wine Bar
Vesu Restaurant
Walnut Creek Yacht Club
Yankee Pier
Wineries include:
Barefoot Wine & Bubbly
Fenestra Winery
Grgich Hills Estate
Hannah Nicole Vineyards
The Hess Collection
Sterling Vineyards
Tamayo Family Vineyards
The Vine at Bridges
W&J Grahams Port
Wente Vineyards
Beer, Spirits, Dessert & Coffee provided by:
Ale Industries
E.J. Phair Brewing Company
Trumer Pils Brauerei
Cruzan Rum
Frosting Bake Shop
Häagen-Dazs® – Walnut Creek
Starbucks Coffee
Thanks for giving back, Diablo.
To visit the Gourmet East Bay 2010 web site click the picture above.
The San Francisco Plastic Surgery Blog Wins Top Masters Award for Plastic Surgery Blogs
San Francisco Plastic Surgery Blog is the winner of the Top Masters Award in the Category of Top Plastic Surgery Blogs presented by Masters Degree Online.
Dear Dr. Mele,
Congratulations! Jen here, and your blog, Joseph A. Mele, M.D., F.A.C.S., is
a Master Blog of Plastic Surgery!
We’ve scoured the web looking for amazing blogs that not only are great in
content, but informative and helpful when needed. And we’ve determined your
blog to be such! We like to call it a Master of its category!
As a winner, we honor you by presenting you with an awards badge. You can
get your badge at the bottom of our winner’s page, just to show your readers
that you are a Master.
Please do not hesitate to call or email if you have any questions. Again,
Congratulations, and keep up the awesome work!
Cheers,
Jen Hughes
A full listing of all the other winners can be found at www.mastersdegreeonline.net/top-blogs/
Breast implant warranties vary by manufacturer and by implant. In the United States, Allergan and Mentor are the two FDA approved breast implant manufacturers. Their implants are essentially the same, and they have been known to match each others warranties when changes are made. Below are the details of the warranties for 2010.
Allergan’s Natrelle® Breast Implant Warranty
Allergan markets their breast implants under the brand Natrelle®
Allergan’s breast implants are sold under the brand name Natrelle®. Every implant, saline or silicone gel, comes with the ConfidencePlus® warranty, and there is the option to buy the enhanced ConfidencePlus® Premier warranty.
The ConfidencePlus® warranty is free with the purchase of your Natrelle® breast implants, and it includes:
Free lifetime product replacement
Financial assistance of $1200 to defray the costs of surgery to replace the implant for 10 years after surgery
Non-cancelable terms
Enrollment Fee = Free
The ConfidencePlus® Premier warranty is $100 with the purchase of your Natrelle® breast implants, and it includes:
Free lifetime product replacement
Financial assistance of $2400 to defray the costs of surgery to replace the implant for 10 years after surgery
Non-cancelable terms
Implant replacement on the opposite (non-deflated) side for 10 years after surgery
Enrollment Fee = $100
Through 2010 (EDIT – extended through 12/312011), breast augmentation patients receiving Natrelle Silicone Gel implants will get the ConfidencePlus® Premier warranty for free. As an added bonus, the financial assistance of $2400 to defray the costs of surgery, will also be increased to $3500 for 10 years after surgery.
Warranties are changed frequently, so be certain to get the latest information direct from Allergan (<-click here).
Mentor’s Saline and Memory Gel Warranty
Mentor markets their silicone gel implants under the name MemoryGel®
Like Allergan, Mentor too has different warranties for different implants. Here are the Mentor Breast Implant Warranty details:
The Mentor Standard Advantage warranty is free with the purchase of your Mentor breast implants, and it includes:
Free lifetime product replacement
Financial assistance of $1200 to defray the costs of surgery to replace the implant for 10 years after surgery
Non-cancelable terms
Implant replacement on the opposite (non-deflated) side for 10 years after surgery
Enrollment Fee = Free
The Optional Mentor Enhanced Advantage warranty is $100 with the purchase of your Mentor breast implants, and it includes:
Free lifetime product replacement
Financial assistance of $2400 to defray the costs of surgery to replace the implant for 10 years after surgery
Non-cancelable terms
Implant replacement on the opposite (non-deflated) side for 10 years after surgery
Enrollment Fee = Free
Through 2010, breast augmentation patients receiving Mentor Memory Gel implants will get the Premier Advantage Limited Warranty for free. Like Allergan financial assistance of $2400 to defray the costs of surgery, will also be increased to $3500 for 10 years after surgery.
Since the warranty details do change, be certain to check for the latest directly from Mentor (<- click here).
