Silicone is used in many beauty aids. While most people equate silicone with breast implants, there is much more to how silicone is used. From contact lenses to shampoo (dimethicone) silicone is around us every day. Silicone drainage tubes can be life saving after brain injuries to prevent fluid on the brain and death. Silicone implants are used throughout the body to improve both form and function. Most silicone implants are solid. Injection of free silicone is different than using silicone implants. Free silicone injections are liquid, and unlike with breast implants, the liquid is not contained.
Q: Is Silicone a Liquid or a Solid? A: Yes
Silicone is extremely flexible in its use. At body temperature, silicone can be made with a wide range viscosities: liquid like water, cohesive like honey, soft solid like Jello, more firm like rubber or hard like a rock. The fact that silicone is extremely well tolerated by the human body, makes it an excellent substance for implantation; however, only silicone meant for medical use should be used, and only by a qualified professional should be consulted.
How is Silicone Used
As a Board Certified San Francisco Bay Area Plastic Surgeon, I use silicone implants every day in my Walnut Creek Plastic Surgery practice. In California, silicone implants are used to augment the breast, cheeks, chin, nose and many other areas.
Silicone Facial implants are made of a soft solid silicone. Since they are solid, they cannot leak. They are used routinely for Cheek Augmentation, Chin Augmentation and Nose Augmentation. Since silicone facial implants are used to augment boney prominences, the fact that they are firm is an advantage. They can be molded into specialized shapes and sizes, depending on the amount and location of augmentation desired. The smooth surface does not adhere to normal tissue, so it needs to be meticulously placed. The smooth surface also allows for easy removal, should removal ever become necessary. Solid silicone facial implants are firm but flexible. For larger augmentations, silicone facial implants may not be firm enough.
An example: for small to moderate chin augmentation, silicone chin implants work great. For larger chin augmentations, I prefer Medpore®, which is made from porous high-density polyethylene. It is much firmer, and since it is porous, it allows in-growth. In-growth can help stabilize the Medpore® chin implant, and further decrease the already small risk of infection. These are decisions best made during your presonal consultation with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon. This allows an open, honest discussion of the pros and cons of each option with a trained expert who has the experience to back-up your specific surgery.
Silicone Breast Implants
All breast implants have a silicone shell, even saline filled breast implants. When we say silicone breast implants we are talking about what is inside. Silicone breast implants have a solid outer shell, and a center filled with a cohesive silicone gel. Some older silicone breast implants were filled with a thin liquid, which would migrate if the shell ever broke. Currently, the cohesiveness varies from a very thick gel that likes to stay together (Allergan Natrelle® and Mentor Memory Gel® breast implants – currently available) to a solid with the consistency of Jello® (Gummy bear, Allergan Natrelle 410′s and Mentor Cohesive III Implants – Not yet FDA approved). These gummy bear implants can be made with various asymmetrical shapes, because they are thick enough to retain their shape.
Free Silicone Injections – Buyer Beware
The San Francisco Bay Area is a great place to be a plastic surgeon. We have an educated population that is interested and aware of many of the latest options in plastic surgery. Unfortunately, new doesn’t mean better, and sometimes new isn’t even new. Silicone injections are a great example. Even San Francisco plastic surgeons are still looking for the perfect injectable to fill wrinkles and augment the face without surgery. A well tolerated, stable substance, free from allergy, that will last a hundred years and remain soft remains elusive. There was a time when silicone was felt to be that substance.
Silicone is well tolerated, and can be made thick enough to prevent migration. The augmentation obtained is better than Restylane®, Juvederm®, Perlane®, Radiesse® or any other available dermal filler. It can remain soft for many years. Unfortunately, the body will form scar around free silicone, and this scar can continue to develop over years into a hard disfiguring mass.
Free Silicone in the Lips
Silicone has been used for lips. Initial results are great; however, the long term results are not predictable. Lisa Rinna, famous for her silicone augmented lips, recently had to have surgery to excise the silicone from her lips.
Free Silicone in the Buttocks
Silicone has been used for buttock augmentation. At first it looks great, but with time, it becomes hard and can cause visual disfigurement. Since medical grade silicone is not available in the United Stated, reports surface every year of an unqualified injector offering cheap buttock enhancement using silicone purchased at the local hardware store.
Free Silicone for Breast Augmentation
Free silicone was used for breast augmentation, as was fat injection, until they were replaced by a much more effective and safer alternative – breast implants. Breast implants use a solid silicone shell to contain the silicone inside. A thicker, more cohesive gel is used inside to help prevent migration, but even this should be removed if the implant breaks. Since the center is highly cohesive, it acts as a unit rather than a liquid, so it can be hard to tell if a silicone filled breast implant has leaked. This is why the FDA recommends women who have silicone gel breast implants obtain an MRI at three years and then every two years after having breast augmentation surgery.
“New” Silicone Injections
Research is on-going to find the perfect formulation for silicone injections. The latest attempts are looking into silicone with increased viscosity to help prevent migration and reduce the scar reaction. Since it often takes years for the scar around free silicone to develop into a noticeable mass, the results are still pending. One problem is that the thicker gel is much more difficult to inject without resorting to something like a caulking gun. Until the known problems are solved, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the FDA do not approve of the use of silicone injections outside of clinical trials.
Tubular breast deformity is a common, congenital breast abnormality found in both women and men. In men, the treatment is straight forward (see the bottom of this article). In women, however, additional aesthetic norms come into play, making the repair more complex.
Tubular Breast Deformity in Women
Tubular breast deformity is known by many names:
Tubular breast deformity
Tuberous breast deformity
Snoopy Nose or Snoopy’s Nose deformity
Constricted breast deformity
Women with mild constriction often come to see me to simply increase the size of their breast, not aware of the diagnosis. Women with more severe deformity, however, are often reluctant to show their breasts to others, and want to improve the size and the shape of their breasts. Correcting these types of problems is more challenging, but at the same time, quite rewarding.
Mild tubular breast deformity with constricted base was corrected with sub-pectoral breast augmentation (behind the muscle) and internal release (no lift needed)
Tubular Breast Abnormality is a Congenital Breast Deformity
While present at birth, the full extent of the tubular breast deformity is often not appreciated until puberty. This is when the breasts normally develop, and the full extend of abnormalities are revealed. While women with tubular breasts have smaller than average sized breasts, not all small breasts are tubular breasts. While the extent to which the deformities manifest can vary widely, several specific abnormalities are present.
Signs and Presentation of Tubular Breast Abnormality
Besides smaller size, the main components of the tubular breast are a constricted base and a tubular shape to the breast. This can be exacerbated by herniation of the breast tissue into the areola, causing “puffy nipples”. Technically, the nipple is not affected, but the areola, the colored skin around the nipple, may project out from the breast mound. The overall effect is an elongated or tubular shape to the breast. The true tubular shape is most noticeable in more severe cases.
The colloquial name for tuberous breasts is the Snoopy Nose or Snoopy’s Nose deformity. Snoopy is Charlie Brown’s white beagle of Peanuts fame. Picture the front of Snoopy’s muzzle. If you are not familiar with Snoopy click the link above. His white face represents the breast mound, his black nose sits like a ball on the end, and represents the herniated breast tissue filling the areola.
Treatment of the Tuberous Breasts
As mentioned above, tubular breasts tend to not fully develop. Often patients with tubular breasts desire breast augmentation to increase the size of their breasts. For mild tubular breast deformity, a breast implant may be sufficient treatment. When the breasts are more tubular, additional maneuvers are necessary to provide an enhanced result.
If the areola is overly full, a periareolar lift can reduce the puffy nipples, and prevent the breast tissue from herniating. Unlike for men, the breast tissue is not usually removed, just pushed back into its normal anatomical position. The constricted base seen with tuberous breasts also tends to shorten the distance between the areola and the base of the breast. The lift has the additional benefit of moving the areola higher on the breast, helping to center the nipple on the breast mound.
Moderate tubular breast deformity with constricted base, elongated breast and mild areolar breast tissue herniation, best seen in right breast (your left). Both size and shape were corrected with breast augmentation and peri-areolar lifts.
Traditionally, tubular breast were treated with breast implants placed in front of the muscle. With a periareolar lift, it usually possible to place the implant behind the muscle. This gives a more natural appearing breast mound, and makes it easier to perform mammography in the future. While silicone and saline breast implants can both give good looking results, for smaller breast, a silicone gel implant may give a better feeling result. It is important to discuss the pro’s and con’s of each option with your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon.
Tubular Breast Deformity in Men
In men, tubular breast deformity presents as an overly full areola or “puffy nipples”. Since men like flat chests, tuberous breasts are easily treated in with resection of the excess tissue. The procedure is similar to that used for Gynecomastia. A small “smiley-face” incision is made from 4 to 8 o’clock around the lower edge of the areola, and the excess glandular tissue is removed. The procedure provides a smoother contour, and a quick recovery.
Yesterday, the FDA released a White Paper and Advisory Statement on Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma (ALCL) in women with breast implants. It is important that all patients and plastic surgeons understand the current state of knowledge surrounding this condition.
What Are My Chances of Getting ALCL if I Get Breast Implants?
This condition is incredibly rare. In fact, the known ALCL cases are too few to say conclusively that breast implants cause the disease. Efforts over the past 25 years by all the worlds major plastic surgery societies to raise awareness among members and to identify patients with ALCL have identified 34 unique cases worldwide among an estimated 10 million+ implanted devices. That’s about 1 in 300,000. To put this in perspective: the chance that you will get hit by lightning at some time during your lifetime is 1 in 6250. The chances are the same of you knowing 50 people who have been hit by lightning or one person with breast implant associated ALCL. On the other hand, the chance a developing a “real” breast cancer is 1 in 9.
So it’s Rare … but What if it Happens to Me?
As opposed to the systemic, nodal pattern of ALCL, in published reports, ALCL seen in the presence of breast implants has demonstrated an indolent course. In other words, it doesn’t spread. The women who developed ALCL, were cured with treatment. While ALCL seen in the presence of breast implants does fulfill the current WHO classification for ALCL, a form of Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, the type of ALCL associated with breast implants potentially represents a distinct clinical entity. This condition is clearly NOT breast cancer.
Because of the extreme rarity of this condition, at this point no standard treatment has been determined. ALCL has been treated with everything from simple explantation (removal of the breast implant) and capsulectomy (removal of the scar around the breast implant) to aggressive systemic therapy. With either treatment, the condition was resolved.
Where Does the FDA Stand?
The FDA has not changed the status or availability of breast implants and has reaffirmed that the devices are safe and effective. In order to better understand this rare condition, the FDA has entered into an agreement with the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) to create a registry for ALCL cases in the presence of breast implants. Until this registry is up and running, any clinical case will be reported directly to FDA. The FDA documents provide instructions for how to report any clinical cases to FDA. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery fully supports the FDA and ASPS in this endeavor.
It’s Rare … But What Should I Look For?
Despite what you may have heard on the nightly news, the vast majority of breast implant patients will never have this problem. Moreover, most plastic surgeons will never see a single case in a lifetime of practice. The occurrence of ALCL with implants is so rare that routine screening of asymptomatic patients is not indicated; however, we all need to know what signs to look for.
The Presentation of ALCL with Breast Implants
This unusual tumor presents in two main ways:
A collection of fluid (a seroma) that develops well after breast implant placement
A mass involving the scar around a breast implant (the capsule)
Non specific findings: pain, lumps, swelling, or asymmetry, have also been associated with the above findings, and some cases have been associated with capsular contracture (firmness of the breast). If you think there is a problem, contact your Board Certified Plastic Surgeon today for follow-up.
ALCL Does Not Act Like Breast Cancer and There is More Good News
Knowledge is power. Raising awareness should be empowering and not frightening. Recent news reports on ALCL and breast implants seem a bit overblown; however, they do serve as a reminder that all women, with and without breast implants, need to be concerned about breast health. While ALCL is unlikely, the incidence of breast cancer is one in nine, and the vast majority of women who develop breast cancer do not have a family history of the disease.
The good news it that breast health is being discussed openly. I encourage you to do monthly breast exams, and to obtain routine mammography. The sooner a breast cancer is found, the easier it is to treat, and the better the quality of the life saved. Routine screening may seem a bother, but the life you save, will be yours to enjoy.
The ASAPS, the ASPS and Board Certified Plastic Surgeons around the world are all working together on this and other issues to keep cosmetic plastic surgery safe and predictable for everyone. For more information on ALCL and breast implants follow these links:
Cosmetic surgery of the breast encompasses many varied procedures. Breasts can be enlarged with breast implants via breast augmentation, or reduced in size with breast reduction or a reduction mammoplasty. If you are happy with the volume, but not the shape of your breast, a breast lift, or mastopexy, may help by lifting and firming the breast. Even problems with the size and shape of the nipple and areola can be addressed via breast enhancement surgery.
I recently had the opportunity to discuss the many aspects of cosmetic breast surgery, on KRON’s Body Beautiful. A portion of the show is dedicated to viewer questions, which are answered live on the air. Below is an excerpt from my interview with the Bay Area’s News Station’s Vicki Liviakis, which includes several interesting viewer questions. Please note, the 800 number in the video was used exclusively as part of the live show. If you have questions, or would like to schedule a consultation appointment, please call (925) 943-6353, or use the contact form on the left side of this page.
This breast augmentation video includes answers to viewers questions about:
When is it safe to replace breast implants to change size?
What problems can occur with breast augmentation to sizes larger than a D-cup?
Can breast size be matched to maintain proportions?
Is it safe have elective cosmetic surgery with diabetes or other medical illnesses?
Can breast implants really lift the breasts? (Click for additional information about Breast Augmentation Lift)
Finding the Right Breast Augmentation Surgeon
If you are considering breast augmentation, be certain to review the benefits, and the risks, with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon like myself, as part of your breast augmentation consultation appointment. If you have developed problems with your breast implants, a consultation with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon is the best first step toward finding relief.
Additional Information on Cosmetic Breast Enhancement
If you were peaking ahead, the preview screen on the video shows a side-by-side comparison of before and after pictures for breast reduction (reduction mammoplasty). I perform many different aesthetic breast enhancement surgeries. Sometimes reducing the volume and lifting the breasts is the best course of action. For patients with large breast and symptoms like lower neck and upper back pain, shoulder rutting from the bra straps and even recurrent rashes beneath the breasts, breast reduction surgery can provide an improved quality of life. It goes beyond being able to find clothes (and bras) that fit, but my patients are happy about that too.
Breast Reduction, Breast Augmentation and Breast Implant Revision Before and After Pictures
The 800 number in the video was used as part of the live show to allow viewers to have their questions answered by me, live, during the original broadcast. If you have questions, or would like to schedule a consultation appointment, please call (925) 943-6353, or use the contact form on the left side of this page.
Bay Area Breast Implants – Part 2 or 4
This cosmetic breast enhancement video includes information about:
Cosmetic breast enhancement including before and after pictures
I cannot emphasize this enough. If you are considering breast augmentation, be certain to review the benefits, and the risks, with a qualified Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, like myself. This is an important part of any breast augmentation consultation appointment. This is equally important if you have developed problems with your breast implants. A consultation with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon is the best first step toward finding relief.
Additional Information on Cosmetic Breast Enhancement
Cosmetic breast surgery is an important facet of my Walnut Creek Cosmetic Plastic Surgery practice. San Francisco Bay Area Breast Augmentation patients, in particular, have come to expect a caring and professional approach to breast augmentation before, during and after surgery. I had the opportunity to discuss Breast Augmentation, and other aspects of cosmetic breast surgery, on KRON’s Body Beautiful earlier this month. Below is an excerpt from my interview with the Bay Area’s News Station’s Vicki Liviakis. The 800 number in the video was used as part of the live show. If you have questions, or would like to schedule a consultation appointment, please call (925) 943-6353, or use the contact form on the left side of this page.
This breast augmentation video includes information about:
Some common, and uncommon, questions about breast augmentation
Breast implant deflation and the treatment
Other topics listed in more detail below
Bay Area Breast Augmentation
When considering Breast Augmentation, it is important to consider breast implant selection, breast augmentation surgery and breast augmentation revision.
Bay Area Breast Implant Selection
Today’s breast implants now come with options. The size, shape and filler can all be varied. It is important to have a good idea of what you want out of your breast augmentation, so that the best options can be selected for you. The most important decision, is your desired size. The size of your breast implants will depend on the size you currently are, your body type and your desired goal size. More information is available in the San Francisco Plastic Surgery Blog regarding Breast Implant Options.
Bay Area Breast Augmentation Surgery
Options also exist regarding how to insert breast implants.
Incision placement
Periareolar – Around the lower border of the areola below the nipple
InfraMammary – In or just above the natural crease beneath the breasts
Axillary – in the armpit
Umbilical – TransUmbilcal Breast Augmentation (TUBA)
At some time in the future, your breast augmentation may require a tune-up. Breast augmentation revision surgery is one of my specialties. A common reason to revise breast augmentation is to change sizes. Most commonly, this is done to increase the size of the breast implants, but occasionally the implant volumes are reduced.
Breast implants can sometimes deflate, and may require replacement. Replacing a deflated breast implant is another common breast augmentation revision surgery. It also gives us the opportunity to make adjustments to the size, or other issues that may have been present before the deflation.
Breast implants tend to stay soft, but if capsular contracture occurs, the breast may become firm. Breast Augmentation Revision Surgery, like a capsulectomy or capsulotomy, can restore the softness to the breast. These types of procedures modify the scar that makes up the wall of the implants’ pocket. This scar serves an important roll in keeping the implant in its proper position. If the scar becomes tight, it can cause asymmetry.
Finding the Right Breast Augmentation Surgeon
If you are considering breast augmentation, be certain to review the benefits, and the risks, with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon like myself, as part of your breast augmentation consultation appointment. If you have developed problems with your breast implants, a consultation with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon is the best first step toward finding relief.
Additional Information on Cosmetic Breast Enhancement
Dr. Joseph Mele appears on KRON4's Body Beautiful.
To celebrate the debut of the new San Francisco Breast dot com (SanFranciscoBreast.com), a site dedicated to cosmetic breast surgery for the San Francisco Bay Area, I will be dedicating my appearance on Monday’s Body Beautiful on KRON4 to the breast. Breast augmentation, breast lifts, breast reductions, breast implant revisions, everything related to enhancing the breasts is open for discussion.
Body Beautiful is broadcast live at 11:00 AM on KRON4, so tune in and phone in with your breast questions. Whether you have had breast surgery, or are considering it, the show will cover a variety of topics. For a preview of what’s in store visit SanFranciscoBreast.com.
What’s new in Breast Enhancement Surgery?
The new web site is a comprehensive and authoritative review of the latest techniques in aesthetic breast surgery. Located in the San Francisco East Bay Area city of Walnut Creek, Plastic Surgeon, Joseph Mele, has lent his years of experience, and breast expertise, to this free patient education resource. The site is illustrated with graphics, videos and before and after pictures, and there is more to come. The list of topics covered is long and includes:
I look forward to hearing from you on Monday. If you will not be able to watch KRON4 at 11 AM on Monday, December 13, 2010, and you have a question you want answered, you can send your question via the contact form to the left. I will send you a personal response, and perhaps your question will be answered live during Body Beautiful.
San Francisco plastic surgery patients have an extensive new local resource encompassing all aspects of cosmetic breast enhancement surgery. I have consolidated my years of experience, and the common questions that my patients ask, to create a site that is both informative and understandable. If you are considering cosmetic breast surgery, SanFranciscoBreast.com is a comprehensive collection of consumer information.
The web site is illustrated with videos and before and after pictures. The list of topics covered is long and includes:
SanFranciscoBreast.com is a specialty site dedicated to all aspects cosmetic breast surgery. Since the site is focused only on the breast, it gives me the opportunity to describe each procedure in detail, and to provide you with specific information to help you make an informed decision.
This is part four of four videos reviewing breast lifts and breast implants bay area. Some topics covered include if a breast implant alone can lift the breast, and if a breast lift can safely be performed with breast augmentation surgery. I also cover some of the basics for a safe operation including age and health requirements.
Breast Implants? Breast Lift? Both?
The most reliable way to get these questions answered is to visit a board certified plastic surgeon specializing in cosmetic plastic surgery. They are uniquely qualified to listen to what you would like corrected, and provide you with the safest and most predictable way to get there. You don;t have to know everything about how to do a breast lift or breast augmentation, but a general working knowledge can make the experience more comfortable. Here are a few general rules that can help:
I Like My Breasts’ Shape, But the Size is Wrong
If you are happy with the shape of your breasts, but the size is too small, breast augmentation alone is sufficient to provide the change you are looking for. If the size is too large, breast reduction alone is the option most worth considering, especially if you are experiencing neck, back and shoulder pain.
I Like My Breasts’ Size, But the Shape Needs a Lift
On the other hand, if you are happy with the size of your breasts, but not the shape, the breast lift can help. Normally, a breast lift does not remove breast tissue. Instead, it tightens the skin, lifting and firming the breasts. If you are happy with the size of your breasts, but feel they are too low without a bra, a breast lift might be a good option for you.
The Breast Lift with Breast Implants Bay Area
After having children, after weight loss, or sometimes for no good reason at all, the breast can deflate. The combination of lost volume and too much skin leads to dissatisfaction with both the size and the shape of the breast. This is best addressed with both a breast lift and a breast augmentation. Breast augmentation mastopexy can improve both the shape and the volume of the breasts, by tightening the skin and adding volume to the breast tissue.
Breast Augmentation, Breast Lift, Breast Implant Video
This segment tries to answer some of the more common questions regarding breast augmentation, breast lifts and breast implants. The video comes from a recent airing of KRON’s Body Beautiful with Vicki Liviakis. The 800 number shown was for the live broadcast only, 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.
Can one do a Breast Lift with Breast Implants?
Will a Breast Implant lift the breast?
Can Liposuction be used for Breast Reduction?
What are the age limits for Breast Implants?
Can Breast Implants be used for younger patients with birth defects?
How old is too old for Breast Augmentation?
Should I have a physical examination before cosmetic surgery?
How are pectoral implants used for male Breast Enhancement?
What is included in a Breast Implant Warranty?
What is the recovery after a Breast Reduction, and does it depend on the size of the reduction?
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:
What happens when a breast implant leaks, depends on the type of breast implant. When the breast implants are saline filled, the saline is water with 0.9% salt (NaCl). A small defect in the shell, or leak at the valve, will allow the saline to quickly escape. Since saline has the same saltiness as our body, the fluid causes no harm. There is no reaction to the leaking saline, and it is quickly absorbed. The leaking saline breast implant will deflate, and it becomes quickly obvious that there is a problem. No additional tests are usually necessary, and under most circumstances, arrangements are made to replace the defective breast implant; the sooner the better. Did you know that breast implants come with warranties?
Silicone gel filled breast implants give a different result. Silicone gel is cohesive (sticky) and tends to stay together. Because of this, it is possible to have a “silent leak” with silicone breast implants. A silent leak is when the implant has leaked, but there is no evidence of the problem on physical examination. The silicone gel can leak out of the implant, but continues to be contained by the capsule, the thin scar that forms around the implant that helps keep the implant from moving. Saline is absorbed by the scar, so a silent leak is not possible with saline implants.
If the silicone gel gets outside the scar, the body will try to contain it by forming additional scar. This can lead to lumps in the breast. To avoid this complication, the FDA has recommended that women with silicone gel filled breast implants get an MRI three years after surgery, and then every two years thereafter. The hope is that a leak can be detected in the silent stage, and treated (replaced) before the gel escapes the capsule and begins to form more scar tissue in the breast.
In addition to breast augmentation mastopexy, this video discusses breast implant leaks and breast implant replacement surgery. Combining breast augmentation with other surgeries is also reviewed. The two most common combinations breast lift with breast implants and breast augmentation and tummy tuck (the mommy makeover) are mentioned.
This is segment three 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.
How soon should a Breast Implant deflation be treated?
What is the recovery after Breast Implant replacement for deflation or size change?
Is leaking saline dangerous?
Is it a good idea to bring my friend, boyfriend or husband to the consultation appointment?
Why would I need a Breast Lift with my Breast Augmentation?
Can Breast Augmentation be safely combined with other surgery? Mommy makeover?
What are the indications for Breast Reduction surgery?
If you are interested in learning what specific treatment will work best for you, a personal consultation appointment is the 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:
