Over a third of the surgeries I perform utilize breast implants. This includes breast augmentation, breast lifts with augmentation, and breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer. I most frequently recommend round implants over anatomically shaped breast implants and this will be discussed in the blog. What I like about a round, smooth wall silicone […]
Breast Implant Lymphoma
Our monthly academic journal, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, highlighted a “special topic” section which addressed lymphoma arising in the breasts of women with implants. There were 6 articles which reported facts as well as opinions. Less than o.5% of all breast cancers are lymphomas. The first report in a patient with breast implants was in […]
Understanding the Value of Combination Procedures
A recent Wall Street Journal weekend article looked at the present status of aesthetic improvements in the population. The featured “cosmetic provider” stated that he had fewer requests for surgery and more for non-invasive procedures, such as lasers or minimally invasive injections of fillers or neuromodulators (i.e., Botox). He states people want to look younger […]
