ORANGE COUNTY PLASTIC SURGEON
How To Minimize Risk Of Capsular Contracture After Breast Augmentation? Breast augmentation is one of the most popular cosmetic procedures performed in the United States. In my experience over the past seventeen years, the three most common causes for breast revision are; implant deflation (more evident with saline implants), capsular contracture, and desired change in…
Bilateral Implant Exchange with Breast Lift For some patients, there is the misunderstanding that a large breast implant will result in a “perky” breast. When I really question the patient thoroughly, they are expecting a look which is only possible in action hero comic books (the small waisted, toned woman with big, perky breasts). Although…
The Importance of Post-Operative Breast Implant Massage At our Orange County practice, we perform a large number of breast augmentations, and over the past 15 years we have gained extensive experience regarding what may cause some of the complications associated with breast augmentation surgery. The three most common complications associated with breast augmentation, at least…
When Can I Exercise After Breast Augmentation? Perhaps the most common question asked from a prospective breast augmentation patient is “When can I start exercising or go back to work after my breast augmentation procedure?” There are no studies to actually address and evaluate this question, so most of the information here is based on…
A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE CAN BE A DANGEROUS THING! The worst thing a patient can do is to go on the internet and think they have become an expert on a medical topic. Notice I specified medical, since it is possible to gain vast amount of knowledge on a topic which is more predictable than medicine.…
An Unusual Case of Breast Implant Deflation A previous patient of mine came to my office recently for a left breast implant deflation. She had saline breast implants placed in 2006, and now had an obvious asymmetry on the left side. On examination, the left and right breasts were soft to touch, with no masses…
BREAST AUGMENTATION ORANGE COUNTY: MASSAGING AFTER BREAST AUGMENTATION Breast Augmentation is the most common procedure requested by my Orange County patients. Some patients are curious as to why I recommend massaging the breast after augmentation. A breast implant is a foreign material. The body, initially, will try to absorb the implant. Since it cannot, the…
Capsular contracture means tightening of the capsule. Any non-absorbable foreign body which stays inside us will eventually form a capsule around it. In effect, since the body can’t expel the foreign body, our bodies ignore it by hiding it inside a “cocoon”. The same principal applies to breast implants as well, no matter what style…
The surface of breast implants come in two varieties: smooth and textured. The smooth surface is the covering of the implant which is made of silicone. The inside of the implant contains silicone or can be filled at the time of surgery with saline (salt water). The textured implant has a textured surface attached to…
Breast Augmentation is the most common aesthetic surgical procedure performed in the United States, with over 300,000 surgeries annually. There are basically three styles of implants available. The most common style, which is used by majority of plastic surgeons, is the smooth, round implant. As the name implies, the implant is round in shape and…