There is a movement in plastic surgery to reduce the frequency of breast augmentation revisions. This is a laudable goal, as revision within the first two years of surgery can be as high as 30 percent. It is especially a problem when a common reason for the revision is that the patient is unhappy with their breast size after surgery. (more…)
While the majority of breast implant revision surgeries are performed to replace women’s implants with a larger size, many women who feel they went a little too big are electing to have smaller implants placed during revision surgery. (more…)
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has reported that breast augmentation is the most popular plastic surgery procedure for the second year in a row. It is the third most popular procedure performed among 18-19-year-olds, the number one procedure performed on 20-39-year-olds, and the third most popular procedure performed on 40-55+-year-olds. (more…)
The high school graduation season is upon us and parents throughout the country are trying to decide on the perfect graduation gifts for their sons and daughters. In the past few years, the breast augmentation procedure has become more of a common graduation present for teenage girls. (more…)
Every woman having breast augmentation wants to make sure she has the best possible operation so as to achieve the best possible results. Though the basic idea of breast enlargement is simple, there are many factors to consider, and a simple idea can become quite confusing. Obviously one wants to be bigger, but by how much? Alteration in shape is another goal, but what shape? (more…)
Over the years, breast augmentation has been tremendously popular because the results have been predictably good 10 excellent. The only real way to improve this procedure was to make it easier on the patient. This article explains small but significant changes in breast augmentation that have achieved just that. (more…)