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Why Subfascial Breast Implant Placement Is Gaining Popularity Again

Subfascial breast implant placement isn’t a new idea, but suddenly everyone is talking about it. Patients were told to think of breast implants going either under or over the pectoral muscle, but in actuality, there are four planes for...

How to Get the Most Out of Your Breast Augmentation Consultation

Breast augmentation remains a very popular plastic surgery procedure, but having the best result from breast implant surgery requires understanding your options and making the right decisions. It is a highly personal choice and the details should be personalized...

Breast augmentation in athletic women: update

While every woman considering breast implants needs to be fully informed about her options, there are specific issues for athletes, fitness models, trainers, and really any woman into fitness. Athletic women considering breast implants have several specific things to...

Clinical trial shows long term benefits of Galaflex internal bra

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Waterfall ptosis and bottoming out: opposite problems with a similar solution

Lately we have been seeing more of a type of breast sagging that occurs after augmentation with implants, called waterfall ptosis (ptosis being the medical word for sagging; the “p” is silent.) It can happen years later, or sometimes...

Correction of asymmetry in breast surgery

Correction of Asymmetry in Breast Surgery Symmetry has long been held to be a hallmark of physical beauty, for the face and the body. It’s more than just an artistic concept; scientific studies have consistently validated the relationship of...

Scar Tactics: Don’t Be Too Scarred from Your Mommy Makeover

It is normal to have fears about scarring, particularly with a tummy tuck and breast surgery for a mommy makeover. Plastic surgeons use a variety of strategies to minimize scars, but it is not possible (yet) to do surgery...

Why Not Use the Split Muscle Technique for Breast Augmentation?

What's different between the two techniques? Occasionally when I am explaining the split muscle technique and how it reduces animation deformity with breast implants under the muscle, the patient asks “If this is such a good method, why doesn’t...

Over or under the muscle? The four options for breast augmentation and how to decide

Most breast implants are placed under the pectoral muscle, but the decision isn’t as simple as over or under: There are four variations including dual plane, split muscle, subfascial, and subglandular. Knowing the specifics of each of these will help you to make...

Update on the Split Muscle Technique for Breast Augmentation

The subpectoral technique [1] and systematic analysis of soft tissue characteristics [2] have resulted in a more predictable approach to breast implant surgery, yet certain problems receive scant attention. Among these problems are animation distortions and shape issues such...

Exparel to extinguish pain after tummy tuck, breast augmentation, and mommy makeover

Possibly the biggest fear patients have about surgery is pain, but new products such as Exparel are making a huge difference. Exparel, a numbing agent that lasts up to 3 days, has become increasingly popular since its FDA approval...