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Capsular Contracture and Radiation Post Lumpectomy.

Capsular Contracture and Radiation Post Lumpectomy.

Breast cancer is often treated with lumpectomy and radiation therapy. Without an implant, lumpectomy and radiation is often tolerated very well. When an implant is positioned in the radiated pocket, there is a higher incidence of capsular contracture. Capsular contracture is an exaggerated response of the body’s healing system. When an implant is placed in the body, a lining or…

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Breast Augmentation for Breast Symmetry

Breast Augmentation for Breast Symmetry

There are many reasons that patients request breast augmentation. One of the more common reasons that patients request breast augmentation is to help correct breast asymmetry. Congenital heart defects are repaired via median sternotomy incisions and often through subcostal incisions. These incisions can impair the blood supply to the developing breast and can affect overall breast growth and symmetry. Silicone…

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Running. Keep the body moving.

Running. Keep the body moving.

Build muscle through lifting weights. Larger muscle groups such as your legs as well as the core musculature (rectus abdominus, external obliques, internal obliques, transversus abdominis) are muscles with large surface area. Strengthen and utilize these muscles to increase your basic metabolic rate. Doing cardiovascular exercises such as running, biking, rowing ergometer can increase your cardiovascular health. Performing these activities…

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Lower Face & Neck Lift

Lower Face & Neck Lift

The neck is often one of the first places to show facial aging. This facial aging affects both women and men and is frustrating equally to both. The lower face and neck lift can help restore a younger appearance to the face. The lower face and neck lift is performed under a general anesthesia and patients stay over one night…

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Lower Face & Neck Lift with Chin Implant

Lower Face & Neck Lift with Chin Implant

The lower face and neck lift can be combined with a chin implant. The chin implant can provide projection to the lower third of the face and also help to contour the neck like. Often subtle changes to the laxity of the skin of the neck can have a significant impact on the jawline. In some patients only skin and…

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Lower Face & Neck Lift Surgery

Lower Face & Neck Lift Surgery

The lower face and neck lift is a common procedure for facial rejuvenation. There are three areas to address in the aging neck: the skin, fat, and muscle. Some patients develop excess neck skin which is excised via incisions behind the ear and into the hairline. Excess fat of the neck is removed with liposuction or with direct excision. Muscle…

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