Having great interest in Breast Reconstruction, Aesthetic Breast, and Revision Breast surgery has afforded me ample opportunity to study the manipulation of the infra-mammary fold and its relation to the perception of breast symmetry. Two determinants of breast symmetry in photographs or when the patient looks in the mirror is the position of the nipple areola complex (NAC) and the…
Synmastia occurs when a breast implant begins to cross the midline towards the sternum. This is often upsetting to the patient and is often even more accentuated when wearing a bra or low cut shirt. Correction of synmastia can be challenging for both the patient and surgeon. Appropriate steps in synmastia correction require accurate diagnosis of the problem. Synmastia can…
Capsular contracture surgery involves removing the breast capsule that has formed over many years and then place a new breast implant of similar or different dimensions or size. Typically recovery from capsular contracture surgery can be quicker than the recovery from the original breast augmentation procedure. The goal of capsular contracture surgery is to remove the painful capsular contracture and…
Breast reduction surgery is a common surgery. Patients who wish to undergo breast reduction surgery typically mention that they have pain in their neck and shoulders as well as their lower back. Occasionally when patients have large breasts, they have rashes in their breast creases. After breast reduction surgery, not only are the breasts lighter and is pain relieved, but…
