Breast cancer is a common cancer among women. There are two different surgical ways to treat breast cancer. One way is to perform a mastectomy and the other way is to perform a lumpectomy. One simple but consistent way to approach the question to have either a lumpectomy or mastectomy is the size of the tumor relative to the size…
There are many clinical scenarios where a patient chooses to revise or improve upon her previous breast augmentation. One of the more common reasons for a patient to desire revision of her breast augmentation is when the breast implants have palpable or visible rippling. Rippling of the breast implant can be related to the patient’s body habitus, for example in…
In the ptotic patient and when the patient would like to have an autologous reconstruction, it is helpful to reconstruct the breast with an inverted-T skin pattern. The photograph demonstrates before and after breast reconstruction with a Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Perforator Flap. The left breast underwent mastopexy reduction to set a new goal position to match. The right breast…
The upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty are two procedures that are commonly performed together. Often these procedures are performed in combination with a lower face and neck lift to rejuvenate the face. However, the upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty are great procedures to perform prior to a lower face and neck lift procedure. The upper and lower eyelid blepharoplasty procedures…
