Breast cancer can be treated with lumpectomy or mastectomy, depending upon the size of the cancer, location, size of the breast, and genetic positivity for cancer syndromes. Oncoplastic reconstruction of lumpectomy defects involves reconstructing the patients breast with their own breast tissue. Typically the breasts are made smaller and placed into a better position. This improved position often facilitates radiation…
Patients who have breast implants schedule consultations wishing to undergo changes to their breast implants or mammary prosthesis. One common request is to downsize their breast implants. The first step is to determine their current bra size and to determine the volume of the mammary prosthesis that they have in place. Once these are determined, the patient and physician can…
It is common for many patients to want to undergo removal and replacement of their mammary prosthesis. These patients often have had their implants in for a prolonged period of time. The incision pattern used to remove and replace the mammary prosthesis is called the Wise-pattern mastopexy. This incision pattern allows the patient to undergo a breast lift procedure as…
Breast lift procedures are common procedures. Typically, patients may have had their breast implants for several years and their breasts had dropped. Breasts may drop or sag because of breast feeding, changes in weight with either weight gain or weight loss, or simply secondary to time and gravity. The breast lift procedure involves lifting the nipple areola complex into a…
Today, many women come to the office choosing to downsize their implants from larger implants to smaller implants. Typically the women tend to be in their late 30’s to 50’s. The women often have changed their diet and exercise and prefer to have a more sleek appearance. Often these women are now doing yoga, pilates, etc. and wish to have…
