Breast augmentation is a very common procedure. The most common implants placed in our practice are smooth round silicone gel mammary prosthesis. In general, we tell patients that they can get the longest life out of their implants with the fewest complications if they choose an implant that is the right size for their body. This is often based on…
The lower face and neck lift is a common procedure to restore a more youthful appearance to the face. In the neck common reasons for facial aging can be excess skin, muscle laxity, or excess fat. To improve the appearance of the neck or to restore a more youthful appearance to the neck one or all three of these components…
The lower face and neck is one of the earliest regions of the face to display facial aging. The lower face and neck can be addressed with a lower face and neck lift. In a lower face and neck lift an incision is made beneath the chin and then along each hairline. In order to address the aging neck, one…
Mastopexy-augmentation is a helpful procedure to increase the size of the breast as well as lift the nipple areola complex and put the breast in a higher position on the chest wall. In a mastopexy-augmentation, the size and position of the nipple areola complex can be controlled with the inverted T incision pattern. The implant can be placed in a…
The lower face and neck lift is an effective procedure to rejuvenate the appearance of the neck. Patients have neck redundancy because of excess skin, lax platysma muscle, or excess fat of the neck. The lower face and neck lift can address all three of these and improve the appearance of the neck.
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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There are many different ways to successfully treat or prevent breast cancer in genetically susceptible individuals. In some patients, one of the first steps is to create the best possible shape of the breast for a future mastectomy. In some patients, implants are removed and a mastopexy is performed to place the nipple areola complex in a higher and more…
An upper and lower blepharoplasty can produce a youthful appearance to the eyelids. The recovery time for a blepharoplasty surgery is relatively short with most people recovering within a week. Of all the facial rejuvenation procedures, the blepharoplasty has the shortest recovery time.
After mastectomy, the breast can be reconstructed with implants or with the patient’s own tissue. When we reconstruct the breast with the patient’s own tissue, we use the term autologous breast reconstruction. Reconstruction with the patient’s own tissue is helpful in cases where radiation was required after mastectomy or in situations where implants became infected at any time after a…
