Women are frequently presenting in my Newport Beach office desiring a revision of their breast augmentation from 8 to 10 years prior. These women have had saline breast implants in for almost ten years and now want to exchange their saline breast implants for silicone breast implants. Often, women who have had larger implants and now want to downsize desire to have…
I have found an increasing number of women who present to my office in consultation who had saline breast implants placed ten years ago and who are now requesting removal and replacement of their mammary implants for highly cohesive silicone gel mammary prosthesis. Often these women underwent reduction mammoplasty with an implant to maintain upper pole fullness, but now want…
Mastopexy and breast reduction procedures are common in our Newport Beach practice. Patients often want to have their breasts lifted to give a more youthful appearance to the breast. The ptotic or “sagging” breast tends to have the nipple areola complex below the level of the inframammary fold. The breast lift procedure is designed to lift the nipple areola complex…
Mastopexy or “breast lift” surgery can be very rewarding for the patient and surgeon. Patients who loose greater than 100 lbs of weight with either lap band or gastric bypass procedures lose a significant amount of breast volume. This typically gives the breast a sagging or “ptotic” appearance. In addition, the position and volume of the breasts can interfere with…
Mastopexy augmentation and abdominoplasty, when performed in combination, can be quite a powerful combination for improving the overall body aesthetic. Q:What is a Mastopexy Augmentation? A: Essentially a mastopexy procedure is when a breast lift and breast augmentation are performed simultaneously to improve the size, contour and elevation of the breast. Q: What is involved in a Mastopexy Procedure? A:…
