I was quoted in the January 2013 issue of Marie Claire, discussing gummy bear breast implants and how my patented breast implant sizer helps surgeons avoid creating that fake look. Read the full article: http://bit.ly/VC6AI9
View MorePatients having revisions of their breast augmentations often have more than one thing wrong. When visiting revisions take time to analyze your implants’ condition in terms of size, shape, position, droopiness, firmness, asymmetry and other imperfections before visiting your plastic surgeon to ensure complete satisfaction.
View MoreMy segment on The Ricki Lake Show will be airing Wednesday 11/14 at 3pm. I appeared with a patient who had bad symmastia (uni-boob) which I corrected. On the show, I talk more about plastic surgery gone awry, and how to find a qualified board-certified plastic surgeon who is an aesthetic surgery specialist. Be sure to set your … Continue reading The Ricki Lake Show: Guest Appearance
View MoreBetween 1992-2007 women in the United States got saline filled breast implants. Today many of these patients with saline filled implants are having them replaced with silicone implants. Saline filled implants can be too firm, hard and unnatural looking. The look and changes that occur over time with saline implants, is what causes patients to … Continue reading Changing Saline to Silicone?
View MoreWhen looking into breast augmentation the number one concern of every patient and good surgeon is to determine whether the woman is developing breast cancer. Studies have shown that women with breast implants get cancer a little less frequently then women with equal risk factors that do not have breast implants.
View MoreAs you all may know October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I feel it is vital that I address the importance of pre- surgical testing with you. Be sure to read my piece in this month’s Huffington Post: “Two Bad Weeks for My Patients”: http://huff.to/WEmA0V
View MoreHow do I know if my saline implant has broken? It is very obvious when a saline implant breaks, due to the quick deflation of the breast. This is not an emergency, but the sooner you deal with it, the easier it is to fix. The longer you wait will require a little more work … Continue reading How do I know if my saline implant has broken?
View MoreThere is no routine maintenance for breast implants, meaning there is no set time for breast implants to be replaced. In some cases there comes a time that a patient may want to make a change. The FDA has suggested that patients with new silicon implants get an MRI after three (3) years to check … Continue reading How Long Do Implants Last?
View MoreI was recently featured in the October issue of the Marie Claire magazine, providing women with tips to continue looking young. Read the article in full here: http://bit.ly/PD0Pg5
View MoreThis is a great question! You must accept a risk of some loss of sensation. The most common area to lose sensation is on the skin of the lower outer quarter of the breast. Whether this happens is related to the course of the nerve to this patch of skin. Less common, but more important, … Continue reading Do people lose sensitivity in their breasts after an augmentation?
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