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Trauma and Breast Implants
While breast implants are not designed to last a lifetime, their shell is very strong that some studies have suggested that the failure rate of FDA-approved brands (e.g., Mentor and Allergan) is as low...
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How Your Body Type Dictates the Ideal Breast Implants
Your anatomies have the most significant impact on the result of your breast augmentation and at the same time dictate the “ideal” breast implants in terms of size, profile or forward projection,...
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Patients Who Should Rule Out Trans-Umbilical Breast Augmentation
The breast augmentation incisions can be placed in four sites, namely, the inframammary crease or “natural fold,” transaxillary or armpit, peri-areolar or around the nipple, and navel. The...
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Is Scarless Breast Augmentation Just a Media Hype?
Scarless breast augmentation is often used to describe TUBA in which doctors use the rim of the navel as an incision site. While the technique eliminates scars on the breasts, you have to be aware of...
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Could I Use Silicone Implants with Transaxillary Breast Augmentation?
Silicone implants always come prefilled, thus they require a longer incision than saline implants which are only inflated once inside the pocket. Because of their distinct characteristics, take note...
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Gummy Bear Breast Implants Becoming More Popular
While gummy bear breast implants have long been used in some European countries, the US has only approved their use last year. The first brand introduced in the US market was made by Sientra, and just...
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Survey Shows More Women Prefer Silicone Breast Implants
About 72 percent of patients who had breast augmentation last year chose silicone implants, while 28 percent used saline implants, according to a survey released by the American Society for Aesthetic...
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Saline Implants Are Easier to Remove Than Silicone Implants
Breast implants, either filled with saline or silicone gel, have been found to be reasonably safe to healthy women. In fact, the US Food and Drug Administration lifted the ban on silicone implants in...
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Saline Breast Implants and Factors Contributing to Their Deflation
Saline breast implants, as their name suggests, are inflated with a sterile salt and water at the time of surgery, making it possible to use shorter incisions. On the other hand, silicone implants are...
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Does Capsular Contracture Affect All Breast Augmentation Patients?
Literature suggests that capsular contracture, which happens when the tissue around the breast implants becomes overly dense and constricted, occurs at a rate of about 15 percent. While others may...
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