Many women desire breast augmentation but decide not to have the surgery because they fear looking “fake.” There are ways to avoid having breasts that announce to the world that they are implants. It is possible to have breast augmentation surgery that gives a natural-looking result. Here are things to keep in mind: (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Breast Augmentation’
Will Breast Implants Affect Breastfeeding?
Because the majority of my new york city breast implant patients are young women of childbearing age, the issue of breast implants and breastfeeding is an important one. I am routinely asked if the presence of breast implants affects the ability to breastfeed. While many people think that they do, the answer is “No.” Breastfeeding with breast implants also does not place the baby at any risk.
Why Your Breasts Change – Observations from the Beach
As I lounged on the beach this weekend (with my SPF 50), my eyes wandered to all the breasts around me. It’s ok, because as I tell my wife, it’s all “research” and I assured her it was for my latest blog entry. Breasts can be found in a variety of shapes and sizes. But the point is that the breasts that I observed are likely not the same size and shape that they were five years earlier. Breasts are extremely susceptible to changes – they change with age, weight, pregnancy, and breast feeding. To understand why, we have to examine the physiology of the female breast.
New Breast Funnel Improves Breast Augmentation Results
I perform a lot of breast augmentations, especially as we approach the warm summer months. While my results have been excellent, there are a few things that we as plastic surgeons have little control over: the development of capsular contracture, implant rupture, and poor scarring. Of course, we use a variety of techniques to reduce the incidence of these things, but there still remains a large unknown component. (more…)
