Archive for the ‘Breast augmentation’ Category

Are Silicone Breast Implants Really Safe?

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

The uproar over silicone breast implants that spawned a variety of lawsuits began in the 1970’s. The brouhaha culminated in the late 1990’s with a class action settlement that drove Dow Corning—the leading manufacturer—into bankruptcy. Even though numerous studies and intense scrutiny by the Federal Drug Administration could not find a connection between silicone breast [...]

Hope for Tuberous Breasts

Monday, April 9th, 2012

The look of a woman’s breasts can signal so many things—femininity, youth, confidence and more. They are an important component of a woman’s feelings about herself. That’s why it can be so devastating when someone has a deformity like tuberous breasts. In our New York practice, we see many cases of tuberous breasts each year [...]

Breast Reduction

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

In our plastic surgery practice in New York, breast reduction for men is one of our leading procedures. We’ve developed a reputation for gynecomastia surgery because we perfected the technique years ago and designed our own specialized instruments, and because few plastic surgeons truly focus on male breast reduction. But we’ve performed breast reduction for [...]

Breast Reduction on Obese Females: O. K., Says Study

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

Cosmetic plastic surgeons often have different selection criteria for performing certain procedures on various patients. Some surgeons will screen out those who: Smoke Have diabetes or high blood pressure Faulty clotting substances in their blood Are too obese Many cosmetic surgeons urge smokers to quit for good or at least for two weeks before and [...]

Breast Implants – Your Permanent I.D.!

Monday, July 11th, 2011

Many breast augmentation patients aren’t aware of it, but breast implants carry a unique identification number registered to the woman who had breast enhancement surgery. Of course, it’s not a form of identification you can easily whip out and show to a traffic cop. But in some cases, women whose identity has been unknown to [...]

Breast Reduction and Women’s Age

Monday, June 13th, 2011

While both men and women enjoy the sight of a woman’s “healthy” bust line, natural breasts can become so large and heavy, they are a problem to the woman’s health. The weight of very large breasts can cause back and neck pains and even dig grooves into the shoulder bones due to the pressure on [...]

Plastic Surgery Donations

Monday, November 1st, 2010

In our last post, we promised to share a patient letter requesting donated plastic surgery. My problem: this could be one of 100 letters sent to plastic surgeons, hoping for a lucky hit. This letter was long so we had to edit it a little, but I think you’ll get the idea. I am a [...]