Breast implants are common procedures and there are various incision choices that people can choose to have their breast implants placed. Each incision choice has different pros and cons. There are three common choices periareolar, inframammary crease, and transaxillary.
Breast augmentations are common procedures. One of the more common questions patients ask is which one is the best incision choice. There are three common options to place the breast implant. The breast implant can be placed through a periareolar incision (through the areola), an infra-mammary crease incision (breast crease), or the transaxillary (armpit) incision. There are several different benefits…
Synmastia occurs when breast implants migrate to the center of the chest and cross the midline or when the two breast implant pockets join together. Correction of synmastia is challenging and often requires significant changes to the implant pocket and or change of plane of the mammary prosthesis in order to correctly re-position the breast implants on the chest wall.…
Mastopexy or breast lift is a common procedure. There are many patients who are born with breasts which have a downward positioned nipple areola complex and/or breast tissue which is located below the infra-mammary fold. Repositioning the nipple areola complex as well as the breast tissue can give the breast a more youthful appearance and return self-esteem back to high…
Breast Augmentation is a common aesthetic procedure. It is a procedure with a high satisfaction rate. Typically patients who request breast augmentation wish to improve the appearance of their breasts to match the remainder of their body. There are many different incision choices that patients can choose to undergo breast augmentation. The options are the inframammary crease, periareolar, transaxillary, and…
Patients who have breast implants schedule consultations wishing to undergo changes to their breast implants or mammary prosthesis. One common request is to downsize their breast implants. The first step is to determine their current bra size and to determine the volume of the mammary prosthesis that they have in place. Once these are determined, the patient and physician can…
Breast augmentation is a common procedure. There are several different incision choices when performing breast augmentation. There is a large advantage to the transaxillary incision. The transaxillary incision is well hidden in the armpit and there is no visible scar on the breast or chest wall. The transaxillary incision requires more care in the post-operative period. The armpits need to…
Patients often ask what is the difference between saline and silicone; which one is better? Both saline and silicone have advantages. The outer shell of each implant is the same. The implant shell is made of a silicone elastomer. So whether you have saline or silicone, you have a silicone shell in your body. What differs is what goes inside the…
There are two different types of breast implants or mammary prosthesis, saline or silicone. The outer shell of each implant is exactly the same it is composed of a silicone elastomer. What differs is what goes on the inside. The saline implant is filled by the operating surgeon with saline at the time of the augmentation. The silicone implants come pre-packaged…
Mastopexy Augmentation is a common surgical procedure for patients who have had implants for over ten years. Patients who had implants placed many years ago many now want them replaced or may notice that their breast implants over time may have migrated too far laterally. In these cases the breast implants need to be repositioned more centrally. In this scenario,…
