One of the biggest uncertainties about any medical treatment is how the recovery process plays out and surgery, including plastic surgery is definitely no exception. Closely monitoring one’s post-operative progress is crucial in early detection and treatment of any probable risks and complications from having plastic surgery. Because breast augmentation is now the most popular [...]
April 29, 2009 – 11:58 am
Last month the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) surveyed their member surgeons to get an idea about current trends in breast augmentation, as well as statistical analysis of trends in all procedures. Most of the answers they received are not at all surprising, with one big exception.
The preference for natural looking results continues [...]
April 27, 2009 – 12:54 pm
by Dr. Gabrielle Young, M.D.
Today, at BreastImplants-Info.com, we’re taking this opportunity to showcase an article written by both a plastic surgeon and former breast augmentation patient, Dr. Gabrielle Young. Given her unique perspective on the procedure, we felt it would offer our readership great insight into the science behind breast implants, having elective cosmetic surgery [...]
Breast augmentation continues to remain one of the most popular cosmetic surgery procedures in our country today. Even recent reports from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) reveal the breast augmentation surgery is now the most popular cosmetic surgery procedure, knocking off liposuction. However, the results of these procedures have always produced mixed reactions [...]
Allergan, Inc., a breast implants manufacturer and worldwide leader in the body rejuvenation industry, is reemphasizing assurance in women considering breast augmentation to be highly informed before their first plastic surgery consultation by introducing The Natrelle™ Pre-Consultation Kit. It is an answer for both women starting out, and plastic surgeons that want the right information [...]
Madrid - A Spanish man has been arrested and accused of using veterinary equipment to perform cosmetic surgery.
Catalonian regional police say they arrested the 63-year-old Barcelona native for allegedly practicing medicine without a license in filthy conditions at his home. The police statement says the illegitimate doctor worked in the company of his three dogs, [...]
The latest technology for the detection and diagnosis of breast cancer, the Breast Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) system was launched last week in Kingston, Jamaica and is being hyped as the way to help decrease the mortality rate from the disease. The BSGI is a molecular breast imaging system which developers say will be able [...]
Far too often, in the world of breast augmentation, much attention and emphasis is placed on the size of the breast implant and not its location. This issue is one that has profound yet differing long-term affects for the patient, so it is important that it is addressed.
Patients typically have two choices when it comes [...]
October 9, 2008 – 5:03 pm
There are probably few things scarier than discovering an un-diagnosed but life-threatening medical condition. Being the only person in the world to ever suffer from such a condition would make most people downright petrified!
This was the case for a Florida woman — a condition so rare that it has no medical name — her heart [...]
October 8, 2008 – 9:44 am
One of the UK’s largest cosmetic surgery providers, The Harley Medical Group, have released new figures that reveal 75% of women who have had a Breast Augmentation procedure in the last six months opted to go up just one or two cup sizes.
The new figures reflect the less-is-more attitude now taken by many celebrities, with [...]