All Breast Surgery News

• Reasons Women Opt for Breast Surgery 

  • By Aly Walansky

  

  When we imagine breast surgery, we picture images of women indulging in the larger breasts they’ve always coveted – or getting relief from too-large breasts via reduction. But, there are a whole lot of other reasons, medical and otherwise, a woman may decide to opt for breast surgery. 

• Breast Augmentation: Inserting Implant via Armpit Incision 

  

  Breast augmentation was the second most popular surgical procedure last year with 286,694 procedures performed. The traditional choices for inserting a breast implant are either through the nipple area or the crease under the breasts. 

• My Breasts are Now Symmetric and I’m More Confident after Undergoing Breast Augmentation 

  

  Kira decided to undergo a breast augmentation because her breasts were asymmetric. Her left breast was smaller than her right; this had an impact on her confidence level especially when trying on bathing suits.” 

  A breast augmentation surgery increases breast size and restores balance using silicone gel implants, saline implants or in some cases, fat transfer. 

• How Breast Reconstruction Surgery Has Evolved To Improve Cosmetic Outcomes  

  

  Board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Jim Namnoum shares insight on the evolution of breast surgery and how breast reconstruction surgery has advanced –plastic surgeons can now perform surgery without creating a debilitating injury in order to cure a patient of breast cancer. Breast reconstruction includes a variety of surgical procedures performed to restore the form and shape of the breast, following mastectomy or lumpectomy surgery. 

• Keep Abreast of Your Breast Implant Maintenance – What You Need To Know 

  • By Mary Cunningham

  

  Breast augmentation was the second most popular surgical procedure performed in the US last year. 80% of the breast implants used were silicone and 20% were saline. Implants have helped women of all ages enhance their overall look but, like many success stories, we also hear about the horror stories of breast implants gone wrong. For the majority, these implanted devices seem to work just fine. To get better insight on breast implant maintenance, I spoke with board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr.