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• Mom Boobs to Beach Boobs: The Summer Prescription 

  • By Bryce Gruber

  

  Somewhere between conception and college, the child rearing experience is guaranteed to provide at least three things: joy, chaos, and physical changes. Those physical changes can be gradual or sudden, and one of the most daunting is the onset of “mom boobs.” Mom boobs are exactly what they sound like — they’re what’s left after the careful and considerate act of pregnancy, childbirth, and getting through infancy. Many women simply don’t love putting their usually-deflated and softer boobs back into bathing suits come warmer weather. 

• What is Breast Capsular Contracture?  

  

  After a breast augmentation procedure with implants, the body forms a protective lining around the implants called a “tissue capsule.” Capsular contracture occurs when the tissue capsule shrinks and starts squeezing the implant. 

• Visualize Potential Breast Augmentation Results with 3D Imaging  

  

  The Vectra 3D imaging system was primarily used with clinical research studies involving breast surgery revision. It provides physicians with objective information and standard measurements allowing them to see how the volume and shape of the breast changes over time in very precise ways. 

  “The same concept is useful when you are looking at a primary breast augmentation or any other breast surgery,” explains Dr. Richard Baxter, a board-certified plastic surgeon based in Mountlake Terrace, WA. 

• I Look Better in My Clothes after Breast Augmentation 

  

  Maryann decided to undergo a breast augmentation simply because she wanted to look better in her clothes.  

  “I was never ashamed of who I was and how I stood; I just need that extra,” explains Maryann. “The first time I went to the doctor, the information he provide me about the surgery was a little frightening, but through a referral from a friend, I found a board-certified plastic surgeon who was calm and caring in the way he explained the procedure, so I felt good about him and decided to proceed with the surgery,” she added. 

• What to Expect After a Mastectomy 

  • By Melissa Chapman

  

  I may come off as completely ignorant with the statement I’m about to make, but I’m putting it out there. I ignorantly thought after a woman underwent a mastectomy, getting reconstructive breast surgery would be akin to getting breast augmentation. And I think it is a prevalent misconception based on the way the reconstructive process is portrayed in the media.