All Breast Surgery News

• 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. 

• Fat Grafting Can Reduce the Appearance of Breast Implant Rippling 

  

  The most common cause of breast implant rippling is when a patient does not have sufficient amount of tissue to cover the implant.  

  Board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Kamran Khoobehi explains that if a breast implant is too big or the patient is born with inadequate amount of breast tissue to cover the implant, this will result in implant rippling.