Breast Augmentation

A recent story in USA Today has pointed out a disturbing trend regarding cosmetic surgery and cosmetic procedures. Physicians are trying to “sell” these to their patients whether or not the patient is interested in them. Many times this can be an unwanted, hard sell. Why would they do such a thing? For money, why...

There was a lengthy article in USA recently called “Cosmetic surgery gets cheaper, faster scarier,” which is well worth reading. It is an in-depth investigation of cheap, quick-fix plastic surgeries that are being done by non-plastic surgeons across the country. We will not give you a blow-by-blow of all these horror stories, but there are four very...

When women come in to discuss breast augmentation, one of the biggest decisions they have to make is whether to go with saline or silicone breast implants. This was not always a choice. As most of you know, silicone implants were taken off the market quite a while ago, but were approved for general use...

Our practice consults with a lot of potential patients considering having plastic surgery. The vast majority of the people we see are here for all the right reasons. However, part of our job is not just hearing what procedure they are interested in but also WHY they want a procedure to have permanent physical changes....

Certainly you’ve noticed media has been very butt-focused in recent years. Nicki Minaj in, well, anything, Meghan Trainor’s catchy hit All About the Bass, Kim Kardashian’s racy magazine cover, and pop stars like Beyonce’ and Jennifer Lopez have all been at the forefront of what People Magazine is calling, “The Year of The Butt”. It’s...

As a board certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon who has performed a variety of breast surgeries, Dr. Keith Neaman often consults with patients who are unsure of which procedure they need. Two of the most commonly confused procedures are breast augmentation and breast lift surgery. Breast Augmentation vs Breast Lift Breast augmentation addresses the size,...

The choice of breast implant size is a bit more complex when we are talking about a breast revision surgery. This can involve replacing breast implants with larger implants, smaller implants, or no implants, sometimes in conjunction with a breast lift. It is fair to say that older women typically will want the same size...

There definitely is a rule of thumb for choosing the right size implants. Choose the size that makes you feel how you imagined you would feel if your breasts were always the size you wanted. When considering breast implant surgery, there are 4 basic questions that need to be answered: 1) What type of implant...

The approximate total recovery time for a breast augmentation is about one month. Normally, you are back to most normal day-to-day activities within three or four days. This would include driving your car. If your job is more of a sedentary desk type of work, normally you can return to this type of activity within three...

There is no single number to indicate how long breast implants will last. There are many types of breast implants and consequently, there are different life expectancies for each one. All implants have an outer Silastic shell. It is within this shell that the contents are contained. Some implants are saline filled and some are...