An Internal Bra for Breast Lifts

Plastic surgeons in Europe and South Africa are working on implantable internal bras to help prevent breasts from sagging after breast lifts. The devices are similar to the mesh used to prevent hernias from recurring, and basically act as a hammock for the breast. These products do have some merit, in my opinion, but unfortunately [...]

Breastimplants411.com Hold Plastic Surgeons to a Higher Standard

It all started when David Dean’s mother fell victim to the hands of two unqualified plastic surgeons, including a doctor who misplaced an implant after his mom’s partial mastectomy that resulted from a bout with cancer. With a spark to make doctors more accountable and help patients Dean spawned www.breastimplants411.com. The website is designed [...]

Nipple Sparing Mastectomy: An Outstanding Surgery for Some Patients at Hess Plastic Surgery

The nipple sparing mastectomy is the greatest advance in breast cancer surgery.  We have gone from removing everything associated with the breast and chest wall to only the breast tissue.  This leaves the nipple areola complex, an excellent breast skin envelope and all of the muscles of the chest wall.   In addition it may or [...]

Silicone breasts implants for big breast forms

How safe are silicone breasts implants for big breast forms?Silicone breasts implants have become one of the most common cosmetic surgeries among women. It is not just prevalent in the United States, but is rapidly catching up with women all over the world. Although the FDA had banned silicone breasts implants in 1991 owing to [...]

Promising Results Reported in Cell-Enriched Breast Reconstruction Trial

Interim results from a European clinical trial, RESTORE 2, demonstrate that cell-enriched breast reconstruction achieved a high rate of patient and physician satisfaction and improvements in overall breast deformity in lumpectomy patients. These results [...]

Morning Radio Show Gives Away Breast Augmentation

The MJ Morning Show, Sullivan Productions and Dr. Adams teamed up for the most anticipated contest for the holidays, Breast Christmas Ever 2009. Enter the contest here and check out all of winning email and video entries from last year!
MJ thinks you deserve a great gift this Christmas… That’s why he wants to give [...]

Gummi Bear implants may be the future for breast augmentation

Cohesive gel breast implants get their Gummy Bear slang name from the candies in the shape of a teddy bear. Even though they are spongy, if you cut one open, they are still firm on the inside and will not leak.

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Laser Bra Breast Reduction Gives Women Fast Results

The Laser Bra is actually an internal brassiere created with the patient’s own excess skin that is usually removed during surgery. The skin is specially prepared for placement within the breast using a laser, and once in place provides a beautiful breast shape along with internal support. When included as part of a breast reduction [...]

A New Breast Implant May Be “Ideal”

The IDEAL IMPLANT is a patent-protected, investigational, saline-filled breast implant that uses no new materials, fillers or manufacturing processes. It is made from only standard saline implant shells, valves and patches, with only saline as the filler. Its unique design has a series of implant shells of increasing size nested together to give it [...]

Breast Augmentation Tops The Most Common Procedures

According to the American Society of Aesthetic Surgery www.surgery.org , over 10.2 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed in the United States in 2008. The Aesthetic Society has been collecting multi-specialty procedural statistics since 1997. They state that the overall number of cosmetic procedures has increased 162 percent [...]