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How Do I Know If I Need a Breast Reduction

Breast reduction surgery involves removal of skin, fat, and glandular tissue to make the breasts smaller and perkier. It has a very high patient satisfaction rate: 95% of patients would have the surgery again. You may be a good candidate for breast...

Do Breast Implants Have to be Replaced?

The lifespan of a breast implant is a topic which should be on your mind if you are considering breast augmentation or breast reconstruction. You may be wondering: how long do breast implants last? How often do they need to be replaced?...

How often should you replace breast implants?

Breast implants don’t last forever. If you have breast implants, you will need to have them removed or replaced at some time in your life. But how often should you replace breast implants? Breast implants last an average 10 years....

Types of breast implant – which is best?

If you’re considering breast augmentation, it’s very important that you understand the different types of breast implant on the market. Breast implants fall into two main categories: Silicone and Saline. Silicone Breast Implants Safety of silicone breast implants Silicone breast...

Breastfeeding after breast reduction- is it possible?

Breast reductions are one of my favorite operations, because they make women feel great in their own bodies. (Also because they’re just really fun to do!) Women of all ages come to me for breast reduction surgery. And one of...

Can fat grafting give you larger breasts without implants?

Do you want larger breasts, but you’re afraid of implants? Fat grafting may be an option to give you larger breasts that are completely made of your own tissue. What is fat grafting? Fat grafting is a process that basically...

Breast reduction surgery – the most common complaint.

Breast reduction surgery is the most common operation I perform. Which is perfect, because it’s also one of my favorite operations. Why I love doing breast reduction surgery. Breasts are integral to the female figure. They’re right out there, front...

Can I have a breast reduction and a tummy tuck at the same time?

I recently had a patient ask me if a breast reduction and a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) could be done at the same time. I am often asked if two operations can be combined, and the answer isn’t always the same,...

Do I need to lose weight before having breast reduction?

Many of the patients I see coming in for information on breast reduction surgery are overweight. In today’s blog post I am going to discuss how being overweight can affect breast size, and whether or not you should lose weight prior to considering...

What is a free-nipple breast reduction?

I’ve talked a little bit about breast reductions in previous posts, including how a breast reduction is done, as well as the possible complications of breast reduction and what the scars look like. But breast reduction is a broad topic,...

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