Breast Augmentation Revision

admin @ October 6, 2009 # 2 Comments

You may have heard that breast implants have to be replaced every ten years. But it’s not so!
Breast implants are often replaced due to wear and tear but there is no set schedule. The determining factor is how active you are.
When it’s time to replace a breast implant, patients often go to a breast revision [...]

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Breast Implants: New Crime Fighting Tool

admin @ August 31, 2009 # Comments Off

With the popularity of breast augmentation worldwide, there are probably millions of women across the globe who have breast implants, all of which have serial numbers.
While news outlets everywhere are reporting that former model Jasmine Fiore has been identified by the serial numbers on her own breast implants.
(The assailant removed her fingers and teeth just [...]

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Breast Implant Failure: What You Can Do

admin @ August 24, 2009 # Comments Off

Only the Earth abideth forever, says Ecclesiastes. But, compared to the Earth, breast implants don’t even make the near permanent list.
But they do last many human years; Nonetheless, patients often ask what signs they should look for in case of failure.
The obvious symptoms depend on if the implant is:

Silicone
Saline

Saline implants are the most numerous although [...]

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Breast Reduction – Did Britney Spears Go for It?

admin @ August 7, 2009 # Comments Off

Plastic surgeon/blogger Tony Youn, M.D. who writes the blog, Celebrity Cosmetic Surgery, sees evidence that songstress Britney Spears has gone smaller in the breast department.
Actually, there’s nothing unusual about that – at least when it comes to celebrities.
In the world of cosmetic breast augmentation, the most common reason for new patients having a breast revision [...]

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Breast Augmentation by Gummy Bear: Where are They?

admin @ July 22, 2009 # Comments Off

Back in 2006, the world of breast enhancement was all atwitter over semi-solid “Gummy Bear” implants, the next generation, cutting-edge, if you will, of implants.
Since then, silence.
What ever happened? Short answer: they are still being studied!
The Gummy Bear, the most solid type of silicone breast implant,  got its nickname name when a plastic surgeon giving [...]

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