Breast Enhancement

Video: The Best Breast Augmentation Incision

by RSPS Web Team on February 24th, 2008

This is a video clip from Dr. Schwartz’s radio show, “Plastic Surgery Today.” Dr. Schwartz discusses the pros and cons of the different incisions used for placing breast implants. The inframammary (breast fold), areolar (nipple), axillary (underarm), and umbilical (belly-button or TUBA) options are all reviewed.

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Why Do Those Breast Implants Look So Fake?

by Dr. Robert Schwartz on February 6th, 2008

breast-implants-too-big.jpgBecause they’re too big. Yes, there are other things that can cause not-so-pretty breast augmentation results - bad implant positioning and capsular contracture, for example. But 9 times out of 10, really fake-looking breasts like in the picture (not my work, by the way) come from implants that are too big for the woman.

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Breast Augmentation Photos

by Dr. Robert Schwartz on January 17th, 2008

breast-augmentation-95990.jpgThese are additional pictures of the breast implant patient I described in the last post.

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Breast Augmentation Photos

by Dr. Robert Schwartz on January 17th, 2008

breast-augmentation-119701.jpgThis 23-year-old wanted large C to small D cup breasts. I used 390 cc Allergan (Inamed) medium profile saline implants. These were the best match for her breast anatomy and her goals. They were placed under the pec muscle through an inframammary incision. The resulting D cup breasts look natural and proportionate.

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How Soon Will I See My Plastic Surgery Results?

by Dr. Robert Schwartz on December 31st, 2007

time-pressure.jpgHow soon will my ______ be healed? Fill in the blank with breast augmentation, tummy tuck, liposuction, facelift or most any other cosmetic surgery procedure and you get one of the all-time most popular consultation questions.

Here is Schwartz’s rule of thumb for plastic surgery results:

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Breast Augmentation: Not Nearly as Painful as you Think

by Dr. Robert Schwartz on December 16th, 2007

Breast Implant PainI’m sure you’ve heard women who have had breast augmentations describing their painful, awful recoveries in graphic detail. “I felt like a truck backed over me.” “It feels like an elephant sitting on my chest.”I hear these same comments when I’m consulting with new patients about breast implants.

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