This week, we have a guest blogger – Michelle in Denver, Colorado – who had breast augmentation years ago from another surgeon and is now considering a revision procedure. This article includes her research and discussion on the topic. Do my breast implants need to be replaced? Breast implants do not have an expiration date… Continue Reading »
Category: Breast Augmentation
Warranties on silicone breast implants have been upgraded this year. Until December 31st, the manufacturers will be offering up to $3500 for surgery reimbursement. In the event of an implant rupture – even ten years after your surgery – the manufacturer will cover costs like anesthesia, facility, and surgery. Before this year, the standard warranty… Continue Reading »
What surgeons refer to as TUBA, and the layperson might call “belly button breast augmentation,” is an effective method for breast implant placement. In the right patients, this method can produce aesthetically pleasing results with scars that are literally invisible. To describe the TUBA procedure briefly, the surgeon makes an incision in the navel, creates… Continue Reading »
At Inland Cosmetic Surgery, we recently learned about an exciting new product designed to familiarize women with breast implants: The Natrelle® Pre-Consultation Kit includes trial implants, a sizing bra, and an instructional DVD. If you’re not quite ready to commit to augmentation surgery, this kit can aid you, in the privacy of your own home,… Continue Reading »
Many patients ask, what is the best time to get breast implants? Women across the United States and Canada seek breast augmentation with either silicone or saline implants to enhance the look of their breasts at many different stages in their life. Thousands of breast augmentation procedures are performed each year as more women are… Continue Reading »
deflated saline The first thing you should do is call Dr. Haiavy at Inland Cosmetic Surgery! It is possible that your breast implants are covered under a manufacturer’s warranty, which can often help to cover the replacement cost. While a ruptured saline implant poses no immediate danger to the patient, it will certainly look and… Continue Reading »
The United States’ foremost breast implant maker Mentor Corp. (MNT) succumbed to Johnson and Johnson (JNJ) at the stunning price of $1.1 billion on December 1, 2008. With the declining market, Mentor tried to boost sales of silicone breast implants, which have typically generated twice the revenue as saline implants once the FDA had lifted… Continue Reading »
Embedded video from <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/video” mce_href=”http://www.cnn.com/video”>CNN Video</a> CNN News reports this week on the new breast augmentation method that is gaining ground in Japan and worldwide; stem cell assisted lipotransfer uses a combination of the patient’s own fat and cells to successfuly perform breast augmentation. A surgeon in Tokyo, Japan has received a certain amount… Continue Reading »
Orlando plastic surgeon, Richard Bosshardt recently outlined the status of modern breast cancer treatments and the medical efforts to minimize negative effects associated with the disease. Most women know that early detection is key and many are aware of the statistics – For example: “about 1 in 8 women will have to face breast cancer… Continue Reading »
In August, The Suwanee Democrat, a small time Florida news provider printed an incredible story about a woman named April Pinkard. She’s a 35-year-old wife and mother of four who has suffered from a never before documented “floating heart” condition. The treatment for her condition may also be the first of its kind. In 2005,… Continue Reading »
