Many women are sharing their breast augmentation experiences on the Internet. A new study says women also find emotional support and build relationships by participating in breast augmentation forums. The study found that overall the forums are a positive experience for women. “Through electronic postings, they cared for and nursed each others’ anxiety and feelings throughout the whole process,” wrote…
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Will Breast Implants Give Me ALCL Cancer?
Ever since the FDA officially declared a link between breast implants and a type of lymphoma called “Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma,” the internet has been aflutter with alarming headlines and confusing information about the risks breast implants may pose to patients. As expected, we receive questions about ALCL from our patients, who are naturally concerned…
Implants Do Not Increase Cancer Risk
The Orlando Sentinel recently featured an article by Dr. Richard Bosshardt in which he outlined the status of modern breast cancer treatments and the efforts to minimize the negative effects through reconstruction and informed prevention. Bosshardt writes that “the value society has placed on the female breast is an ancient phenomenon” since it is symbolic…
Droopy Breasts Caused by More than Just Breastfeeding
Conventional wisdom has long held that pregnancy and breastfeeding are the biggest causes of drooping breasts. But are these the only causes of sagging breasts? No, according to a recent study published in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal. The study found that there actually many causes of drooping breasts, with breastfeeding being just one of them. The study began…
Why Men Are Having More Male Breast Reduction Surgery
“Cosmetic breast surgery.” When you read that phrase, is the image in your mind that of a male or female body? For decades, cosmetic surgery—especially surgery to improve breast contours—has been associated mostly with women (and mostly with women seeking to increase their breast size). However, perceptions are changing, and that’s a good thing, as…
Quit Smoking Before Surgery to Reduce Hospital Costs and Risk of Complications
Patients who smoke have more complications after elective surgery, a new study finds. However, quitting even a few weeks before surgery can improve outcomes, researchers say. Respiratory complications after surgery were a major factor in the higher costs among smokers, according to lead author Dr. Aparna Kamath, a clinical assistant professor of internal medicine at the…
FDA Updates Info on Silicone Implant Safety
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a new white paper about silicone implant safety. Now available on the FDA website, you can download the full white paper or the executive summary and read findings from the latest research. For patients and consumers, the most pertinent aspects of the document include the “Summary of key…
Are Textured Breast Implants Safe? Canada and France Take Steps to Ban Allergan Biocell Implants, Citing BIA-ALCL Risk
Update: on July 24, 2019, Allergan issued a worldwide voluntary recall of Biocell textured breast implants at the request of the FDA. This means that Biocell implants may no longer be sold or placed in patients during breast augmentation or reconstruction. Patients who previously received Biocell implants and who are not experiencing symptoms are NOT…
Allergan Has Finally Recalled Their Textured Breast Implants in the US; Other Countries Did it Earlier
On July 24, 2019, Allergan issued a worldwide recall of its Biocell textured breast implants. This action took place at the request of the FDA based on mounting evidence that their textured implant shell is linked to an increased risk of breast implant-associated large cell lymphoma, or BIA-ALCL. If you have Biocell implants or had them in…
Stem Cells Could Revolutionize Breast Augmentation
n light of research that shows human body fat to be rich in stem cells, cosmetic surgeons have been working toward a new method of breast augmentation; using transplanted fat to reshape the breast. The procedure is not an entirely new concept. New York surgeon Sydney Coleman has supposedly been doing it for years and…
