Implant Dropping: A Plastic Surgeon’s Insights
How to help breast augmentation patients understand implant dropping—its causes and how to combat it—to ensure they remain confident about the procedure.
How to help breast augmentation patients understand implant dropping—its causes and how to combat it—to ensure they remain confident about the procedure.
Rozbeh Torabi, MD, and Radbeh Torabi, MD, discuss the anatomical changes associated with long-term breast augmentation and how they influence explantation planning, reshaping, and outcomes.
Data presented at the Science of Skin Summit indicate topical regimens and treatments yield visible improvements in laxity, crepiness, and perceived age among individuals taking GLP-1 therapies.
Tiger Aesthetics President Caroline Van Hove and Dr Sachin Shridharani discuss alloClae, a structural adipose tissue filler derived from purified human fat. In this interview, they explain how it is being used to restore breast volume after pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Read MoreA new ISAPS report shows a facial procedure has overtaken liposuction as the most-performed surgery worldwide.
Read MoreGlobal plastic surgeons have released a new consensus on natural breast aesthetics, aiming to reduce revision surgeries and counter trend-driven procedures.
Read MoreFacial rejuvenation and body contouring drove a rise in procedures, while male surgeries dipped slightly.
Read MoreMidpoint data from a 10-year clinical study show low rates of reoperation, rupture, and capsular contracture in primary augmentation patients.
Read MoreEstablishment Labs partners with Meghan Trainor, who shares her experience with Motiva Implants, a new-generation breast implant now available in the United States.
Read MorePreservé offers plastic surgeons a minimally invasive approach to breast augmentation with enhanced tissue preservation.
Read MoreOngoing data from board-certified plastic surgeons reveal evolving trends in cosmetic breast augmentation techniques, including incision location and implant type, emphasizing a focus on evidence-based practice for patient safety and satisfaction.
Read MoreIn this episode, Dr Elisabeth Potter, who specializes in DIEP flap breast procedures, on how the recent CMS decision ensures patients have options and why there is still more work to be done to ensure equitable access.
Read MorePlastic Surgery Practice Co-Chief Editor Keri Stephens sits down with New York-based board-certified plastic surgeon and microsurgical breast reconstruction guru Constance Chen, MD, FACS, to discuss the breast implant explantation process. The podcast, which follows Chen’s article about the topic, delves into why patients are increasingly removing their breast implants and what factors affect the appearance of their breasts post-explanation. Pregnancy, she says, is a key determinant.
Read MoreJoin Plastic Surgery Practice Co-Chief Editors Alison Werner and Keri Stephens as they talk to Anna Steve, MD, FRCSC, a breast specialist at the famed Neinstein Plastic Surgery in New York City. Known for her “elegant” approach to breast surgery, Dr. Anna, as her patients call her, prioritizes a minimal scar approach to breast augmentation and advocates for limiting patient downtime.
Read MorePatients thinking about removing their breast implants will likely have a few questions. For many people, one of the primary concerns is what their breasts will look like after explantation. The answer depends on many factors, and it’s important to understand how these details can affect breast appearance once the implants are removed.
Read MoreOnly 6% of women with silicone breast implants followed the previous U.S. FDA recommendation for regular MRI screening, suggests a study in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Read MoreIn this podcast episode, board-certified plastic surgeon Marc Salzman, MD, FACS, shares how he is not only using ultrasound with breast implant patients to detect silent ruptures, but how he also is using the technology to provide pain relief with blocks and identify and aspirate seromas.
Read MoreCollPlant is studying its 3D-bioprinted regenerative breast implant program in large animals—a move that addresses the $2.8 billion global breast implant market, according to company officials.
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