Nothing Lasts Forever:

The pursuit of happiness is a life-long quest and the pursuit of beauty often crosses paths with it. Plastic surgery does the best it can to let these two roads converge smoothly.

The human body is a complex entity, often rejecting or prolonging adaptation of those elements which are foreign to it regardless of the benefits they may have. Breast implants that are made of silicone too face this obstacle more often then not.

While they have been approved for medical use by the Food and Drug Association (FDA), they do have a limited period of use. Carol Ciancutti-Levya, director of an anti-implant documentary states that breast implants may last for less than ten years or for more than ten years.

There are even chances of the implants rupturing over time and changing position, which is why experienced plastic surgeons inform their patients about the complications and risks involved before-hand. Patients are required to sign the documents for a breast surgery only after they fully understand the risks involved.

The two manufacturers of breast implants, Allergan Inc. and Mentor Corp. even offer a 10 year replacement guarantee for breast implants and discharge a part of the surgical fees.

Such precautions and high safety standards are relieving as they give the patient a good idea of what is involved in a breast enhancement procedure. Based upon the warnings and risks involved, they can make a decision.

We can help you if you want an honest and through diagnosis for a breast augmentation surgery. The Plastic Surgery Institute of California follows high standards of service and treatment.

Signs Of A Bad Boob Job:

Breast implant manufacturer Mentor Corp. agree that choosing the right breast size may very well be the most difficult decision that breast augmentation patients make. Plastic surgeons only advise patients who have adequate breast tissue mass to go ahead with a breast implant surgery.

The presence of adequate breast tissue is thus very important for a successful breast augmentation and a satisfactory breast shape. If this requirement is not met, there is nothing that the cosmetic surgeon can do to prevent the edges of the implant from showing against the skin.

And this is something you really wouldn’t want. Think Jade Goody. Her implants are highlighted too starkly against her skin.

Bigger, rounder breasts for some reason find a lot of takers among petite framed women but they fare rather bad for the body. Big breast implants are often inserted for such small-framed women making the skin stretch unnaturally over the underlying tissue.

Irregular scarring as a result of a combined breast lift and breast augmentation procedure is often observed among patients. There is a possibility of the tissue rippling or denting which makes such scarring even more pronounced.

While such breast implant problems are not uncommon, they can be prevented to a large extent if your breast surgery doctor knows his job well and is certified by an accredited board of plastic surgery like the ASPS.

The cosmetic surgeons at the Plastic Surgery of California can help you in your decision to get a breast enhancement surgery.

Creams For Boosting Busts:

Late last year, Reuters published a news piece on the increasing popularity of breast lift creams among Asian women. These ‘breast enhancement’ creams are viewed by a majority of slender-framed Asian women to resurrect their flat bustlines. The financial officer of a distributor of breast creams even claimed to sell more than one million boxes per year.

Regardless of the fact that breast implants and other plastic surgery for the breast enjoy immense popularity in the South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore markets, women seem to prefer less expensive and non-invasive breast creams.

The FDA, the regulating body in the U.S. for health products, frowns on these breast enhancement creams. According to the researchers at the FDA, “At best, devices promoted as breast developers merely strengthen and develop the muscles that support the breasts, and exercising these muscles will not really increase breast size.”

Breast implants that are used for breast enhancement and breast augmentation are however approved by the FDA. Made of silicone, these breast implants are known to last for ten years in some cases.

While a breast augmentation surgery is by no means a simple and risk-free procedure, it is an approved and safer method for breast enhancement. Health experts discourage the use of breast enhancement creams and lotions as they are known to contain phytoestrogens which can prove very harmful for women prone to particular types of breast cancer.

It’s your body; do not let it fall prey to false promises of enhancing it. Visit the Plastic Surgery Institute of California for breast augmentation surgery.

Husband Unhappy With Jordan’s Breasts:

Breast augmentation reversal is highlighted in a yet another story about a high-profile celebrity plastic surgery. The infamous model, Jordan aka Katie Price, wants to have another breast surgery just to please her husband, yesteryear music poster boy Peter Andre.

Jordan had a breast augmentation surgery earlier which gave her massive 34 GG breasts. The big size understandably gave her much discomfort and she blamed them for ‘ruining’ her sex life with her husband. Her breasts apparently hang too low when standing and are even worse when lying down.

Stories like these are enough to make people think twice before going in for a breast augmentation surgery or breast reduction surgery. But there is one important factor that plastic surgery hopefuls should pay attention to.

The cosmetic surgeon that you choose to perform the breast enhancement surgery has to be completely trustworthy. The right breast size can be determined only through proper communication between patients and doctors.

In the course of your consultation, you will also be informed by your plastic surgeon that breast enhancement does not directly influence sexual activity; it is a matter of perception.

You can visit the Plastic Surgery Institute of California for breast augmentation surgery procedures that are explained well before being performed. While perfect results cannot be guaranteed by any surgeon, we guarantee perfect transparency in our diagnosis. You will not be left out on any detail or information regarding your body and the desired surgery.

Selecting The Right Breast Size:

Thirty four patients who have a breast augmentation re-operation do so just because they want to change the size of their breast implants; they usually end up getting bigger ones.

The breast size always involves some amount of confusion for a woman, with a lot of women wearing the wrong bra most often then not. Therefore, it is important to choose the right implant size before having a breast augmentation surgery.

Traditionally, breast implants are measured in cubic centimeters or cc, which denote the volume of the implant, not the length, height or width. There are three breast implant profiles, high, moderate and low – depending upon how much the shell projects from the chest wall.

The breast implants that are currently available come in a teardrop shape and a round shape. The teardrop breast implant is prone to rotating itself if there is rigorous movement on the breast area. The round breast implant shape is the preferred shape for most women as it gives a uniform appearance and appears more voluminous.

One important factor to remember is that breast implants are always bigger when held against the body. Once inserted, they are actually twenty percent smaller. Surgeons generally gauge the desired breast size by asking patients to place different sized implants in a bra.

A woman’s height and weight, the distance between the collar bone and her nipple and the ribcage size are all supplementary factors that help a plastic surgeon assess the breast implant size. You can visit the Plastic Surgery Institute of California for more information about breast implants and breast augmentation procedures.

Breast Enhancement Through Periareolar Incisions:

Breast augmentation using periareolar incisions are very similar to a mastopexy procedure, as the area for incision is the same, namely, the areola. Making an incision under the areola gives the plastic surgeon better access to the underlying breast tissue reducing the surgery time for the patient as well as the doctor.

Saline breast implants can be used for women of any body size, but silicone breast implants are recommended for women who have a larger areola. The periareolar incision makes it easy for the cosmetic surgeon to hide the surgery scar as well, due to the different color and texture of the areolar skin.

However, there are certain drawbacks which a patient has to evaluate with their doctor during consultation. One of the main reasons for concern over this type of breast augmentation procedure is the possible damage that may be caused to the nerves or glands in the breast area.

A nerve ending getting damaged in a periareolar breast augmentation procedure can directly affect breastfeeding. Patients are also known to experience reduced sensation in the nipple, in some cases numbing them completely.

A periareolar breast augmentation procedure needs to be discussed with a certified and experienced cosmetic surgeon. It is a major surgery and for all the ease with which it can be solved by an experienced plastic surgeon, it is one of the more popular plastic surgery procedures.

Visit the Plastic Surgery Institute of California at Orange County for more expert advice on periareolar breast implants.

Young Spears’ Plastic Surgery Adventures:

There’s always fodder for gossip coming out from the Spears’ family stables. The troubled singer seems to have bagged a permanent space in all the gossip rags ever she stepped into the limelight as a young performer.

The latest story doing the rounds is her alleged breast surgery when she was a mere teenager. Apparently her mother Lynne Spears was in on this shenanigan. The controversy took off with her posing for an explicit 1999 Rolling Stones cover. The same magazine claimed that she had her breast surgery reversed when her natural breast tissue started filling out.

Stories like Spears are not uncommon however. There are quite a number of young girls and boys who get their parents take them to a plastic surgeon just to be part of the ‘in’ crowd.

It is not advisable to have a plastic surgery performed for cosmetic reasons on a yet growing body. Surgeries like breast augmentations, rhinoplasty, cheek implants, Botox®, etc. are best done after the body has got past the puberty stage.

Surgery of any kind is never to be taken lightly, whether it is performed on adults or on young adults. The Plastic Surgery Institute of California in Orange County, Los Angeles and Pasadena follows stringent practices for cosmetic surgery of any kind.