Dr. Casas, clinical associate professor of surgery at the University of Chicago Pritzer School of Medicine is quoted in Endless Beauty discussing “The Breast Ideas Post-Baby”.
“If a person nurses five to nine times a day, their breasts get larger, then deflate after each session,” says Dr. Laurie A. Casas. “This enlarging and shrinking takes a toll on skin elasticity.”
Dr. Laurie Casas is quoted in an article posted by Elle Magazine regarding Breast Enhancement, titled “Terms of Endowment”. Overall Elle Magazine highlights the fact that Breast Implants, contrary to some popular belief, do not last forever! The choice to get implants does infact mean that your new implants “won’t be your last pair”. Although this has not been affecting the popularity of breast enhancement surgery, one must simple ensure that patients are aware of the ‘maintence’ involved with this procedure.
Contracture can happen at any time, “starting from day one to year 40,” says Laurie A. Casas, MD, an associate professor of surgery at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. “I had a lady, 78 years old. Her implants were put in 1969. Thirty-eight years later, all of a sudden one was soft and one was a rock. It bothered her when she hugged her grandchildren.”
These waves aren’t “a product defect,” Casas says. “If you put an implant on a desk and let it sit there, the edges of the product form little hills and valleys. It’s just more palpable when the tissue is very thin.”
Dr. Casas is quoted in a WebMD Feature discussing “How Will Breast Implants Change Your Life?” This feature discusses the life changing effects of breast implants, realistic surgical expectations and different reasons patients seek-out breast procedures.
“They truly feel they have a deformity,” Casas tells WebMD. “They don’t feel they have a normal body part. It’s a body image issue, not a self-esteem issue. They want that body part to look more normal, to look better in clothes and bathing suits.”
The journey potential patients undertake with this surgery can be a painful and emotional one. Doctors are often pre-screening their patients to evaluate their mental health, emotional state and physical health to better determine if the surgery is right for them. Often times doctors will stay away from treating patients who are going thru major life changes, have unrealistic expectations or show signs of poor self-esteem and body image. Dr. Casas is a firm believer in evaluating whether her patients are in the right state of mind to undergo a breast procedure.
“We stand them in front of the mirror. What do you see? They have to be able to see the real person, not who they think they are. If there are signs of body dysmorphic disorder, they need a true psychiatric evaluation and psychiatric support.”
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