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Breast Augmentation Advancements Breast augmentation has long passed the test of time for safety and efficacy. Yet, the plastic surgery community has made technique modifications as well as product improvements to provide beneficial advancements to women interested in breast enhancement with breast implants. Let’s check out what you may not know. 1. Between 1991-2006, women only had saline breast implants available to them unless they required breast reconstruction or they had already had silicone implants placed. Since 2006, silicone implants have been available to women over 22 for breast augmentation. Women 18-22 years old can only choose saline implants. 2. There are thousands of […]

Pre Op Subpectoral 300cc Saline Implants Post Op Silicone 371cc […]

The breast implants’ approval by the FDA was not fine-print free. Women must weigh the impact, and costs, of follow-up care. By Melissa Healy, Times Staff Writer November 27, 2006 The days before Thanksgiving are typically quiet in the offices of plastic surgeons. But a long-awaited decision to approve silicone breast implants for women older than 22 prompted a flurry of excited calls and inquiries last week from prospective patients. The giddy welcome may not last. Even as the two U.S. manufacturers of silicone implants gleefully projected a surge in demand for their products, physicians began poring over the fine print of […]

Multisite Analysis of 177 Consecutive Primary Breast Augmentations: Predictors for Reoperation McCafferty LR, Casas LA, Stinnett SS, Lin S, Rho J, Skiles M Aesthetic Surgery Journal: May 2009;29;3.pp.213-222 Abstract Background Plastic surgeons and manufacturers of breast implants have been examining the complication and reoperation rates of primary breast augmentations for more than 18 years. The seemingly high rates reported by the manufacturers to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was the impetus for this multicenter study. Objective This paper reports on data pooled from three plastic surgery practices that were geographically distributed across the United States and examines the reoperation rate, time to reoperation, the […]

Question: Is the Promotion “The Breast Year Ever” on 97.9 FM legitimate? Answer: Yes, it is – Dr. Casas was interviewed by Pete McMurray and Jane Monzures as they discussed saline and silicone breast implants that are being used for Reconstruction/Revision Surgery/ Enhancement & Post Pregnancy Deflation. 97.9 The Loop is funding an opportunity for a woman in need of breast reconstruction/revision surgery/reduction/augmentation for asymmetry or lack of development. It’s called the “Breast Year Ever”. Check it out at here! Learn more about: Breast Augmentation | Breast Implant Revision | Breast Lift | Cosmetic Breast Reduction Visit our photo galleries: Breast Augmentation Gallery […]

Recently, a myth started in the lay press that breast augmentation using your own fat could be performed during your lunchtime. Unfortunately, as appealing as this may be it is not true. The procedure of using your own fat that is removed from your body and then injected into your breasts may be a safe procedure however as a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon I would recommend that you wait until the clinical research is complete. As a member of our two major Societies, ASPS (American Society of Plastic surgery) and ASAPS (American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) we only want […]