Breast Implants
FDA Review of Silicone Implants: Updates on Safety and MRI Requirement
New data was just released by the FDA regarding the safety of silicone breast implants. After two days of discussion with doctors and manufacturers, officials briefed the media about their current position. You can read a transcript of the media briefing, during which NPR reporter Nancy Shute asked: how often should women be getting a…
More Women Need to Be Informed About Breast Reconstruction Options
Cutting-edge detection and treatment options have made breast cancer a lesser threat. But beating cancer is only half the battle. Breast reconstruction is the next step in recovery for most women. The Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998 has made is possible for many women to gain access to affordable or fully-covered reconstruction…
Augmentation Mastopexy Recovery – Connecticut Surgery
The augmentation mastopexy procedure – a way to add volume to the breasts while also reducing sagging – is very effective when it comes to enhancing the breasts. Like any surgery, post-surgical healing will be a vital part of the process. If you follow our augmentation mastopexy recovery instructions, your healing period will be as…
Enhance Your Overall Appearance With Breast Augmentation
According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, breast augmentation is the most requested cosmetic surgery in the United States. Breast augmentation at our Guilford practice is a very flexible procedure, offering our patients from throughout West Hartford and the shoreline areas the choice of changing the size, shape, firmness, and placement of their breasts,…
Silicone Breast Implants – A 50-Year Retrospective
Once controversial, they are now safer and more effective than ever Throughout their half-century history, silicone breast implants have been the subject of heated debate. Few medical devices have experienced such longevity, despite being banned by the FDA for 14 years, from 1992-2006. And breast implants remain among most popular procedures in plastic surgery. According…
Enhance Your Figure with Breast Implants
There are many things that you can do to enhance your figure. You can head to the gym every day, you can get your beauty sleep and you can eat salad instead of cake. However, you can’t change your features. If you have not been blessed with the kind of bust that you want, nothing…