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Mondors Bands

Mondor’s bands after breast augmentation

Shortly after breast augmentation for breast enhancement, a woman may develop cord-like structures that originate at the base of the breast. These are known as Mondor’s Bands. Mondor’s bands are most often seen when using an inframammary fold breast incision (under the breast). It is not exactly known what causes Mondor’s bands or even what [...]

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Synmastia following breast augmentation

A very rare but potentially severe complication of breast enhancement plastic surgery using breast implants is when the breast implants are positioned too much towards the middle of the chest. This condition is known as synmastia which means ‘one breast’. This usually occurs because the plastic surgeon is trying to improve cleavage, or the skin [...]

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Capsular Contracture

Complications of breast augmentation – capsular contracture

Fortunately, serious breast augmentation surgery complications are very rare. There are some less serious complications that may occur and at some point, may require corrective plastic surgery. Capsular contracture is one of these plastic surgery breast implant complications that may require a second plastic surgery. The breast implant during breast augmentation surgery is placed above [...]

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Complications of breast augmentation – implant asymmetry

A relatively common complication or consequence of breast implants placed for breast enhancement is when the breast implants settle in different positions or fail to settle to the proper position on the woman’s chest. This type of asymmetry is usually very mild and does not require a second breast augmentation surgery. If this breast implant [...]

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Complications of breast implants – malrotation

Another type of breast augmentation complication that occurs after breast enhancement plastic surgery is breast implant malrotation. This is often undiagnosed except by a keen eyed person or by a surgeon. It can only occur after using ‘tear dropped’ shaped breast implants. These tear dropped shaped breast implants have a definite axis or orientation. The [...]

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Complications of breast augmentation – bleeding and infection

Breast enhancement surgery using breast implants is a real surgery and there are real risks. Some of the plastic surgery risks for breast augmentation are the same as any other surgery. Bleeding and infection are some of the scariest risks that always exist in any surgery. Cosmetic breast enhancement surgery is no different in terms [...]

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Rib cage anatomy and spine curvature

Chest wall or rib cage shape is very important when discussing breast augmentation because the breasts rest on top of the chest. They are located directly above the pectoralis and serratus muscles as well. Under these chest muscles are the ribs. The ribs connect to the body in the back at the spine. It is [...]

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Breast asymmetries during development

The vast majority of women have breasts that are different shapes and sizes. The breasts will usually grow in response to hormones and weight changes. The right and left breasts may not respond the same to the breast growth hormones, so when this occurs, the breasts will be different sizes and may be different shapes. [...]

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Breast shape determines results

One of the most significant components of a woman’s breast augmentation result is her existing anatomy prior to the breast augmentation plastic surgery. It is essential that a woman have a realistic understanding of her existing breast and body characteristics. Basically, breast implant enhancement surgery makes the existing breasts larger but there are no considerable [...]

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Illustrations of a breast lift

Breast reduction surgery and breast lift plastic surgery are two of the most common plastic surgeries performed throughout the World for cosmetic breast rejuvenation. Although the breast lift and breast reduction surgeries are very similiar, they are also entirely different plastic surgery procedures. A breast reduction will lift a sagging breast and most importantly, will [...]

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