Breast Implants Virginia | Breast Augmenation Virginia | After Photos

When a woman comes to see a cosmetic plastic surgeon for breast lift surgery or learns that she needs a breast lift with her breast augmentation, it is important to learn about the type of breast lift plastic surgery she will have. There are many different breast lift plastic surgeries. Some breast lift plastic surgeries [...]

A common question that is asked during a cosmetic breast enhancement plastic surgery consultation is whether the woman really needs a breast lift or if breast implants alone will accomplish her goals. In some cases, the woman may need both a breast lift and breast implants to obtain the desired look. The best approach for [...]

After having breast enhancement surgery with breast implants, there are a few women who no longer desire them and prefer to have the breast implants removed. The reasons for breast implant removal after augmentation may be related to the woman’s natural breast growth, pregnancy related breast growth, excessive weight gain which contributed to larger breast [...]

A relatively small minority of women undergoing breast augmentation for breast enhancement will decide after their plastic surgery procedure that their breast enhancement was not enough and will opt to have larger breast implants placed. Other women may decide to exchange silicone breast implants for saline breast implants, or vice versa. Some will decide to [...]

Many women want to know exactly how long their breast implants will last. This is a difficult question to answer because the answer depends on when the breast implants were placed, and what the shell and filler was. Silicone gel filled breast implant devices that were placed in the 1980′s and early 1990′s or prior [...]

Breast implants used for cosmetic breast enlargement are not one size fits all, there are many breast implant sizes and these different options can be discussed with your plastic surgeon. Saline filled breast implants are designed to be filled to within a recommended volume range. These implants are numbered or named by their lowest recommended [...]

Breast implants used for breast enhancement and breast reconstruction come in different shapes and sizes. The two shapes are round and tear dropped (or ‘anatomic’). Round breast implants for breast enhancement are more commonly used than the tear dropped shaped breast implants. Round breast implants come in different widths, so there are many different sized [...]

Breast implants used for breast enlargement plastic surgery that are FDA approved for placement in the United States are made from basically two manufacturers. The outer part of the breast implants device is called the shell. The breast implant’s shell is constructed of silicone. This silicone is not the same silicone ‘gel’ that was extremely [...]

Breast augmentation surgery usually requires breast implants for breast enlargement. While there are some techniques to achieve breast enlargement without the use of breast implants, they are typically reserved for when breast reconstruction is needed. Injecting fat into the breast is not a suggested way to achieve breast enhancement. The moving of abdominal tissue or [...]

There are three generally accepted ways to access the breast area to place breast implants during breast augmentation plastic surgery. ALL incisions have trade offs and compromises. There is no perfect incision used for breast augmentation plastic surgery. The three primary incisions are below the breast along or very near the inframammary fold (breast crease), [...]