Can We Predict Which Patient Will Have Recurrence of Sagging After Breast Lift/Augmentation? One of the most vexing challenges for plastic surgeons is how to recognize which patient is at risk for an early recurrence of the sagging and drooping of her breasts after a breast lift and augmentation combined procedure. Every plastic surgeon that …
I just finished reading a very sad report in the Minneapolis StarTribune about the increasing numbers of complications and deaths being caused by illegal buttock injections. The exact numbers are hard to define, but one non-medical website offering buttock injections has had tens of thousands of hits and gets more every day. The precise number …
A few more of the most commonly asked questions we get here at St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery regarding breast augmentation. When can I jog? When can I do weight training? Although breast augmentation surgery is a cosmetic surgical procedure, it is still surgery and the body needs time to heal and recover before resuming normal …
The arrival of warmer months—and swimsuits—often prompts questions about breast augmentation in St. Louis. While many questions concern implant types and size, just as many are about the surgery itself and recovery. Here are some of the most common questions we get from patients about this popular procedure. My new implants feel really high on my …
We have all heard it. “This FDA Approved treatment….” But what does “FDA Approved” really mean? Are all FDA Approvals the same or is there a difference between them? First, there are big differences amongst the types of FDA Approvals. There are really two types of FDA Approvals for medical devices. There is the 501(k) …
This time of year, one of the most commonly asked breast augmentation questions we get at our St. Louis plastic surgery practice is when is it safe to get back into a swimming pool or go to the beach after getting breast implants? How soon can you swim after breast surgery? Although swimming should be …
We have all heard it. “This FDA Approved treatment….” But what does “FDA Approved” really mean? Are all FDA Approvals the same or is there a difference between them? First, there are big differences amongst the types of FDA Approvals. There are really two types of FDA Approvals for medical devices. There is the 501(k) …
There is a lot of buzz in the plastic surgery world about the new ABC show, “Bridalplasty”, where the brides-to-be compete to have plastic surgery procedures performed on themselves before the big day. While it appears that most of the contestants will get some of their desired procedures done, only the winner gets all of …
Every parent knows the feeling. You would really like to say “Yes”; it would be easier but you know it is just not the right thing to do. You say “No” and deal with the backlash hoping that at some point later in their lives your child will understand that they are better for it. …
Ok, first I will admit, this is a very biased blog report but then again, it should be since we-the surgeons of St. Louis Cosmetic Surgery- have been using pre-operative sizing before breast augmentation for over ten years and this study just told us what we already knew. Patients who undergo pre-operative sizing before breast …