Many women are told that they must have an MRI prior to being considered for explant surgery. This might be a waste of time and money.
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Breast implant surveillance is important, but you need to understand why you should bother, when to do it, and how.
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Can breast implant removal be performed safely whilst breastfeeding? Will the outcomes be the same, or worse?
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Breast implant surgery and fat transfer are very different procedures and direct comparisons are often not helpful.
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Chronic discomfort and pain associated with breast implants is far more common than you think.
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Dual-plane breast implant placement is a technique associated with many long term problems which deserve closer scrutiny.
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It seems that Plastic Surgery as an industry remains determined to avoid the problem of BII and the long term viability of breast implant for many patients
Read MoreHealth insurance does NOT (and shouldn’t be expected to) cover the cost of putting new cosmetic implants back in. Revision surgery is always self-funded.
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The headlines are pretty scary: “WORLDWIDE ALLERGAN RECALL” and the like. Well, it was only a matter of time I guess before this happened...
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Breast implant illness – it seems to pop up everywhere at the moment. I see newspaper articles and endless social media posts, patients are asking...
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The most up-to-date data on ALCL has been presented...
Read MoreBreast augmentation remains one of the most popular aesthetic surgical procedures. But a recently described form of cancer called breast implant...
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Cosmetic surgery is back in the media, with a young woman going public after suffering complications following a cosmetic breast augmentation...
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Do me a favour and google “breast augmentation instagram”, then come back to this post. There is a slightly troubling side to Plastic Surgery...
Read MoreThere has been (more) media attention recently about events at a Sydney “cosmetic surgery” clinic. I think it is worth...
Read MoreMuch of the focus when discussing breast reconstruction is on the DIEP flap. However, for some women, implant based reconstruction ...
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