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Philosophy:
As a plastic surgeon with 24 years of experience, I will strive to enhance your natural appearance. My goal is to make you look better, more proportional and symmetrical by using techniques I have developed over time. Not only do I want to provide you with a great result, but also with an excellent overall experience. Your satisfaction with the care my staff and I provide is very important to me, from your initial phone call through your postoperative visits at our new Surgery Center.
Technique Information:
Like other plastic surgeons, I am anxious to tell you what is special about my technique. Implants can be placed through an incision in the axilla, around the areola or through the inframammary fold. I prefer the latter because it gives me the best exposure. I like to achieve complete muscular coverage for the implants. Therefore, I put the implants not only beneath the pectoralis major muscle but also beneath the serratus anterior muscle. The muscles which cover the implant not only support but also massage the implant during normal activities, thereby stretching the pocket into which the implant has been placed. As a result, the implant feels softer.
At the time of the initial consultation, the patient and I decide what size is most likely to give the desired result. During surgery, multiple different sized implants are available. Temporary implants of different sizes are tested in order to determine what size looks best. Only then is the permanent implant selected. The use of these temporary or trial implants allows the surgeon to better compensate for any discrepancies which may exist between the two breasts. For example, the implant on one side may have to be larger or smaller than that on the other side. Using these temporary or trial implants takes more time, but the results are gratifying.
I encourage patients to bring pictures of what they would like to look like after surgery. This can be more helpful than knowing the cup size the patient would like to have. Of course, we cannot match exactly what is seen in a picture of another person. The implants do not come according to cup size. Instead, the implants are listed according to volume. We as plastic surgeons try to pick the implant which will give the best result.
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