Form and Face Articles
How Long Do Breast Implants Last? The Truth About the “10-Year Rule”
By Dr Benjamin Norris FRACS, Specialist Plastic Surgeon, Form & Face (Bondi Junction & Bella Vista, Sydney) One of the questions I hear most often is how long breast implants last, usually followed by “do I really have to replace them every ten years?” It is a fair question, and the honest answer is more reassuring than the myth suggests. Breast implants don’t have a fixed expiry date. Most stay in good condition for well over a decade, and many …
Gynaecomastia Grades Explained: Which Type You Have and Whether Surgery Is Right for You
By Dr Benjamin Norris FRACS, Specialist Plastic Surgeon, Form & Face (Bondi Junction & Bella Vista, Sydney) If you have been reading about gynaecomastia grades to work out how severe your own case is, you are already asking the right question. Gynaecomastia, the medical term for enlarged male breast tissue (sometimes spelled gynecomastia, or called “gyno”), is graded by severity, and that grade is one of the main things that guides whether surgery makes sense and which technique would suit. …
How to Choose Breast Implant Size, Shape and Profile: A Sydney Surgeon’s Guide
By Dr Benjamin Norris FRACS, Specialist Plastic Surgeon, Form & Face (Bondi Junction & Bella Vista, Sydney) If you are trying to make sense of breast implant sizes, you have probably found it more confusing than you expected. Implants are not sold in cup sizes; the same number can look completely different from one woman to the next, and there are shapes and profiles to weigh up on top of the volume. It is a lot to take in, and …
Breast Reduction Before and After: What Results You Can Realistically Expect
By Dr Benjamin Norris FRACS, Specialist Plastic Surgeon, Form & Face (Bondi Junction & Bella Vista, Sydney) If you have been looking at breast reduction before and after results, you are probably trying to picture one thing: what will my own breasts actually look and feel like afterwards? It is one of the most natural questions to have, and one of the most important to answer honestly. A breast reduction (reduction mammoplasty) is intended to make the breasts smaller and …
Breast Lift With Implants in Sydney: The Complete Guide to Augmentation Mastopexy
By Dr Benjamin Norris FRACS, Specialist Plastic Surgeon, Form & Face (Bondi Junction & Bella Vista, Sydney) If you have started researching a breast lift with implants in Sydney, you have almost certainly run into conflicting advice about whether you actually need a lift, an implant, or both. It is one of the most common sources of confusion women bring into a consultation, and it is worth getting right, because the two procedures fix quite different problems. A breast lift …
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