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October 10, 2025

Dr Ben Norris has been volunteering with Interplast for 17 years and was eager to get back to Samoa to help more families get the life-changing surgery they are desperately waiting for. With limited funding preventing the program from returning this year, Ben, together with fellow volunteers Associate Professor Damian Marucci and Norma Schwalger, took action and set out to fundraise with the hope of enabling a surgical program this year. “In all the years I have been volunteering with …

4-Step Arm Lift for Bat Wings– Part 2

September 2, 2025January 13, 2014

This is Part 2 of our post on treating bat wings. You can read Part 1 here. Brachioplasty is the medical term for an arm lift, a surgical procedure that addresses extremely loose skin on the lower inner arm near the armpit. Also called a “hidden lift” because scarring can be easily hidden in the crease of the underarm, Brachioplasty is less invasive than other lift procedures because there is less fatty tissues to remove. Step 1 – Either intravenous sedation …

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Breast Reduction Mammoplasty and Nipple Sensitivity

July 31, 2025

Breast reduction mammoplasty is a procedure that involves removing excess breast tissue, fat, and skin to create a smaller breast size. It’s not uncommon for patients to notice changes in sensation after surgery, particularly around the nipple-areola complex, and understanding why this happens can help make the experience a little easier to navigate. Changes to nipple sensation are usually related to how the tissue is repositioned and how the nerves respond to the procedure. Some patients notice reduced sensitivity, while …

Breast Implants “Drop and Fluff” Explained

July 24, 2025

If you’ve recently had breast implants or you’re planning surgery, you might have come across the term “drop and fluff.” It’s not exactly the most technical phrase, but it’s one that tends to come up when people talk about how implants settle into place after surgery. While it may sound a bit casual, there’s actually a very real physical process behind it that’s important to understand as part of the healing timeline. In the early weeks after breast augmentation surgery, …

Returning To Exercise After Breast Augmentation

July 17, 2025

A common question about breast augmentation exercise is how and when to return to a normal workout routine. If you generally have a focus on exercise and fitness in your normal day-to-day life, it’s natural that knowing how to approach breast augmentation exercise after surgery will be an important part of your recovery process. In this blog, we’ll discuss what you can generally expect when returning to exercise after breast augmentation and why it’s so important to ease into it …

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