If you’ve been looking at before-and-after pictures of breast augmentation on the ‘net, you may have experienced the same problem as one of our patients. “I don’t understand what all the letters mean,” she told us. “It makes it hard to understand what I’m looking at.” We showed her how easy it is to decipher the implant code and in today’s article, we’ll do the same for you. Forget About Cup Size Let’s start with something you may be familiar …
Fear can be a good thing or a bad thing. Good fear stops us from doing foolish things. For example, fear of skin cancer keeps people from lying on the beach all day without using sunscreen. That’s excellent! Sometimes, however, fear is unfounded, and it keeps us from pursuing our dreams, such as getting breast implants. We’ve received quite a number of calls this week at Form and Face from women concerned about ALCL cancer and breast implants. BIA-ALCL stands …
Did you know that in Australia, general practitioners are legally permitted to market themselves as cosmetic surgeons? Despite the fact that they’ve had no specialty training, they perform invasive cosmetic procedures such as breast implantation. It’s led to a scandal of epic proportions: the skyrocketing number of women plagued by breast implants gone wrong at low-cost, low-quality surgery centres has led to the establishment of the world’s first breast implant check clinic at Sydney’s Macquarie University. Here’s a look at …
Now that you finally have the shapely, perky breasts you’ve been wanting for ages, it’s up to you to maintain them. You may have put a lot of time and money into planning your surgery but you won’t need to make any major changes in order to prolong your results. Whether you’ve just undergone your augmentation procedure or you’re about to, there are a few things you should know if you want to enjoy your implants for as long as …
Living with overly large breasts can cause a lot of physical and emotional strain. Not to mention how it detracts from your overall quality of life. Women with large breasts find it difficult to find clothes and even underwear that fits them comfortably. Large breasts also limit the types of exercise you can engage in. Not to mention the unwanted attention that larger breasts tend to draw. Many women turn to breast reduction surgery for relief by making their breasts …