Breast Gallery

A mother of one in her late 40’s who wanted a breast lift. She described herself as a 40D and wished to be a little smaller as well. She is 5 feet tall and 120 lbs and is shown before and again, 6 months after a bilateral reduction mastopexy ( lift and reduction) with the removal of around 220 gms of tissue (about ½ lb) from each breast. Scars will typically continue to fade and improve over the next 18 months. She is already thrilled with her result. A superior pedicle/Inverted T scar was used in her case.

A 13 year followup on a patient with saline breast implants. Her case was made more complicated by having a history of Von Willebrand’s disease, which can increase the risk of bleeding. Clearance was obtained from her cardiologist she was given DDAVP ( STIMATE) just before and after her surgery. She had 325 cc smooth round saline implants placed through an inframmary incision and above the muscle (sub-glandular). She did not have any problems with bleeding after her surgery and is still doing well 13 years later. She was back for a routine check, One advantage of saline implants is that it is easy to tell if they have leaked ( the saline is absorbed and they go flat) so they are easy to evaluate without obtaining an MRI or ultrasound.