Breast Procedures
Breast Augmentation
Breast augmentation is probably the one of most difficult and underestimated of all plastic surgical operations. It is a very commonly performed procedure. Women of all ages from teenagers to women in their 70’s are candidates. Needless to say, the younger patients are much more common patients for augmentation alone…More about Breast Augmentation
Breast Lift – Mastopexy
A mastopexy is a breast lift. As a breast ages, the breast is effected by gravity, breast feeding and activity. The skin stretches, the nipple drops and it doesn’t look the way it did in youth. It requires a bra to lift it. Surgically, the skin can be changed to create a bra to support the breast There are many different techniques to do this…More about Breast Lift
Breast Reduction
Breast reduction surgery is probably one of the most immediately fulfilling procedures for both patient and surgeon. Women of any age are candidates for this surgery. Patients often complain of shoulder and neck soreness, chronic headaches and grooving of the shoulders, loss of nipple sensation, recurrent skin breakdown and breast infections. The goal of this surgery is to reduce the size of the breast while leaving an aesthetically pleasing breast shape and to reduce or remove the symptoms of large breasts. Typically, symptoms are gone the day after surgery…More about Breast Reduction
Breast Reconstruction
Breast reconstruction is one of the most important procedures that can be performed by a cosmetic surgeon. Many patients and surgeons call this a reconstructive procedure; however, Dr. Bain feels that this procedure is a cosmetic procedure. Many patients who undergo breast reconstruction complain that their result that is not cosmetically pleasing! One of the reasons that this may occur is that some surgeons consider this an only reconstructive procedure…More about Breast Reconstruction
