The types and differences of breast implants II Plastic surgery Korea KIES-U Which implant looks and feels the most natural? This is a frequently asked question. My answer is always the same. There aren’t many differences in the 5th generation cohesive gel implants. If you put a smooth type and a texture type implants on top of the table and touch them, you...
The types and differences of breast augmentation implants Part.I [Breast augmentation Korea KIES-U] In Korea at present, there are 4 water drop type brands, and 5 round type of breast augmentation implants ones imported. There are many patients who ask about the differences in these products whenever I talk to them. Surprisingly there are many doctors who are unaware of these differences. Today,...
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Plastic Surgery Korea | The Importance of a Consultation before Breast augmentation Surgery
6:23 PM Patients are from Mars, and doctors are from Venus [Plastic surgery Korea KIES-U] The Importance of a Consultation before Breast Surgery A doctor’s concerning points about breast surgery I think that this area is more confusing and difficult as I talk to more patients. I feel hopeless when..... the patient’s response is completely the opposite of what I am trying to get across....
Teenagers need “cosmetic (plastic) surgery” educationKIES-U Plastic surgery Korea If I recall correctly, I think that I received sex education in 9th grade. My teacher played a video in the AV room at our school and the teacher explained on the difference between a man’s and woman’s body, how the hormone secretion takes place, secondary sex character, differences in the body, genitals. It...
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inframammary fold incision scar - Wound/Scar after breast augmentation
6:42 PM [Breast augmentation Korea]Wound/Scar after breast augmentation There are certain things that patients worry about on breast augmentation in such order, First, do I really need to do this? How much does it cost? When the above questions are answered, the patients look for how long the recovery period is. Finally, they worry about the scar that is caused by the breast augmentation. Today,...
Incidence rate of capsular contracture According to 2002 Plastic and Reconstructive surgery article by Tebbetts and others, the incidence rate of capsular contracture of 1664 patients over 7 years is 0.7%. The information from implant manufacturing companies of Mentor and McCann submitted to FDA reads 9%. How can the two data of 0.7% and 9% from the same country, US, have so much difference?...
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Capsular contracture (Side effects of breast augmentation) - Breast surgery Korea
11:47 PM Side effects of breast augmentation -What is capsular contracture? Many people around the globe are interested about breast augmentation and breast augmentation is one area that a lot of people are researching on in the medical field. So there are fast developments in this area and the doctors seem difficult to catch up with all the new information and research if they are...
Does the textured implant have more rippling effect than the smooth type? Rippling is similar to waviness. For those of you who are searched on the internet a lot, most will think that rippling is caused on the saline bag type and also on the textured type. Today I would like to share on the two side effects of rippling and feeling on...
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Will Augmented Breasts Change After pregnancy or giving birth? - breast surgery Korea
7:11 PM What happens to my breasts that I have cosmetic surgery on, after pregnancy or after I give birth? Which looks better? Before the pregnancy? Or after it? This is a common question. The answer to this question is that the surgically done breasts become similar to the non-surgical breasts. Breast augmentation requires putting in the implants and enlarging the skin. The skin tissue...
Q. What is the name of the surgery that I am getting? Is it called breast augmentation or breast cosmetic surgery? In truth, this is one question that I hope to be asked by my patients. I think that this question carries the most important message for a breast surgery. In medical terms, we call the breast surgery, ‘Augmentation mammoplasty’. This means breast...
Q. Why is the capsular contracture formed? The doctors do not know the reason as well. We think that the body reacts to outer substance and therefore causes the capsular contracture, but the incidence rate varies a lot from a doctor to another so we cannot simply say that the outer substance causes the capsular contracture. The patient’s body is important, however, I...
Q. When do you need to have a breast revision surgery? There are few reasons for the breast revision surgery First, when the breasts become hard due to the capsular contracture. Second, when the breasts look awkward because the location or the position of the implant changes. Third, when there is a damage on the implant (this is common on the saline type)...