Q) Is this a capsular contracture? A) Many are aware of the highly problematic side effect of breast augmentation, capsular contracture. Also, they want to find out if the capsular contracture has been developed or not. The reason the many patients ask about the capsular contracture is because these patients are curious about how much their augmented breasts look and feel original. If...
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Who takes care of the revision cost after the breast augmentation?
6:11 PM Q) If the revision surgery is necessary, who takes care of the cost? Is it the clinic or the patient? A) This is a frequently asked question. I would like to discuss about this today. There are many things to consider when answering this question so I would like to divide the content into several parts. 1. Does the 'Surgery cost’ include the...
Q. What is bottoming out of breast implants? Can it be revised? A. Bottoming out is when the breast implant slips below the inframammary fold as the implant does not receive enough support to remain in the proper position. Bottoming out is caused if there is an over-dissection of the implant pocket or if the upper epithelium pushes the implant downwards. One can...
The FDA approved anatomical implant, Silimed cohesive gel As I talk to my patients, I feel that they are open to inaccurate and dangerous information from the medical related news, internet portals, and other sources of information. FDA Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) This is the reason why I put information on my blog. Silimed anatomical implant / round type cohesive gel implants were...
Breast augmentation - About illegal breast implants I have found few Chinese made cohesive gel implants when I conducted revision surgeries abroad. I thought that China is a great country, because, it can make such fake products. There was a logo ‘Shanghai’ at the back of this fake Chinese implant. Chinese cohesive gel implant from a foreign patient who received breast augmentation in...