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Modern Medicine: No Scar Breast Augmentation
Breast augmentation is a popular procedure that can improve a womans self-esteem and quality of life. If you are interested in a minimally invasive procedure to increase or reduce the size of your breasts, with fast recovery and excellent cosmetic results then look no further. Aesthetic Medical Center is one of a few places in the country that offers this modern, minimally invasive procedure: No Scar Breast Cosmetic Surgery.
The traditional method
of breast enlargement is through the use of implants placed via an incision either under the breast, around the nipple,
or through the bellybutton or armpit. There are two kinds of implants: silicone or saline.
In order to be placed, these require an incision that will leave a scar.
Traditional breast augmentation with implants will not improve nipple asymmetry, move your breasts closer together,
lift droopy breasts, or remove stretch marks.
There are quite a few problems associated with traditional breast implants, such as:
The need to replace them every ten years or so
Anesthesia reaction
Implant leak
Capsular contracture (hardening of scar tissue around implant)
Deflation
Visible scars or keloid (heavy, raised scar)
Asymmetry
Symmastia (the breasts are merging into one)
Bleeding
Breast droop
Displacement
Infection (risk is less then 1%, yet always involves removal of the implant)
Interference with mammography
Nerve damage
Nipple numbness
Pain
permanent numbness (risk is 15%),
Rippling
Rupture of the implant (often due to injury)
Skin irregularities
Sloshing
Slow healing
A modern alternative to breast implants is done by using your own fat (micro-fat grafting technique).
Patients who desire breast augmentation but are wary of implants are candidates for breast enlargement using their own fat. Dr. Marcovici transfers the fat to the breast utilizing the micro-fat grafting technique. First, he removes the fat from selected areas of the body, purifies the fat, then re-injects the donor fat cells into the breasts.
(Many patients that have body conturing procedures, like liposuction, find it quite convenient to use their own fat for breast augmentation in the same session).
The procedure is designed to fill the breasts so that they appear lifted and perky and the patient will achieve a uniform, smooth, normal appearance of the breasts.
Breast augmentation by fat transfer has many advantages over traditional breast implants:
No visible scars
Less expensive
Minimally invasive with less trauma
Can be done as an office procedure totally under local (tumescent) anesthesia
Avoids tissue or foreign material (implants) rejection because it is your own (fat) graft
Fewer postoperative complications
Touch up procedures are easily perform
Fat transfer does not make the performance on a future breast implant placement or mammography more difficult
If you would like to increase the size of your breasts and have a dilemma to use implants or your own fat, give us a
call us TODAY,(860) 409-1933 to schedule a consultation with Dr.Marcovici.
No Scar Breast Reduction for Women-a new approach!
Did you know that liposuction offers a minimally invasive procedure for breast reduction in women who want to avoid the traditional,
more invasive breast reduction that leaves scars on the breast? The best candidates for breast reduction by liposuction
are women with breasts that contain a large proportion of fat. Liposuction reduces the breasts by removing excess fat.
In addition, a visible breast lift may be accomplished if there is enough elasticity in the skin. Following liposuction,
the overall shape of the breasts will be very similar to their shape prior to the procedure (smaller version of the breast
that the patient had before liposuction). After liposuction, there is a gradual decrease in postoperative swelling over the
subsequent 2-4 months. There may be temporary lumpiness for several weeks after surgery. This is not visible and is part of the healing process.
breast tissue, Fewer post operative complications, Touch-up procedures are easily performed,
Liposuction does not make the performance of a future mammoplasty procedure more difficult.
Very important note:
Screening for breast cancer using mammography and possible other tests such as ultrasound or MRI are required
prior to any surgery on the breast.
If you would like to decrease the size of your breasts and would like to learn more of this new procedure,
NO SCAR BREAST REDUCTION, give us a CALL TODAY (860) 409-1933 to schedule a consultation with Dr. Marcovici.
No Scar Breast Reduction for Men
The normal male breast contains both fat tissue and glandular tissue. The breast tissue is usually small in volume.
Gynecomastia is an enlarged male breast caused by excessive fat tissue, but which contains a normal amount of glandular breast tissue. The condition is very common as men become older and in younger men who are relatively obese. Men with excessive fat in their breasts are excellent candidates for liposuction under local tumescent anesthesia. The cosmetic results are excellent and with rapid recovery.
Remember:
If a man has a single enlarged breast, this may represent a breast tumor and a mammogram should be performed to rule out the possibility of cancer.
To learn more CALL TODAY (860) 409-1933 to schedule a consultation with Dr. Marcovici.
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