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Perhaps you are considering a breast augmentation and would like to have some idea how heavy the breast implants that you are interested in are. Or, maybe you already have breast implants and are curious exactly how much they weigh… Read More

You might have heard or come across the term “capsulectomy” as relates to breast implants. Maybe you saw it online, heard it from a friend who has implant related issues or even heard it from a physician who has recommended… Read More

So you want to have a breast augmentation? How exciting! Being among the most popular plastic surgical procedures for decades and for many good reasons, you know how positive the results can be. You’ve seen the results in public and… Read More

A question that I am asked by more than a few of my patients seeking a breast reduction is if they will also need breast implants as part of the procedure. Some of these women have heard either from other… Read More

Due to very careful surveillance, monitoring and reporting of breast implant related issues by the plastic surgery community and professional organizations, a relatively “new” and very rare entity has been identified. This pathological occurrence has been categorized as Breast Implant… Read More

For many reasons, more and more women nowadays are having their breast implants removed, either temporarily or permanently, through a procedure known as an “explantation”. In an earlier article, Explantation: Permanent Breast Implant Removal in Breast Revision Surgery, I covered… Read More

Taste of the Times In the 1980’s and 1990’s, there was a cultural attraction of many things being outsized, large, extravagant, over the top. Business parties and celebrations including Christmas parties (yes, that word can still be used). Hair. Drug… Read More

It should come as no surprise that when people talk about breast augmentation surgery, the number one topic of conversation has to do with size. Big. Bigger. Even bigger than that. In fact, I suspect that the second and third… Read More

  If you are planning on buying a new house or condominium, you have numerous options to customize it before signing on the dotted line. The same holds true when you are purchasing a car – you have several choices… Read More

Dr. Steven H. Turkeltaub presents a number of common motivations for pursuing breast implant removal, including implant-related issues, lifestyle changes, financial considerations and more. Scottsdale, AZ – Year after year, breast augmentation continues to produce some of the highest patient… Read More

There have been a few cases reported recently regarding the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine causing an inflammatory response in people who had injection of dermal fillers in their face. This news has precipitated concerns in some women who have had either… Read More

  A term that is being used in association with breast implants and which, until fairly recently, has attracted little attention, is “flipped” (or “flipping”). As in “implant flipping”. Even now, few people have heard this term used or know… Read More

Wouldn’t it be nice if you had your breast augmentation and the silicone implants lasted forever? You would never have to think about having to replace them sometime in the future because they had ruptured. In fact, the only reason… Read More

  When considering breast augmentation surgery, the most common subject that women focus on, and for obvious reasons, is size. After all, there is very good reason that this is called a “breast augmentation”. Most women want to make sure… Read More

  In life, often it can be the little things that make a big difference. You don’t always need to do something in a big or flashy way in order to get noticed or effect a noticeable change. This can… Read More

The early diagnosis of breast cancer is key in the probability of success in the treatment of this disease. The smaller the lesions or the earlier the signs suspicious for breast cancer are the more favorable the prognosis. The standard… Read More

    Determining whether or not your breast implants are ruptured or still intact can either be easy and free or more involved and probably costing you more than a few bucks. Of course, easy and free is what you… Read More

It is an indisputable fact that silicone breast implants can help make a woman’s breasts larger, more attractive and youthful in appearance. Would you believe me if I told you that, in very rare situations, they also may be able… Read More

Most postoperative photos of cosmetic procedures that plastic surgeons post on their website are typically, though not always, taken within a year of surgery. There are several reasons for this practice but a review of them here is not relevant… Read More

As you undoubtedly already know, this past July Allergan voluntarily recalled all of its BIOCELL^® textured surfaced breast implants and expanders as a precaution due to an extremely rare but real association with the development BIA-ALCL (breast implant associated anaplastic… Read More