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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is breast cancer awareness month. This annual event not only raises funds for research but also offer information and support to those affected by the disease and reminds women to be breast aware for early detection. click here for link

ASPS Issues Recommendation For Insurance Criteria for Breast Reductions

Breast reduction has been viewed as a procedure between a cosmetic and a reconstructive surgery. In some cases, insurance companies may cover this surgery, but there has been controversy regarding coverage. ASPS has now addressed insurance coverage for this procedure outlining possible criteria for coverage. The justification for a reduction mammoplasty should be based on...

FDA’S POSITION ON SILICONE IMPLANTS

In November 2006, the FDA allowed silicone impants back on the market. In June 2011, the FDA released a follow-up statement on the clinical and scientific information for the use of silicone gel-filled implants. This report reiterates the safety of silicone implants for breast augmentation and breast reconstruction. A brief summary of the FDA’s findings: ....

Breast Augmentation Warranty

Recently we have seen several women in our practice with ruptured breast implants. If you are considering breast augmentation (enlargement) surgery it is important to understand that your implants might need to be replaced in your lifetime. Allergan and Mentor, supply 99% of the implants used in the United States, offer free lifetime replacement on...

Breast Augmentation with Fat Injections

A recent study in the April issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons raised concerns regarding breast augmentation with fat injections. The concern involves microcalcifications which developed as a result of fat necrosis ( some of fat cells not surviving and appearing as microcalcifications on mammograms). These...

Fat Grafting and Breast Augmentation

There has been much recent interest in fat grafting in cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery. Filling in a residual contour irregularity after reconstructive breast surgery has been increasingly treated with fat grafting by a small amount of liposuction, processing the fat and injecting it into the same patient. The hope is , the tissue...

PLASTIC SURGERY FINANCING

Have you been thinking for some time about having a cosmetic surgical procedure—perhaps a breast augmentation, a tummy tuck or a facelift—and the only thing holding you back is how to pay for the procedure? Our office realizes that these procedures are costly–some more so than others–and financing is often the best option for...

Size Matters!

One of the most common reasons for re-operation after breast augmentation is for purposes of size change–usually to become larger. At the Baystate Center for Plastic Surgery, Dr. Delia takes every effort to avoid this additional surgical procedure by actively involving patients in the decision-making process. During the initial consultation, patients goals are discussed,...

Choosing Breast Implants: Silicone or Saline?

A recent clinical study compared levels of patient satisfaction regarding the choice of silicone vs. saline breast implants after postmastectomy breast reconstruction. The results of this study revealed a higher level of satisfaction in those patients who chose silicone implants. In fact, the study statistically indicated a significantly higher overall satisfaction with their breast...

Can I Use My Own Fat for Breast Augmentation?

Many patients ask in jest if they can use their own fat for breast augmentation–”Couldn’t you just take my belly fat and put it up a little higher?” Although presently not a reality, this may indeed be a possibility in the future. Research is presently being done to test the possibility of using a...

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

ASPS Issues Recommendation For Insurance Criteria for Breast Reductions

FDA’S POSITION ON SILICONE IMPLANTS

Breast Augmentation Warranty

Breast Augmentation with Fat Injections

Fat Grafting and Breast Augmentation

PLASTIC SURGERY FINANCING

Size Matters!

Choosing Breast Implants: Silicone or Saline?

Can I Use My Own Fat for Breast Augmentation?

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