Breast Implant Articles
Uncovering
keys to successful cosmetic surgery of minorities
Four physicians share views and techniques for Caucasian and ethnic patient surgeries
By: Lisette Hilton, Cosmetic Surgery Times
Beverly Hills, Calif. - Nearly 1 million, or 13 percent, of the more than 7.4 million cosmetic plastic surgery patients in 2001, were minorities, according to statistics tracked by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. African-Americans and Hispanics comprised 5 percent each of the cosmetic surgery population, and 3 percent were Asian-American.
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The Science and Evolution of Beauty
Why Is It Important?
By: John M. Shamoun, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Turning a cold eye to beauty is similar to responding with indifference to a baby's cry."."Our sense of fashion is not the same as our sense of beauty. " Fashion is "amusing and enticing, appetizing, icing on the divine cake." "Not the cake itself." Nancy Etcoff.
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The no scar technique for combination Breast Augmentation and Lift
Ivan Thomas, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Breast enlargement in women, who suffer from sagging breasts, can now be performed without scars. Ideally, the best candidate for breast augmentation surgery is one who has firm and perky breast without any sagging. Therefore, most candidates who fit in this category are young women who have never been pregnant. Such candidates, when augmented, will obtain the best possible results with breast implants.
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Cohesive Gel Breast Implants Study
Teitelbaum MD FACS Staff
Dr. Teitelbaum has had a keen interest in the field of cohesive gel breast implants, and has lectured about them to other plastic surgeons. He is the only physician selected to be a participant in all 3 clinical trials being conducted in the United States on cohesive silicone gel breast implants: these include implants made by Inamed (formerly McGhan), Mentor, and Silimed.
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Breast Reconstruction: What Can Be Done?
Mary Powers, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Restoration or reconstruction of a breast has greatly advanced since the days of the radical mastectomy. If a woman is a good candidate for reconstruction, she can usually expect a breast mound that will fill a bra cup to her desired volume, along with a nipple and areola, if desired.
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