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Why Did You Get Breast Implants? – A Patient Responds

Posted July 07, 2009 in Breast Implants, Plastic Surgery

A patient talks about her motivations for breast implant surgery saying, “I wanted to look more feminine; I wanted to have cleavage.” Perhaps the most important point she touches on is about education: “I had fears to begin with, but my fears lessened the more information that I gathered.” https://youtube.com/watch?v=eNS4bpwRWrk The American Society for Aesthetic […]

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Stem Cell Assisted Breast Augmentation in the News Again

Posted November 30, 2008 in Breast Implants

On Wednesday, November 19, CNN reported on Japanese surgeon Kotaro Yoshimura and his somewhat controversial breast augmentation method. Yoshimura has received notoriety for using stem cell assisted lipotransfer in his breast augmentation procedures. The regenerative capabilities present in stem cells are supposed to make fat grafting more effective. Clinical trials are apparently underway in the […]

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Implants Not Shown to Increase Breast Cancer Risk

Posted October 21, 2008 in Breast Implants, Plastic Surgery In The Media

Florida plastic surgeon Richard Bosshardt recently wrote on the status of modern breast cancer treatments and the efforts of the medical community to minimize adverse effects through reconstruction and informed prevention. Dr. Bosshardt writes that social recognition of the breast is an historical phenomenon and many have viewed them as symbolic of “femininity and desirability.” […]

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Stem Cells Offer New Hope for Fat Grafting, Including Breast Implants

Posted September 30, 2008 in Breast Implants

International demand has prompted San Diego company, Cytori Therapeutics Inc., to develop a device that combines human body fat with stem cells and other cells that are thought to have regenerative properties. Fat grafting is tricky business, but a New York plastic surgeon claims to have a workable technique. Dr. Sydney Coleman was recently published […]

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