Plastic Surgery Q and A

Question: If I loose weight will I have smaller perkier breasts?
Answer: It depends on how much weight you lose and how much natural breast tissue you have. Because women's breasts are made up mostly of fat the breasts can change shape and size after weight loss. Generally, the breasts become droopier and not perkier after a patient looses weight especially if it is a major amount of weight.

Plastic Surgery Q and A

Question: I just found out that I am pregnant. Should I cancel my breast surgery?
Answer: Absolutely. We do pregnancy tests on our patients before surgery. If a patient is pregnant we cancel their surgery because they cannot have general anesthesia. The surgery can always be rescheduled when the patient is not pregnant.

Plastic Surgery Q and A

Question: If I am breast feeding can I get a breast augmentation?
Answer: No. Breast surgery is not recommended on patients who are still actively breast feeding. Your breast change once they dry up. I generally wait 6 months after a patient stops breast feeding or until the breasts have dried up before I do any breast surgery on them.

Plastic Surgery Q and A

Question: I have a dental appointment a week after my breast augmentation. I've heard that this may cause problems for my breast implants? Should I cancel my dentist appointment?
Answer: If one needs to go to the dentist shortly after surgery it is recommended to be on antibiotic before and after the dental appointment.

Plastic Surgery Q and A

Question: Can I get my teeth cleaned right before my breast implant surgery?
Answer: If one needs to go to the dentist shortly after surgery it is recommended to be on antibiotic before and after the dental appointment. If a patient wants to be totally safe schedule dental appointments one month before or after surgery and also take prophylactic antibiotic.

Plastic Surgery Q and A

Question: What is a cohesive gel implant?
Answer: They are silicone breast implants that bond together as a unit rather than a runny liquid. If the implant is damaged or cup in half the silicone inside the casing remains cohesive and does not run out of the outer implant shell.

Plastic Surgery Q and A

Question: One of my nipples is higher than the other. Will breast implants correct this?
Answer: Breast implants only make the breasts larger. Breast implants will not lift the nipples only a breast or nipple lift will change the location of the nipples. Sometimes if the nipple height is a subtle difference I can correct this using a Peri areolar approach. If the nipple heights are dramatically different then a lift would be required to change the location of the nipple.