The history of breast augmentation
For those trivia freaks ………….. here is an interesting small piece on where breast augmentation began ……. “The desire for women to have larger breasts has been present long before implants. The first reported case was in 1895, when Austrian-German surgeon Vincenz Czerny removed a benign fatty tumor from a female patient’s lumbar region and [...]
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New technique increases breast size using patients own fat
A plastic surgery procedure in which the patient’s own fat is transplanted to the breasts ….. used along with treatment to expand the breast tissue before surgery …… can achieve a twofold increase in breast size, according to a study in the June issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official journal of the American [...]
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Stem Cell Advances & the Future of Breast Implants
Will breast implants become obsolete? Will stem cell therapies soon play a major role in how breast reconstructions are performed after mastectomy? How wounds and wrinkles are treated and how we age? These and other topics will be discussed at the Technology Innovation in Plastic Surgery (TIPS) conference in San Francisco this month. Read more [...]
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Brits are marking their boob job anniversaries with birthday-style celebrations
A recent news story reported that busty British women are finding another way to celebrate their body confidence by throwing “boobirthdays” to mark the anniversay of their breast augmentation surgery, in a bid to demonstrate the positive effect it has on their lives. Read the story here ……
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Breast Augmentation – when is the best time?
In an article featured in the latest Australian Cosmetic Surgery Magazine, plastic surgeon Dr. Benjamin Norris of Silkwood Medical answers an age old question about breast surgery …….. when is the best time to undergo a breast augmentation? According to Dr Norris, women tend to come to him seeking a natural looking breat augmentation that is not immediately [...]
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Breast Augmentation the most common procedure for 2010
The latest study from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) shows nearly 9.3 million cosmetic procedures were performed in the US in 2010, while breast augmentation was the most popular surgical procedure. Dr. Benjamin Norris , a plastic surgeon from Sydney’s Silkwood Medical comments on the Trans Umbilical Breast Augmentation (TUBA), a new [...]
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THE FINER DETAILS
Sydney Plastic and Cosmetic Surgeon Dr. Ben Norris says addressing the nuances of the female breast, including common slight abnormalities, can achieve the best results from breast augmentation. Jessica Rule reports. “Breasts come in many shapes and sizes, and often breast abnormalities are not only common but they’re the rule rather than the exception” says [...]
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Breast enhancement booming in Australia
Australia’s new surgery trends Cosmetic surgery is loved by some and frowned upon by others. But no matter what your views on going under the knife, the fact remains that it is becoming a more common procedure. According to NationMaster Health Statistics, 66.2 people in every 100,000 have had plastic surgery in Australia, which puts [...]
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