FDA statement on medical devices relating to safety questions
FDA statement on efforts to evaluate materials in medical devices to address potential safety questions
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How long do Breast Implants last and What is Silent Implant Rupture?
Silicone breast implants do not last forever, but silent breast implant rupture can occur. If you get pain or any other symptoms you should get a check up with a specialist. Always consider implant renewal as silent rupture can occur. Implants do not last forever.
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Breast Implant Removal UK
Breast Implant removal is a delicate procedure. The technique surgeons use can vary. For the best results you need to consider how much of your own shape is from the implant. You can consider en-bloc capsulectomy, uplift surgery or even another bob job. But a dedicated consultant breast surgeon specialised in cosmetic breast surgery is your key to analysing and delivering the best results.
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The Most Natural Looking Breast Enlargement Techniques in Cosmetic Breast Surgery
With very careful cosmetic breast surgery planning very natural breast enlargement results can be achieved. The example shown here is with tear drop style BLite breast implants
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Breast Implants For Cosmetic Breast Surgery – How To Choose
Cosmetic Breast Surgery often involves breast implants, but with so much choice on the market how does the patient separate the good, from the bad and ugly? In this short blog I will provide some guidance on what you might consider when having breast enlargement or an exchange of implants
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Removal of Silicone Breast Implants
It can be useful or necessary to do an En-Bloc Capsulectomy or Total Capsulectomy if you remove silicone breast implants. This should be determined by your Specialist as it will alter the breast more than a simple exchange and is more complicated, but may be specifically indicated.
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How Do I Identify Old Silicone Breast Implants?
Silicone Breast Implants do not last for ever, and when they are replaced or removed, I need to know as much detail about the previous implant manufacturer, breast implant size and surface texture, and dimensions. Patients should keep their own details too as they are not always on the implant
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Breast and Nipple Reconstruction After Mastectomy
There are few things more devastating to a woman than being diagnosed with breast cancer and being told you need to have a mastectomy. I therefore try to offer all women the opportunity for immediate breast reconstruction using my oncoplastic and cosmetic surgery skills to create a new breast.
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What is a Breast Reduction? This is a surgical technique that uses a cosmetic type of incision to both reduce the breast size and to reshape the breast externally and internally. When I do this surgery I always perform an uplift as well to restore the nipple position to an optimum level on the new…
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What Size Breast Implants Should I Get For My Boob Job?
I see many patients posting this sort or question on various social media platforms. It should really be a professional discussion between the Specialist and the person wanting a breast enlargement, based on very careful analysis. There are so many detrimental effects on the breast when it is left to patients to decide for themselves or those that simply get patients to try a bra on in the clinic room and to put implants in and leave it at that. So what is a biodimensional assessment for choosing the correct size of breast implant?
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