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| Cosmetic Surgery - Breast Augmentation |
 Despite recent bad press for silicone implants, no studies exist to show a cause and effect relationship between breast implants and any form of disease. I use only saline implants because of this controversy, but also because I am comfortable with them and believe the results are comparable to silicone implants.
The surgery is usually done as an outpatient under general anesthesia. Most patients spend the night in the hospital depending on how they feel after surgery. I place implants below the chest muscles as I believe this gives better tissue coverage of the implants and better long term results. A two to three inch incision is made below the breast in the inframammary fold, where it is all but unnoticeable. The first twenty four hours are generally the most painful. Most patients can resume normal activities after one week, but this varies from patient to patient and job to job. Strenuous activity is avoided for at least two weeks. Complications are low and the large majority of patients are very happy that they have had the procedure done.
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