Los Alamitos Breast Implants doctors

Farbod Esmailian, MD Farbod Esmailian, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon
10861 Cherry Street Suite 108, Los Alamitos
194 answers
William Aiello, MD William Aiello, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon
10921 Cherry St Suite 200, Los Alamitos
1 answer

Recent Answers

Regarding Breast Implant Removal. What is the Best Time Frame for Explantation?

I am only a week post-op but fear I made a huge mistake. What is the best time frame for removal for the least amount of trauma to the breast (sooner the better or wait until swelling subsides)? Will I be more likely to gain back breast sensitivity under the incision (if at all) by having them removed immediately? How close to my original breasts can I expect them to be? Is it best to go back to the same surgeon? 5'5, 108 pounds, 304 cc gel, submuscular, aureola incision Much appreciated!

A: Removing Breast Implant After Surgery

Regarding Breast Implant Removal. What is the Best Time Frame for Explantation?
I am only a week post-op but fear I made a huge mistake. What is the best time frame for removal for the least amount of trauma to the breast (sooner the better or wait until swelling subsides)? Will I be more likely to gain back breast sensitivity under the incision (if at all) by having them removed immediately? How close to my original breasts can I expect them to be? Is it best to go back to the same surgeon? 5'5, 108 pounds, 304 cc gel, submuscular, aureola incision Much appreciated!
 

What you may be feeling is not uncommon after surgery and given the fact that you are only 1 week post surgery, I would sit down and talk to your plastic surgeon and discuss your concerns and fears.  As far as removal of the breast implants, they can be done any time.  Given the smaller size of implants you have, waiting a few months to see if your mind changes would likely not be an issue.  The sooner the implants are removed the less stretch you skin goes thru.

Good luck.

Farbod Esmailian, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon
Correction of Moderate Breast Ptosis

I am a 48 years, 5'4" and 140 lbs. I had one child and breastfed. I want to improve the sagging and increase volume of of my breast but wish to avoid scarring if possible.

My nipples are slightly below the breast crease and my areola are rather large. I have opted for submuscular saline implants of approximately 350cc. I know that this will not correct my sagging, but I hope my lift would be crescent or donut, not lollipop. Should I get my lift done concurrently?

A: Augmentation and Mastpexy Together

Correction of Moderate Breast Ptosis
I am a 48 years, 5'4" and 140 lbs. I had one child and breastfed. I want to improve the sagging and increase volume of of my breast but wish to avoid scarring if possible.

My nipples are slightly below the breast crease and my areola are rather large. I have opted for submuscular saline implants of approximately 350cc. I know that this will not correct my sagging, but I hope my lift would be crescent or donut, not lollipop. Should I get my lift done concurrently?

Difficult to say without an exam, but going strictly of the photos you have posted, a circumareolar or donut lift is not the procedure for you.  You atleast need a vertical if not a full lift, no matter how big an implant you choose.  Implants do not LIFT the areola, a mastopexy is what lifts the areola.  Implants add volume and would infact makes things look worse in my opinion if you were to just get implants without a lift.  A lift and augmentation can be done at the same time.  I have in some patients added an implant to restore upper pole volume and done a breast reduction at the same time to not make the breast that much bigger, but essentially rearranging the volume.

What I would say is you are interested in improving the look of your breast.  If by putting implants in and doing a donut lift does not improve the look of the breast, then why bother.  You need to be examined and I would recommend seeing a few board certified plastic surgeons that feel comfortable and have done breast augmentation and mastopexy at the same time.

Good luck.

Farbod Esmailian, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon
On Jan.3 I Had Bilateral Implants with Alloderm. I'm Experiencing a Very Uncomfotable Stiffness Across my Ribs

Spans from one side to the the other as if I have a very tight under wire bra sewn into my chest. Will this go away? Is this the result of alloderm? My PS wants to see me in two months, but I cannot make it that long with this discomfort. Suggestions or information please?

A: Alloderm and Breast Revision

I Had Bilateral Implants with Alloderm. I'm Experiencing a Very Uncomfotable Stiffness Across my Ribs
Spans from one side to the the other as if I have a very tight under wire bra sewn into my chest. Will this go away? Is this the result of alloderm? My PS wants to see me in two months, but I cannot make it that long with this discomfort. Suggestions or information please?

I would be nice to know what the reason was for the alloderm, but most likely it was placed along the inferior pole and suture to the tissue over the ribs.  This is likely the reason why you are having the discomfort.

Hope that helps.

Farbod Esmailian, MD
Orange County Plastic Surgeon
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