Daytona Beach Breast Implants doctors

	Carl W. "Rick" Lentz III, MD Daytona Beach Plastic Surgeon 1040 W International Speedway Blvd, Daytona Beach		90 answers
	Rian Maercks, MD Miami Plastic Surgeon 757 Arthur Godfrey Road, Miami Beach		35 answers
	Timothy Fee, MD Jacksonville Plastic Surgeon 4147 Southpoint Dr E, Jacksonville		4 answers
	Vijay J. Moradia, MD Daytona Beach Plastic Surgeon 4606 Clyde Morris Blvd Suite 1L, Port Orange
	Christopher D. Prevel, MD Orlando Plastic Surgeon 1803 Park Center Drive Suite 114, Orlando

Recent Answers

Do Breast Implants and Chicken Nuggets Share Ingredients? I saw a string of retweets on Twitter about Chicken McNuggets and breast implants containing the same ingredient -- Polydimethylsiloxane, also referred to as dimethylpolysiloxane. It appears McDonald's does list this as an ingredient in their nuggets -- is it also used in breast implants?

A: Silicone in everyday life

Silicone is in virtually every product you use on a daily basis. It is what makes expensive facial creams feel nice, deodorants spread nicely and hair products produce smooth effects. It is in every makeup product as well. It is pretty much ubiquitous you can find it in everything! The molecule you are referring to is just one of the many that exist in breast implants and many consumer products.

All the best,

Rian A. Maercks M.D.

Rian Maercks, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon

Can Pregnancy Make Silicon Implants Feel and Look More Natural? I got silicon breast implants about 3 years ago. One month ago, for medical reasons, I terminated a pregnancy at 12 weeks. My breasts obviously grew during the pregnancy, but I am more concerned about the fact that they have remained much softer than they were before. They feel and look much more natural than they did before the pregnancy. Is it possible that pregnancy permanently altered the shape? Or is it more likely that both implants ruptured during the pregnancy?

A: Pregnancy changes and breast implants

I agree with the previous comments. It is likely a transient effect. Usually the increase and decrease in size during pregnancy leads to some breast atrophy and implant show. A revision may be necessary if this happens in which case I strongly recommend changing to subfascial placement to attain a natural appearing shape.

All the best,

Rian A. Maercks M.D.

Rian Maercks, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon

Does Breast Implants Increase the Chances of Stretch Marks During Pregnancy? Does Breast Implants Increase the Chances of Stretch Marks During Pregnancy?

A: Breast implants and pregnancy

While there is not an easy and clear answer to your question, stretching through quick changes in size do contribute to the complex pathophysiology of stretch marks. Having more volume pushing against your skin envelope and breast tissue can certainly contribute to tissue thinnin, deflation and skin stretching. Although again there is no strong evidence to support this but this is one of the many reasons I prefer complete subfascial placement of implants. It makes sence that having a strong structural barrier between the implant and the breast tissue would offer some protection to the negative changes during pregnancy. In reality most of the changes depend on your genetics and response to pregnancy but I believe that this is one of many situations where subfascial may show benefit. I hope this helps!

All ths best,

Rian A. Maercks M.D.

Rian Maercks, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon