Alpharetta Breast Implants doctors
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John Philip Connors III, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
755 Mt. Vernon Highway Suite 250, Atlanta |
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Joseph G. Bauer, MD
Alpharetta Plastic Surgeon
4165 Old Milton Parkway Suite 200 East, Alpharetta |
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Dean Fardo, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
4165 Old Milton Pkwy Suite 200, Alpharetta |
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Andrew Jimerson, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
6920 McGinnis Ferry Road 360, Suwanee |
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Robert Morgan Davoudi, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
3855 Pleasant Hill Road Suite 460, Duluth |
Recent Answers
When I got 300cc sub-muscular silicone breast implants 7 months ago, my surgeon told me that if I performed the massages he taught me for the first 6 months there'd be no further risk of capsular contraction. I've had no problems, but I'm seeing stories on this website of capsular contraction happening years and decades post-op. Is what my surgeon told me true in my situation?
"Massage in the first 6 months will eliminate the risk of capsular contracture"....Give me your doctor's name, I want to learn the same massage technique he uses!
Here's the Real Deal:
Capsular Contracture is still an enigma to us plastic surgeons; although we have some ideas on causes (hematoma, multiple surgeries, style of implant(?), etc.) we do not know for sure what causes it. We also know that over the life-time of your implants, the risk of developing capsular contracture increases steadily.
Recent studies also point to small infections around the implant called Biofilms that aggravate the scar tissue into "squeezing" down on implants. I have recently been using a Funnel device to place the silicone implant into the breast pocket....the Funnel allows me to do so without EVER touching and potentially contaminating the implants. I think it works great and current studies are looking at it's use with respect to prevention of capsular contractures.
Bottom line that I tell my patients, is massage is great to keep the implants soft and I have my patients start massage at 2 weeks after surgery and continue FOREVER. Certainly cannot hurt, but I do not think it COMPLETELY removes the risk.
Hope this helps!
Good luck!
Dr. C
johnconnorsmd.com
After much research into both silicone/saline implants,I just wasn't comfortable with the complication rate of either,namely within five years of implant more than 40% of patients require a second. Also,reading many personal stories of women who had explant surgery due to various health problems including ruptured or leaking implants,especially pics of saline implants black with mold from faulty valves was disturbing. Fat grafting with stem cells sounds great,but very costly and not many ps do?
A forty percent (40%) complication rate for primary breast augmentation? Can you quote the source of this? When the FDA put a freeze on silicone breast augmentation surgery in the early 1990s, one of the issues they highlighted was a "high" reoperation rate that plastic surgeons and implant manufacturers AT THAT TIME could not completely explain...however, since that time, a majority of the reoperative cases in studies since that time, have pointed to patient driven indications, namely, "bigger size, want a lift later, switch from saline to silicone,etc.". But a 40% complication rate as a blanket statement is a bit inaccurate.
NEXT, have you seen any GOOD before and after results from fat/stem cell transfer to the breast? I have not, at least NOTHING that looks as GREAT as traditional prosthetic breast augmentation. And, have you heard how many "treatments" it takes....at least 3 visits to the operating room! That's a HUGE expense....
NEXT, does it last? Well, plastic surgeons are performing controlled clinical trials to assess this and the verdict is still out. I was recently interviewed for a local TV station regarding this issue. The "other" MD they interviewed, who is NOT a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon BUT offers fat transfer to the breast for augmentation(?), tells her patients that she sees "greater than 90%" retention of the grafted fat! Unreal and unrealistic results as far as I am concerned. In the best of hands, 30 to maybe 50% of the transferred fat is retained in my hands....the results are ok to good. We are still looking into our results and as INNOVATIVE surgeons and scientist are researching the answers to long-term large volume fat transfer....BUT we are not there yet!
Sorry for the long-winded answer!
Hope this helps!
Dr. C
johnconnorsmd.com
Is anyone familiar with this brand of implant or have experience using it? Is this available in the US? Cost of these compared to other brands? Manufacture and specifications of this comparble to others, specifically 16-18 layers, additional membrane to guard against leaching?
Buyer beware! The FDA, although occasionally criticized, makes recommendations to physicians on the practice of medicine, but does not mandate how we can practice medicine (FDA approves Botox for Glabellar wrinkles, but physicians can treat patient's crow's feet and forehead in an off-label fashion).
However, the FDA scrutinizes medical devices used by physicians in the US for SAFETY...and they do a very good job of researching and critically evaluating devices. If these implants are not FDA approved (yet....they are manufacturer and sold by a French company I believe), then Board Certified Plastic Surgeons, and any licensed MD for that matter, cannot use them.
If a physician has offered to use an non-FDA approved device in your body....Run away fast!
Instead, meet with a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon and he/she will be able to answer all your questions and provide a SAFE plan for you.
Hope this helps!
Dr. C
johnconnorsmd.com
