Chevy Chase Breast Implants doctors
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Navin K. Singh, MD
Washington DC Plastic Surgeon
5454 Wisconsin Avenue Suite 1710, Chevy Chase |
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Marwan R. Khalifeh, MD
Chevy Chase Plastic Surgeon
5454 Wisconsin Ave Suite 1710, Chevy Chase |
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Eric Chang, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
8860 Columbia 100 Parkway Suite 206, Columbia |
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1 answer |
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C. Coleman Brown, MD
Bethesda Plastic Surgeon
5454 Wisconsin Ave. Suite 1250, Chevy Chase |
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James Bruno, DMD, MD
Chevy Chase Plastic Surgeon
5454 Wisconsin Ave Ste 1250, Chevy Chase |
Recent Answers
I understand that I will need to take some time off workouts for the first few weeks post op but how will breast implants affect my exercise routine in the long run (post recovery)? In the long run do patients find it more difficult or even painful to go for long runs or work out in the gym after they have had breast implants? Are women who exercise regularly more likely to be affected by complications such as capsular contracture or implants rupture?
Breast implants should not affect your workout routine in the long run. In fact, exercising will help reduce the risk of potential complications caused by breast implants.
Several of my patients are marathon runners and triathletes that chose to get implants to balance our their figures and have not reported any difficulties due to their implants.
For the average to athletic woman, this is a great option. However, if you were to become a body builder and very lean, breast implants may not be the best option since they may potentially decrease the strength of the pectoralis muscles if placed under the muscles.
One caveat is that if breast implants are disproportionate to your body shape, the weight of breast implants (above approximately 500cc) may cause neck or shoulder pain and be uncomfortable during running without a proper supportive bra.
Hi, I've got several questions. I want to know if silicone implants do in fact appear more natural (less rippling on the breast) than saline after surgery or is this a myth? Also I am considering breast augmentation but do NOT want it done via periareolar incision since i love them and want to know if it's preferable for me to get it done over the pectoral muscle or partially under since i think i may have tubular deformity. Thanks!
In the appropriate patient, silicone and saline implants both look the same.
In a thin person, if the implant is placed on top of the muscle, silicone does look better because it has a higher viscosity (is more gelatinous) and can have lower rippling.
In the patient with enough padding and enough breast tissue, especially if implants are placed under the muscle, saline and silicone implants both look and feel the same.
If mild case of tubular breast, without need of a lift. I want implants (small, like 250 CC) and internal incisions to correct the tubular deformity, but can all that be possibly done witout a reduction of the areolas (incision all around)? They are 4,5cm, maybe a little bigger than normal, but they dont butter me that much. I'm scared of the scars...
Dear K. in Montreal,
Tuberous breasts, if mild, can be improved with implants alone, although usually a peri-areolar mastopexy is needed to correct the tissue that protrudes (herniates) into the areola. If you have any concerns, by all means have the implants alone, and pursue a mastopexy (with its incisions all the way around the areola) only if needed in a second stage.
Two-stage techniques give the surgeon greater lattitude in making corrections and optimizing the results, but most patients usually want a one-stage approach because they wish to minimize two surgeries, two healing times, and two costs.
Discuss the possibility of a two-stage appraoch (using the second stage only if you want after you have healed from the first stage) with your surgeon.
