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Flash Recovery Breast Augmentation

asked 1 year ago by Janet 2007 in Florence, MA
Latest answer by Paul S. Gill, MD
Question viewed 2,350 times
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I saw that another RealSelf user posted she had a flash recovery breast aug and wondered if other doctors offer this quick recovery technique?

21 answers to Flash Recovery Breast Augmentation

Is Flash Recovery Breast Augmentation Too Good To Be True-Read Before Judging

Understandably, many surgeons are reluctant to admit that quick recovery is possible. While the name is developed for marketing purposes and describes the recovery in an interesting tongue in cheek sort of way, the procedure and its merits are REAL. It is not important whether the name is flash, rapid, or quick recovery but if the surgeon can deliver the results. I stand by it, regardless of criticisms for its name. I wholeheartedly disagree with marketing for marketing's sake... more

Ashkan Ghavami, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.Ghavamiplasticsurgery.com

Flash Recovery Breast Augmentation

Janet, Thanks for the question. Beware of marketing gimmicks that make spectacular claims such as "flash recovery", "pain free", etc, for procedures that typically require very predictable and historied recoveries. Although with advancements in science, there are occational "magic bullets", recovery from breast augmentation imparts several components of the healing process, one of which is time. As we know, time cannot be rushed. Not yet, anyway... more

Glenn Vallecillos, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.BeverlyHillsCosmeticSurgeon.com

Rapid recovery breast augmentation

There are many factors that determine how any individual recovers. One of those veriables is the technique that the surgeon uses. This is real and can make a significant difference in your recovery time. You do, however, have to be careful as many people use other techniques and their "rapid recovery" may be only a marketing technique. Ask for references.

Robert T. Buchanan, MD
Highlands Plastic Surgeon

Quick recovery following breast augmentation with implants

Quick recovery following breast augmentation with implants varies depending on several factors including but not limited individual pain tolerance, range of motion exercises (see rapid recovery video), implant size, over/under placment, skin envelope compliance, peri-operative pain management regimen and techniques, etc. see video

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast augmentation

To repeat what the other plastic surgeons have said: beware of gimmicks. If things sound too good to be true, they are. The body will heal the same no matter who it is, removing health factors.

Shahin Javaheri, MD
San Francisco Plastic Surgeon

Hard to understand why recovery would be faster...

Your pocket has to be made one way or another. In all cases there is a new pocket where there was none before. In all cases there is an implant placed of varying size. We all strive to be as gentle as human possible to attain these goals, so it is hard to see how it can be a lot better than "traditional" surgery. In my practice there is a huge variation between patients on how they recover. Some brush the surgery off like nothing happened, and want to play softball on day 5.... more

Victor Au, MD
Chapel Hill Plastic Surgeon

Flash Breast Augmentation

Flash breast augmentation (FBA) is traditional breast augmentation. The idea is to make the pocket for the implant with minimal trauma to the surrounding tissues. While (FBA) is trademarked, it requires the careful use of ordinary surgical techniques. Every good plastic surgeon should strive to place breast implants in the a way that minimizes trauma to the breast and chest. Be skeptical of plastic surgery with gimmicks. Plastic surgery is a profession. When one of us finds a better way... more

Joseph Mele, MD
Walnut Creek Plastic Surgeon

Flash Recovery Breast Augmentation

This is a wonderful technique starting to gain acceptance amongst plastic surgeons. It was originally developed and published by Dr. John Tebbetts in Dallas, TX. I have studied this technique and believe it contains a lot of merit. I utilizethe preoperative assessment and intraoperative techniques in my practice and think they work very well for my patients. I do think that most patients respond well, but that not all patients fall into the 24 hour rule.... more

Paul S. Gill, MD
Houston Plastic Surgeon

www.drpaulgill.com

"Flash" recover breast augmentation--another crock of ...

Any operation is a form of trauma. The resulting healing is governed by genetic mechanisms. There is no way to hasten normal recovery nor is there any reason to try. Go to a good surgeon who explains the intricacies of the operation and knows how to do the operation and you will get a good result with minimal suffering.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD
Atlanta Plastic Surgeon

Flash Recovery Breast Augmentation

Janet; Be careful if you have the "FLASH" recovery you are not getting a "FLASH" augmentation! Seek more in person opinions. From MIAMI Dr. Darryl J. Blinski

Darryl J. Blinski, MD
Miami Plastic Surgeon

Caution

Often times these terms are used as marketing schemes rather than based on any proven, reliable method. Remember, too, that pain is subjective and will affect every patient differently.

Samer W. Cabbabe, MD
Saint Louis Plastic Surgeon

Beware of Special Claims with Augmentations

Beware of claims of special talents or glitzy catchphrases when selecting your plastic surgeon. There is a wide variation in how rapidly patients recover form all surgeries including augmentations. I have had patients who were out shopping the day following their augmentation, but I have also had patients who were still moving slowly and requiring pain medication 2 weeks post-op.

John Whitt, MD
Louisville Plastic Surgeon

Breast augmentation

Anytime you see flashy terms used to describe a procedure these are marketing ploys. It is best to run not walk in the opposite direction. For example liposuction is liposuction not microliposculture etc. Your priorities in evaluating a procedure and surgeon should be safety, results and cost- in that specific order period.

Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Flash recovery cosmetic surgery is a false claim

Well performed cosmetic surgery by an experienced surgeon has a period of recovery that is affected by many things including your own pain tolerance, how positive an outlook on life you have, and on how anxious a person you are. There is no such thing a s a flash recovery technique - all just bogus advertising praying on your fears of recovery.

Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Flash recoveery

This is a marketing and labeling concept. Surgeons use a variety of anesthetic strategies that haver advantages and disadvantages. Go with a surgeon, not a marketing label.

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

Flash Recovery Breast Augmentation

Sounds to me like yet another marketing gimmick. If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. While recovery from plastic surgery and breast augmentation has been significantly improved with new technology and methods, there is no magical "Flash Recovery" which is different from another other recovery for other patients. Good luck.

David Shafer, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

www.ShaferPlasticSurgery.com

Fast Recovery Breast Augmentation - is NOT New

Regarding: "Flash Recovery Breast Augmentation I saw that another RealSelf user posted she had a flash recovery breast aug and wondered if other doctors offer this quick recovery technique?" Cosmetic Surgery is a multi-Billion dollar industry with a large portion of which dedicated to Breast Augmentation. As more and more non-plastic surgery fellowship physicians are performing these operations (such as Family physicians, general surgeons, Ear Nose and Throat, Ob GYN,... more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Quick recovery after breast augmentation

This sounds like a riff on the "24 hour return to normal activity" breast aug technique that is not really a different technique but an wmphasis on gentle handling of tissue so there is less swelling. However, sometimes the muscle needs to be manipulated a bit more so the cleavage looks right, or other adjustments made, and with these techniques there is a strict limit on the size of the implants used. Every plastic surgeon should be using good technique so don't be swayed by... more

Richard Baxter, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Flash breast augmentation

Flash breast augmentation sounds exciting! But it is just another marketing tool. Good work is good work, so find a qualified doctor that does not necessarily have to make up names for marketing purposes.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Flash Recovery Breast Augmentation is Simply Slick Marketing

The cosmetic surgery marketplace is growing increasingly competitive and so many Plastic Surgeons are giving names to their procedures and even trademarking them. The bottom line is that many of these names are simply slick marketing and have nothing to do with reality. As for the Flash Recovery Breast Augmentation procedure, we have been doing this for years! We all learned in residency how important it is to treat the tissues delicately to avoid excessive trauma... more

Gregory A. Buford, MD
Denver Plastic Surgeon

www.beautybybuford.com

Recovery breast augmentation

Most patients have a fairly rapid recovery after breast augmentation. Good surgical technique and common sense after surgery are the most helpful factors.