Do other doctors offer this quick recovery technique?

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 to do a procedure, we share the technique. Good techniques spread rapidly through our peer networks and our annual meetings. Keeping procedures "secret" , or trying to patent them, is unethical, and is forbidden by our national societies.

HEALING AFTER BREAST SURGERY, AUGMENTATION,
LIFTS

1.pain
is variable

2.it
takes 2-3 months for implants to settle and muscles to relax

3.celebrex,
motrin, and muscle relaxers can help

4.massage
and stretching may help

5.everyone
heals differently

6.4-7
days off from work is commonmy patients do very well starting right after surgery

Thank you for your question! This answer will vary amongst each surgeon, and it is wisest to discuss this with your plastic surgeon. In my practice, utilizing the fast track technique after breast augmentations, women are readily able and doing most things virtually immediately after this procedure.  It is the similar techniques as described and is really gaining popularity.  She is even recommended to go out for dinner that evening. However, follow your surgeon's instructions for postoperative care and restrictions, but it is common for most women to resume many of the preoperative activities and duties within a week. I typically restrict heavy lifting and vigorous exercise for approximately 4-6 weeks Swelling and settling of the implant typically occurs over a 6-12 week period, while your incisions commonly resolve to its final appearance in up to a year. Hope that this helps! Best wishes for a great result!

It really depends on a few factors. Adequate pain control is likely the most important. Individual pain tolerance differs greatly. I find that women who have had children generally have less post-op pain, as they have a much higher pain tolerance. From a surgical point of view, there are several things the surgeon/anaesthesiologist can do to decrease your post-op pain. I generally perform breast blocks prior to making any incisions with a mix of short- and long-acting local anaesthetics. I have found this greatly reduces post-op pain. I also encourage patients to take the prescribed pain killers regularly every 4 hours especially for the first 24-48 hours. If you don't stay on top of the pain in the immediate post-operative period, it is extremely difficult to "catch-up". Most of my patients experience very little post-op pain after breast augmentation.Of course, the type of augmentation you have will also determine your post-operative discomfort. Larger implants, and subpectoral implant placement will also increase post-op discomfort. This doesn't mean you shouldn't get large implants, or place them under the muscle - you simply need to know what to expect. Many women also experience difficulty with sleeping in the first few weeks after augmentation due to the weight of the implants on their chest. This is more significant in back-sleepers.To answer your question about time off work, my experience has been that there is a huge range. I have patients that go back to work the next day (against my advice), and I have had patients take as much as 2 weeks off of work. It really depends on what you do for work, and how you feel. As for taking care of your kids, if your implant is placed under the muscle, it will be a few weeks before you feel comfortable enough to pick them up.As for scars, I tell patients it will take a year to see the absolute final result. Practically, however, by 3-6 months the scar will be very close to the final result. I suggest 3M paper taping, and have a specific scar massage protocol I use to help speed scar resolution.I hope this helps. Good luck!Sincerely,

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 clever marketing terms.

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.  Too much trauma leads to too much downtime!  And while I agree with the spirit of this procedure, trademarking it and saying that it is something new is pure and simple rubbish. 

If you really want to see how patients recover under a particular doctor, ask that doctor to speak to some of his/her patients.  Don't be fooled by slick marketing.  Ask for referrals and ask to see results.  Even if there is little downtime, you want to make sure that the final results are in par with the quality you are looking for.

Caveat emptor ("buyer beware")...