My Nipples Are Completely Flat 3 Days Post Op. Will They Come Out when Implants Drop?

Thank you for your question. It is definitely possible for you to undergo breast augmentation. Sometimes for males, tissue expanders are required, and you should not expect to achieve a result that fully looks like a woman's natural breast.Good luck, and for more information about other choices ...

This problem may be related to asymmetric healing so I would advise waiting until the scars mature and soften and the inflammation subsides. This may take up to several months. With a periareolar mastopexy, the scars around the areola commonly stretch (sometimes too much). If this needs to...

This is a question which we are asked by many patients.   When an augmentation is done with a lift, the implant fills out the skin and makes the skin tighter.   Lifting requires some laxity or looseness of the skin.  This makes the augmentation and lift actually work...

Thanks for the question. Enbrel can increase your risk for infection and must be stopped before surgery. RA is so troublesome for patients! However, you should know the good news is that most recently, RA has been linked to leaky gut syndrome, NOT silicone breast implants. Look up Dr. Steven ...

In general, there is less swelling after implant switching.  This, however, is sometimes the problem.  Since all implants have a capsule around them and since this capsule is like the inside of a baggie, any fluid (blood or transudate) will sit in this baggie, and not necessarily get...

Hard to tell much without a photo or exam.  The opening can be caused by a few things. Usually it is tension on the wound. Sometimes a suture placed in the wound under the skin will spit out. This may cause the wound to then open a little. Now that the foreign body is out, the...