Is it possible to remove implants through the areola? (Photo)

The lift surgery will raise the position of the nipple and take up excess skin.  It will not provide the upper pole fullness that is created by an implant.  I recommend waiting for the tissues to settle and then speak with your surgeon about your goals for surgery.  Together you will decide wh...

Dear amdelarosa:     Thank you for your questions. I am sorry to hear about the problems you are experiencing.  Keep in mind that you are asking a question that is currently controversial;  do not be surprise if you received very different responses from different sources and if responses change...

After surgery. It is in Chapter 1 of every surgery textbook. When your body undergoes the stress of anesthesia, or the stress following a serious trauma or accident, there are specific hormonal shifts that occur. One very important hormone for mood and well being is a hormone called cortisol ...

It would probably be safest to take at least a dose prior to your piercing or tattoo. Remember, each piercing or tattoo is a potential wound infection. Perhaps you might consider avoiding the risk.

You might go back to the surgeon that replaced your implants and see, since you are a returning patient, if he will give you a discounted rate. Typically, there will be the OR fee, possibly anesthesia, and the surgeon's fee. However, you have waited several years to decide that these implants...

Hi, Thank you for your question. I am a plastic surgeon in the GTA, practicing in the Durham Region just East of Toronto. Patients can sometimes have pain and tenderness around their implants many years after having them placed. This can sometimes be due to capsular contracture (scar tissue...