Posted December 06, 2023 in Breast Lift, Breast Sagging, Combined Breast Augmentation and Breast Lift
By Houston Plastic Surgeon Dr. Christopher Patronella Most women who have sagging of their breasts want to avoid external scarring on their breasts. So solutions such as placing an implant to fill out the breasts to make sagging less noticeable and/or more limited procedures such as breast lift that’s performed using a sole circle incision […]
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Posted November 30, 2023 in Liposuction, Mini Tummy Tuck, Mommy Makeover, No Drain Tummy Tuck
By Plastic Surgeon Dr. Chris Patronella Very frequently, patients are looking for the easiest solution to whatever their concern is, and a perfect example of this is concerns the abdomen. Commonly, women who’ve had children will look at themselves and realize that it doesn’t look like it did before they had children. So oftentimes […]
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Posted November 17, 2023 in Breast Augmentation, Breast Implant Replacement, Breast Implants
By Plastic Surgeon Dr. Chris Patronella The silicone breast implant manufacturer I prefer breast augmentation surgery is Allergan. I think they have the overall best silicone gel implant on the market with the lowest rupture rate. The rupture rate of Allergan’s silicone gel implants is less than one percent, measured at eight years. I think […]
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Posted November 09, 2023 in Breast Augmentation, Breast Implant Replacement, Combined Breast Augmentation and Breast Lift, Uncategorized
By Dr. Chris Patronella I’m often asked, “What’s the difference between a saline and a silicone implant?” and why would I use saline in one patient and silicone in another? Who are the best candidates for silicone vs. saline? The first thing I’ll say is that despite what you may have read, there really […]
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Posted November 07, 2023 in Breast Augmentation, Breast Implant Replacement, Uncategorized
By Dr. Chris Patronella I have a scalpel and a cohesive gel implant, which is also known as the “gummy bear implant,” and I want to demonstrate how well the gel stays together if there is a rupture of the implant. [Dr. Patronella proceeds to cut the silicone implant open with a scalpel and squeezes […]
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